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Colorado River (TX) 4 miles SW of Ira below Lake J. B. Thomas Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 6:15AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 6:30AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 6:45AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 7:00AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 7:15AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 7:30AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 7:45AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 8:00AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 8:15AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 8:30AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 8:45AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 9:00AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 9:15AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 9:30AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 9:45AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 10:00AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 10:15AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 10:30AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 10:45AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 11:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 11:15AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 11:30AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 11:45AM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 12:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 12:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 12:30PM Sep 22, 2023Highest Observation: 4.01 ft at 12:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 1:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 1:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 1:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 1:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 2:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 2:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 2:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 2:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 3:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 4:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 4:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 4:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 5:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 4 ft at 5:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 8:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.99 ft at 10:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 12:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 12:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 12:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 12:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 5:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 6:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 7:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 7:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 7:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 10:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:00AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 12:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.97 ft at 2:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 3:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.96 ft at 5:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 6:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.95 ft at 7:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 7:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 7:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 7:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 8:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 8:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 8:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 8:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 9:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 10:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:15PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:45PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.94 ft at 2:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 5:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 5:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 5:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 5:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 6:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 6:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 6:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 6:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 7:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 8:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 9:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 9:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 9:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 9:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 10:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 10:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 10:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 10:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 12:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 2:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 3:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 3:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.93 ft at 4:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 4:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 5:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 7:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 7:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 7:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 7:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 8:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 8:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 8:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.92 ft at 1:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:00AM Sep 25, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesIRAT2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:00AM Sep 25, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.9 ft at 5:00 AM CDT 25-Sep-2023.
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Colorado River (TX) 4 miles SW of Ira below Lake J. B. Thomas. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Not Available

Historic Crests
(1) 32.00 ft on 06/16/1913
(2) 25.10 ft on 05/01/1947
(3) 24.70 ft on 06/20/1939
(4) 21.35 ft on 07/06/1948
(5) 16.39 ft on 08/14/1972

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.39 ft on 08/14/1972
(2) 21.35 ft on 07/06/1948
(3) 25.10 ft on 05/01/1947
(4) 24.70 ft on 06/20/1939
(5) 32.00 ft on 06/16/1913

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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37 State Highway 350 begins to flood.
32 Major flooding occurs along both banks. Considerable ranch and farm land flood. Cattle and equipment in the flood plain will be endangered.
23 the river reaches major flood stage, and the right bank begins to overflow. Major overbank flooding occurs along the left bank. Cattle are threatened and oil equipment may be submerged. No other flood threats are known.
20 the river reaches moderate flood stage, and the main channel begins to overflow, but only along the left bank. Moderate flooding of ranch and oil land begins. A sparse cattle population and some oil equipment may be threatened.
8 the river reaches minor flood stage, and the initial low water channel overflows. However, water remains within the main channel. No significant flood damage is expected.
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Latitude: 32.539153° N, Longitude: 101.055222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available 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 2136.81 ft 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 Not Available Not Available  

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