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Tres Palacios River near Midfield Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:31PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.14 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 6:31PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.23 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Highest Observation: 3.25 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.24 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.17 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.21 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.22 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.2 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesMTPT2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:03PM May 22, 2013)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.18 ft at 9:30 PM CDT 22-May-2013. Flood Stage is 24 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Tres Palacios River near Midfield are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:29
Moderate Flood Stage:26
Flood Stage:24
Action Stage:15

Historical Crests
(1) 39.70 ft on 11/24/2004
(2) 32.43 ft on 10/17/1984
(3) 31.36 ft on 10/19/1994
(4) 30.69 ft on 09/11/1998
(5) 30.00 ft on 07/05/2007
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32 Water will be into the house on the right upstream side of the river. The bridge at FM 456 is cut off and water is over the road on FM 1468 near Clemville, FM 2431 east of Midfield, and FM 2853 southeast of Blessing with many homes in the El Dorado Country subdivision upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks subdivisions flooded. The river will be almost one half mile wide in the vicinity of the gage.
29 Major lowland flooding begins as both approaches to the FM 456 bridge are cut off and water is over the road on FM 1468 near Clemville, FM 2431 east of Midfield, and FM 2853 southeast of Blessing with several homes in the El Dorado Country subdivision upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks downstream flooded.
28 Water is over the road on FM 1468 near Clemville, FM 2431 east of Midfield, and FM 2853 southeast of Blessing all in Matagorda County with homes in the subdivisions of El Dorado Country upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks downstream threatened.
26 Moderate lowland flooding begins with water well into the flood plain on the right upstream bank and within inches of spilling over the east approach to the bridge at FM 456. The river will be almost one quarter mile wide in the vicinity of the gage.
24 Minor lowland flooding begins as water spills into the flood plain on the right upstream bank and covers the meander point at the meander curve.
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Latitude: 28.927778° N, Longitude: 96.170833° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 24 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other NULL NULL  

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