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White Oak Bayou at Houston, TX (HGTT2)


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Inundation Levels
NAVD88 Stage

Record Crest: 52.84 ft
45.745.7
44.744.7
43.743.7
42.742.7
41.741.7
40.740.7
39.739.7
38.738.7
37.737.7
36.736.7

Major Flooding Begins

35.735.7
34.734.7
33.733.7

Moderate Flooding Begins

32.732.7

Minor Flooding Begins

31.731.7
30.730.7
29.729.7

Near Flooding Begins

28.728.7
27.727.7
26.726.7
25.725.7
24.724.7
23.723.7
22.722.7
21.721.7

Below Flooding Begins

* = Extended rating
Weather Forecast Office Houston/Galveston, TX West Gulf River Forecast Center
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Current Stage:
7.9 ft at 03/28/2024 21:45:00 UTC
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 36
Moderate Flood Stage: 33.5
Flood Stage: 32
Action Stage: 29
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 52.84 ft on 06/09/2001
(2) 51.50 ft on 12/09/1935
(3) 50.43 ft on 03/04/1992
(4) 47.06 ft on 09/11/1998
(5) 47.00 ft on 05/31/1929
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 38.02 ft on 09/19/2019
(2) 45.60 ft on 08/28/2017 (P)
(3) 34.34 ft on 08/08/2017
(4) 38.76 ft on 04/18/2016
(5) 33.90 ft on 10/25/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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.

Extended rating:
Rating Curve Extension - The Rating Curve Extension is calculated by using either a linear, logarithmic, or hydraulic technique to extend the rating curve above the currently established relationship between stage and flow.

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40.29 At levels above 40.3 feet major lowland flooding continues as the Heights Boulevard bridge is inundated.
38.5 At levels above 38.5 feet major lowland flooding continues as the I-45 main lanes north of I-10 are inundated.
36 At levels above 36 feet major lowland flooding begins as apartments along White Oak Drive begin flooding. The I-45 south bound ramp to I-10 West is under 2.5 feet of water and the I-10 east bound feeder road west of Studemont is inundated. The I-45 main lanes north of I-10 are close to being flooded.
33.5 At levels above 33.5 feet moderate lowland flooding begins as the south bound ramp to I-10 West floods.
29 At levels above 29 feet minor lowland flooding begins as water escapes the main channel and floods White Oak Drive between Taylor Street and I-10.
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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.