Mouse Location* Water Depth: Off Latitude: N/A N Longitude: N/A W * All mouse location values are estimates only.
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Graphical representation of flood inundation for NWS flood categories are based on steady state hydraulic modeling of water surface elevations for incremented discharges. Map shows approximate inundation areas for given water surface elevations and should not be used for navigation or permitting or other legal purposes, but strictly as a planning reference tool.
Historical Crests
(1) 33.44 ft on 10/08/1949
(2) 31.34 ft on 06/09/2001
(3) 31.25 ft on 05/18/1989
(4) 31.03 ft on 08/31/1945
(5) 29.13 ft on 06/28/1960 Show More Historical Crests
73.5 feet MSL...there is up to 5 feet of water in homes in the Inverness Forest subdivision downstream from the gage between I-45 and FM 1960 and severe flooding in the Pine Oak, Ponderosa Trails, and Enchanted Oaks subdivisions just above I-45.
28.8
94.8 feet MSL...water is to the bottom of I-45 bridge.
25.0
89 feet MSL...major lowland flooding begins.
24.5
88.5 feet MSL...water enters the lowest buildings in vicinity of gage.
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NWS Information
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