Salt Fork - Brazos River at Plainview, TX
River level and flood forecast · Hale County
Normal0.3 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 5.2 ft below flood stage (5.5 ft).
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8 ft |
| Flood stage | 5.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (January 1, 1890) | 10 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftNear record stage. Some homes and buildings flooded.
- 8 ftMost of the park is under water. Water may be up to 15 blocks wide in some areas, with significant damage.
- 7 ftBroadway street is closed, most of park is under water.
- 5.5 ftPicnic tables in City Park begin to flood.
- 5 ftBankfull
- 0.95 ftZero Flow
Highest crests on record
- 10 ft — January 1, 1890
- 9.38 ft — July 8, 1960
- 8.75 ft — June 6, 1941
- 7.25 ft — June 11, 1965
- 6.87 ft — May 17, 1951
Recent crests: 2.32 ft (September 22, 2024) · 5.64 ft (May 27, 2023) · 3.14 ft (May 24, 2022) · 4.86 ft (June 27, 2021) · 3.75 ft (March 17, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PNVT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.