Murvaul Bayou at Lake Murvaul, TX

River level and flood forecast · Panola County

Normal263.9 ftas of Tue 4 PM

The river is 4.1 ft below flood stage (268 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

262264266268270272WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 267.5 ftFlood 268 ftModerate 270 ftMajor 272 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Get flood alerts for this river

An email when the National Weather Service forecasts Murvaul Bayou at Lake Murvaul to flood, when it floods, and when it's over.

Free, no account. Email when the NWS forecasts this river to flood, when it floods, and when it's over. Every email has a stop link.

Flood stages

Major flood stage272 ft
Moderate flood stage270 ft
Flood stage268 ft
Near flood stage267.5 ft
Record crest (October 30, 2009)268.34 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 268 ftMinor lowland flooding. Boats should be moved to higher ground and removed from boathouses. Several camps flooded also.

Highest crests on record

  1. 268.34 ft — October 30, 2009
  2. 268.24 ft — March 30, 1965
  3. 268.22 ft — December 8, 2018
  4. 268.2 ft — March 22, 2022
  5. 268.05 ft — January 8, 1961

Recent crests: 268.2 ft (March 22, 2022) · 268.22 ft (December 8, 2018) · 268.34 ft (October 30, 2009) · 266.54 ft (May 21, 2000) · 268.24 ft (March 30, 1965)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LMVT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.