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Trinity River at Riverside, TX

River level and flood forecast · Walker County

Normal129.3 ftas of Mon 12:30 PM

The river is 4.2 ft below flood stage (133.5 ft).

Forecast to hold near 129.3 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.

The last 7 days and the forecast

128130132134136138TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 132 ftFlood 133.5 ftModerate 136 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:19 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage140 ft
Moderate flood stage136 ft
Flood stage133.5 ft
Action stage132 ft
Record crest (May 5, 1942)142.61 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 140 ftMajor lowland flooding begins with widespread flooding in Trinity and Walker Counties. Water is in several homes in the Deep River Plantation and Green Rich Shores subdivisions. Roads into several subdivisions in Walker and Trinity Counties and secondary roads along the river are inundated.
  • 138 ftModerate lowland flooding continues with water 3 to 4 feet below the State Highway 19 Bridge and Plantation Drive near FM 230 is inundated. FM 2978 is flooded and impassable. Up to one foot of water is flowing over Thomas Lake Road which remains impassable. Several roads into the Green Rich Shores and Deep River Plantation subdivisions are covered with up to one foot of water and homes in Deep River Plantation are threatened.
  • 137 ftModerate lowland flooding continues as several homes in the Green Rich Shores Subdivision in Walker County flood and water covers Thomas Lake Road. The lowest buildings off FM 980 northwest of Riverside flood.
  • 136.8 ftModerate lowland flooding continues as the approaches to the FM 3478 bridge upstream of the gage are inundated and impassable. The lowest homes in the Green Rich Shores Subdivision are flooded with up to one half foot of water. Thomas Lake Road remains flooded and the lowest roads into properties off FM 980 northwest of Riverside are inundated and impassable.
  • 136 ftModerate lowland flooding begins in the vicinity of the gage. The lowest homes in the Green Rich Shores Subdivision are flooded and Thomas Lake Road is inundated and impassable. Low-lying roads in the Deep River Plantation Subdivision are inundated. The lowest roads into properties off FM 980 northwest of Riverside are inundated and the lowest buildings are threatened.
  • 135 ftMinor lowland flooding continues as significant backwater up Thomas Lake floods the lowest areas in the Green Rich Shore Subdivision in Walker County with the boat ramp completely inundated. The lowest lying areas in the Deep River Plantation Subdivision and FM 980 northwest of Riverside are threatened.
  • 134 ftMinor lowland flooding continues with the boat ramp in the Deep River Plantation Subdivision in Walker County inundated. Backwater flooding up Thomas Lake in Walker County floods the boat ramp in the Green Rich Shores Subdivision in Walker County.
  • 133.5 ftMinor lowland flooding begins in the vicinity of the gage with water in the Green Rich Shores subdivision. Backwater flooding up Wright's Creek impacts Plantation Drive in the Deep River Plantation subdivision.
  • 132 ftBankfull stage. Water begins to overflow the main channel in the vicinity of the gage.

Highest crests on record

  1. 142.61 ft — May 5, 1942
  2. 141.69 ft — April 9, 1945
  3. 140.4 ft — May 5, 2024
  4. 139.61 ft — May 4, 1957
  5. 139.56 ft — June 11, 1908

Recent crests: 133.98 ft (July 26, 2024) · 137.67 ft (June 15, 2024) · 140.4 ft (May 5, 2024) · 134.1 ft (April 17, 2024) · 133.78 ft (July 15, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Walker CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 08066000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RVRT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.