Tres Palacios River near Midfield

Last updated: Jun 13, 2025, 3:58 AM UTC

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Observed (OBS) 06/12/2025 9:30 PM CDT

Official Forecast (FCST) 06/12/2025 7:52 PM CDT

Record: 32.4 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 29 ft

Moderate Flooding 26 ft

Minor Flooding 24 ft

Action 15 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

NOTE: Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	29 ft
	Moderate Flooding	26 ft
	Minor Flooding	24 ft
	Action	15 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

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. Many homes in the El Dorado Country subdivision upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks subdivisions are 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. Homes in the subdivisions of El Dorado Country upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks downstream are threatened.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	28.9278, -96.1708
RFC	WGRFC
State	TX
WFO	HGX
County	Matagorda
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	08162600
COE	Website

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	27.99 ft	on 07-28-2024
2.	29.28 ft	on 07-09-2024
3.	25.39 ft	on 02-01-2022	(P)
4.	28.97 ft	on 07-10-2021	(P)
5.	27.82 ft	on 07-07-2021	(P)

Historic Crests

1.	37.00 ft	on 06-01-1960
2.	35.00 ft	on 08-01-1945
3.	32.43 ft	on 10-17-1983
4.	31.80 ft	on 06-06-2019
5.	31.73 ft	on 09-20-1979

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	32.64 ft
moderate Flooding	29.64 ft
minor Flooding	27.64 ft
action	18.64 ft
Latest Value	32.95 ft
Gauge Zero	3.64 ft

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