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ALERT: December 13th update on the status of the nationwide data transmission error preventing stream gauge data collected at affected locations from being displayed on the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS) webpages. As of 11/08/2018, The USGS has restored all impacted operational stream gauges to transmitting status. The status map of gauge outages from other agencies is here. This will be the last outage map posted as over 95% of the gauge outages have been restored. Local NWS offices will continue to monitor the remaining gauge outages.



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Brazos River near Hempstead Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 28.69 ft at 12:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.69 ft at 1:00PM Dec 14, 2018Highest Observation: 28.73 ft at 1:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.67 ft at 1:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.66 ft at 1:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.66 ft at 2:00PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.61 ft at 2:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.64 ft at 2:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.61 ft at 2:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.57 ft at 3:00PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.57 ft at 3:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.58 ft at 3:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.52 ft at 3:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.56 ft at 4:00PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.56 ft at 4:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.51 ft at 4:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.54 ft at 4:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.49 ft at 5:00PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.51 ft at 5:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.52 ft at 5:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.5 ft at 5:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.49 ft at 6:00PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.48 ft at 6:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.45 ft at 6:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.45 ft at 6:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.46 ft at 7:00PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.44 ft at 7:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.44 ft at 7:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.42 ft at 7:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.41 ft at 8:00PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.39 ft at 8:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.39 ft at 8:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.39 ft at 8:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.36 ft at 9:00PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.32 ft at 9:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.25 ft at 9:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.33 ft at 9:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.25 ft at 10:00PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.29 ft at 10:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.32 ft at 10:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.32 ft at 10:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.28 ft at 11:00PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.29 ft at 11:15PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.28 ft at 11:30PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.28 ft at 11:45PM Dec 14, 2018Observed: 28.26 ft at 12:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.25 ft at 12:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.26 ft at 12:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.21 ft at 12:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.2 ft at 1:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.18 ft at 1:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.21 ft at 1:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.2 ft at 1:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.22 ft at 2:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.22 ft at 2:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.2 ft at 2:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.19 ft at 2:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.19 ft at 3:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.16 ft at 3:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.17 ft at 3:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.15 ft at 3:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.15 ft at 4:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.13 ft at 4:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.16 ft at 4:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.13 ft at 4:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.14 ft at 5:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.12 ft at 5:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.12 ft at 5:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.13 ft at 5:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.13 ft at 6:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.1 ft at 6:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.1 ft at 6:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.08 ft at 6:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.08 ft at 7:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.09 ft at 7:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.04 ft at 7:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.08 ft at 7:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.07 ft at 8:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.09 ft at 8:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.05 ft at 8:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.05 ft at 8:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.05 ft at 9:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.04 ft at 9:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.02 ft at 9:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 9:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.01 ft at 10:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.02 ft at 10:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.03 ft at 10:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 10:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.95 ft at 11:00AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 11:15AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.01 ft at 11:30AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 11:45AM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.96 ft at 12:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28 ft at 12:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 12:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 12:31PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 12:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28 ft at 1:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28 ft at 1:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 1:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.95 ft at 1:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 2:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 2:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 2:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28 ft at 2:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 3:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 3:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 3:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28 ft at 3:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 4:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28.01 ft at 4:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 4:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28 ft at 4:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 5:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 5:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 5:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 5:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 6:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 6:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.95 ft at 6:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 6:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 7:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 7:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 7:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 7:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 8:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 8:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 8:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 8:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28 ft at 9:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 9:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 9:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 9:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 10:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 28 ft at 10:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 10:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 10:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.96 ft at 11:00PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 11:15PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 11:30PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 11:45PM Dec 15, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 12:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 12:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.96 ft at 12:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 12:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.95 ft at 1:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.99 ft at 1:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 1:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 1:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 2:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 2:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.98 ft at 2:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.96 ft at 2:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.95 ft at 3:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 3:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.95 ft at 3:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.95 ft at 3:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.97 ft at 4:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.94 ft at 4:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.96 ft at 4:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.96 ft at 4:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.94 ft at 5:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.95 ft at 5:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.95 ft at 5:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.92 ft at 5:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.93 ft at 6:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.94 ft at 6:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.92 ft at 6:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.92 ft at 6:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.89 ft at 7:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.89 ft at 7:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.9 ft at 7:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.9 ft at 7:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.9 ft at 8:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.91 ft at 8:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.87 ft at 8:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.87 ft at 8:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.85 ft at 9:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.88 ft at 9:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.86 ft at 9:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.85 ft at 9:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.85 ft at 10:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.87 ft at 10:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.84 ft at 10:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.83 ft at 10:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.82 ft at 11:00AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.79 ft at 11:15AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.79 ft at 11:30AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.82 ft at 11:45AM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.76 ft at 12:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.78 ft at 12:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.74 ft at 12:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.7 ft at 12:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.7 ft at 1:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.73 ft at 1:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.72 ft at 1:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.72 ft at 1:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.71 ft at 2:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.72 ft at 2:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.68 ft at 2:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.7 ft at 2:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.69 ft at 3:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.7 ft at 3:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.67 ft at 3:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.67 ft at 3:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.67 ft at 4:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.63 ft at 4:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.62 ft at 4:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.63 ft at 4:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 0.04 ft at 5:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.6 ft at 5:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.6 ft at 5:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.61 ft at 5:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.58 ft at 6:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.59 ft at 6:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.58 ft at 6:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.56 ft at 6:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.56 ft at 7:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.57 ft at 7:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.52 ft at 7:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.51 ft at 7:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.53 ft at 8:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.49 ft at 8:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.5 ft at 8:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.51 ft at 8:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.48 ft at 9:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.47 ft at 9:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.44 ft at 9:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.43 ft at 9:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.45 ft at 10:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.44 ft at 10:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.44 ft at 10:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.41 ft at 10:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.42 ft at 11:00PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.38 ft at 11:15PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.38 ft at 11:30PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.39 ft at 11:45PM Dec 16, 2018Observed: 27.38 ft at 12:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.41 ft at 12:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.35 ft at 12:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.36 ft at 12:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.34 ft at 1:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.34 ft at 1:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.31 ft at 1:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.32 ft at 1:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.33 ft at 2:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.33 ft at 2:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.29 ft at 2:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.3 ft at 2:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.29 ft at 3:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.26 ft at 3:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.27 ft at 3:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.25 ft at 3:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.27 ft at 4:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.24 ft at 4:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.24 ft at 4:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.23 ft at 4:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.23 ft at 5:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.22 ft at 5:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.2 ft at 5:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.22 ft at 5:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.21 ft at 6:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.2 ft at 6:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.18 ft at 6:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.19 ft at 6:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.2 ft at 7:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.19 ft at 7:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.18 ft at 7:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.18 ft at 7:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.19 ft at 8:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.18 ft at 8:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.18 ft at 8:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.17 ft at 8:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.15 ft at 9:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.13 ft at 9:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.14 ft at 9:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.17 ft at 9:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.15 ft at 10:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.18 ft at 10:15AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.16 ft at 10:30AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.14 ft at 10:45AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.17 ft at 11:00AM Dec 17, 2018Observed: 27.17 ft at 11:15AM Dec 17, 2018Highest Forecast: 26.7 ft 6:00PM Dec 17, 2018Forecast: 26.4 ft 12:00AM Dec 18, 2018Forecast: 26.2 ft 6:00AM Dec 18, 2018Forecast: 26.1 ft 12:00PM Dec 18, 2018Forecast: 26 ft 6:00PM Dec 18, 2018Forecast: 25.9 ft 12:00AM Dec 19, 2018Forecast: 25.7 ft 6:00AM Dec 19, 2018Forecast: 25.6 ft 12:00PM Dec 19, 2018Forecast: 25.6 ft 6:00PM Dec 19, 2018Forecast: 25.6 ft 12:00AM Dec 20, 2018Forecast: 25.7 ft 6:00AM Dec 20, 2018Forecast: 25.7 ft 12:00PM Dec 20, 2018Forecast: 25.6 ft 6:00PM Dec 20, 2018Forecast: 25.4 ft 12:00AM Dec 21, 2018Forecast: 25.1 ft 6:00AM Dec 21, 2018Forecast: 24.8 ft 12:00PM Dec 21, 2018Forecast: 24.4 ft 6:00PM Dec 21, 2018Forecast: 24.1 ft 12:00AM Dec 22, 2018Forecast: 23.8 ft 6:00AM Dec 22, 2018USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesHPDT2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:36PM Dec 17, 2018)ObservedForecast (issued 8:19AM Dec 17)Latest observed value: 27.17 ft at 11:15 AM CST 17-Dec-2018. Flood Stage is 50 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 12 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Brazos River near Hempstead 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: 55
Moderate Flood Stage: 53
Flood Stage: 50
Action Stage: 25
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 66.10 ft on 12/08/1913
(2) 54.89 ft on 05/27/2016
(3) 53.00 ft on 12/28/1991
(4) 51.58 ft on 10/17/1994
(5) 51.24 ft on 08/28/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 51.24 ft on 08/28/2017
(2) 54.89 ft on 05/27/2016
(3) 43.96 ft on 04/22/2016
(4) 43.75 ft on 03/15/2016
(5) 49.97 ft on 05/31/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 10.04 ft on 11/12/1988
(2) 10.24 ft on 10/06/1984
(3) 10.41 ft on 10/09/1983
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55 Major lowland flooding begins.
53 Moderate lowland flooding begins with widespread inundation of the flood plain.
50 Minor lowland flooding begins.
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Latitude: 30.128889° N, Longitude: 96.187500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 50 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
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