San Bernard River near Boling, TX
River level and flood forecast · Wharton County
Normal4.7 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 13.3 ft below flood stage (18 ft).
Flow: 158 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 2, 2:37 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 32 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 18 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (August 31, 2017) | 43.79 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 32 ftMajor lowland flooding occurs upstream from gage with significant backwater flooding up Peach and West Bernard Creeks in Wharton County and Snake Creek in Fort Bend County. Low lying areas in the El Lobo subdivision in Wharton County and Tierra Grande subdivision in Fort Bend County are inundated.
- 27 ftThere is widespread moderate lowland flooding upstream from the gage with significant backwater flooding up West Bernard Creek and Peach Creek in Wharton County and low-lying areas in the El Lobo subdivision are threatened. Backwater flooding up Snake Creek in Fort Bend County threatens low areas in the Tierra Grande subdivision.
- 25 ftModerate lowland flooding continues with significant backwater flooding up Peach Creek and minor backwater flooding up West Bernard Creek in Wharton County. Backwater flooding up Snake Creek threatens low-lying areas in the Tierra Grande subdivision.
- 22 ftModerate lowland flooding begins upstream from the gage with significant backwater flooding up Peach Creek in Wharton County inundating low-lying areas. Minor backwater flooding up Snake Creek in Fort Bend County begins.
- 18 ftMinor lowland flooding begins upstream from gage. Minor backwater flooding up Peach Creek in Wharton County threatens low-lying areas.
Highest crests on record
- 43.79 ft — August 31, 2017
- 42.61 ft — October 21, 1998
- 42.41 ft — June 28, 1960
- 41.87 ft — June 16, 1973
- 41.52 ft — November 14, 1985
Recent crests: 20.74 ft (July 29, 2024) · 20.72 ft (July 21, 2024) · 20.15 ft (July 9, 2024) · 25.23 ft (May 18, 2023) · 18.38 ft (August 4, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BOLT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.