Little River at Cameron, TX

River level and flood forecast · Milam County

Normal0.7 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM

The river is 29.3 ft below flood stage (30 ft).

Flow: 100 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-10010203040TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 27 ftFlood 30 ftModerate 34 ftMajor 39 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage39 ft
Moderate flood stage34 ft
Flood stage30 ft
Action stage27 ft
Record crest (September 10, 1921)53.2 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 53.2 ftExtreme flooding of farmlands, roads, bridges, and the city sewer plant will occur.
  • 39 ftMajor lowland flooding of farmland, roads, bridges, and the city sewer plant is expected. Road closures and evacuations will be required.
  • 35 ftModerate lowland flooding is expected, with some road closures due to flooding.
  • 34 ftModerate lowland flooding is expected with some minor flood problems expected. Some rural roads will be flooded.
  • 33 ftMinor lowland flooding is expected, but no serious flooding will occur.
  • 30 ftMinor flooding of lowland areas will occur, but no problems are expected.

Highest crests on record

  1. 53.2 ft — September 10, 1921
  2. 53 ft — January 1, 1952
  3. 49 ft — December 1, 1913
  4. 39.56 ft — April 25, 1957
  5. 38.95 ft — December 21, 1991

Recent crests: 33.74 ft (May 5, 2019) · 34.16 ft (January 4, 2019) · 32.62 ft (May 21, 2016) · 35.25 ft (April 19, 2016) · 33.85 ft (November 1, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CMNT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.