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USGSSite ID: 08096500active

USGS 08096500

Brazos River near Waco, TX

Brazos River • McLennan • TX

Latest public reading324 cfsObserved May 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM CDT
TrendRisingNo forecast linked
Data freshness DelayedObservation 79 minutes old
Flood contextNo source flood categoryFetched Timestamp unavailable

Stage and discharge

Observed source readings

Stage and discharge

Hourly readings and linked forecast values

Observed

Stage and discharge chart includes 10 observed points.

Line chart: Observed00.511.522.533.505-30 02:0006-01 21:0006-04 06:0006-05 23:00
Data series

Flood-stage context

Source-published thresholds where available

Action8 ftSource-backed threshold
Action10 ftSource-backed threshold
Minor flood12 ftSource-backed threshold
Minor flood19 ftSource-backed threshold
Moderate flood22 ftSource-backed threshold

Forecast

Linked NWS/NWPS values

Forecast unavailable

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

Observations

Stage

1.21 ft

Observed Jun 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT

Stage

1.19 ft

Observed Jun 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT

Stage

1.43 ft

Observed Jun 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM CDT

Stage

1.85 ft

Observed Jun 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM CDT

Stage

2.54 ft

Observed Jun 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM CDT

Stage

2.3 ft

Observed Jun 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT

Stage

2.4 ft

Observed Jun 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM CDT

Stage

2.95 ft

Observed May 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM CDT

Stage

2.91 ft

Observed May 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM CDT

Stage

3.02 ft

Observed May 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM CDT

Alerts

Alerts unavailable

Alerts are shown only when the API returns a source-backed match.

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.

Transparent methodology

Unavailable forecasts, alerts, and thresholds are shown as unavailable states.