Cow Bayou at SH 87

NWS / NWPSSite ID: cowt2active

NWS / NWPS cowt2

Cow Bayou • Orange • TX

Latest public reading1.08 ftObserved Sep 3, 2026 at 6:15 AM CDT

TrendRisingNo forecast linked

Data freshnessStaleBeyond three times the publishing interval. Value shown with its age, never hidden.Observation 138 minutes old

Flood contextNo source flood categoryFetched Timestamp unavailable

Stage and discharge

Observed source readings

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Stage and discharge

Hourly readings and linked forecast values

Observed

Flood-stage context

Source-published thresholds where available

Action3 ftSource-backed threshold

Minor flood4 ftSource-backed threshold

Moderate flood5 ftSource-backed threshold

Major flood6 ftSource-backed threshold

Forecast

Linked NWS/NWPS values

Forecast unavailable

Forecasts are not available for this gauge in RiverStat.us launch sources.

Observations

Stage

1.08 ft

Observed Sep 3, 2026 at 6:15 AM CDT

Stage

1.07 ft

Observed Sep 3, 2026 at 5:30 AM CDT

Stage

1.05 ft

Observed Sep 3, 2026 at 4:45 AM CDT

Stage

1.02 ft

Observed Sep 3, 2026 at 4:15 AM CDT

Stage

0.98 ft

Observed Sep 3, 2026 at 2:45 AM CDT

Alerts

Flood Warning

Flood Warning issued September 3 at 7:58AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Effective Sep 3, 2026 at 7:58 AM CDT - Expires Sep 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM CDT

Open official alert

Official public sources

Readings and thresholds stay tied to USGS, NOAA/NWS, or source-backed records.

Source freshness

Observed and fetched timestamps are shown separately when the API returns them.

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