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Brady Creek at Brady

Highest listed crest 29.10 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft6 crests since 1930

The Brady Creek at Brady crested above flood stage 1 time among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1930 to 1971. The highest, 29.10 ft on July 23, 1938, was moderate flooding, 3.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.10 ft
July 23, 1938; 86,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 23, 1938
29.10 ft, moderate flooding
Location
McCulloch County
Texas

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Brady Creek at Brady
Action stage10.05Jul 26, 1971The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.01Jul 23, 1938Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1930 to 1971. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Brady Creek at Brady, 1930 to 1971 101520253035ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Oct 6, 1930: 25.90 ft, action stage; 50,300 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1938: 29.10 ft, moderate flooding; 86,000 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1952: 24.80 ft, action stage; 39,100 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1955: 22.40 ft, action stage; 31,300 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1957: 13.96 ft, action stage; 8,920 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1971: 19.80 ft, action stage; 24,700 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.10 ft, Jul 23, 1938 19301940195019601970

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Brady Creek at Brady 1930s: 1 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Brady Creek at Brady
1Jul 23, 193829.10+3.10Moderate86,000
2Oct 6, 193025.90−0.10Action50,300
3Sep 10, 195224.80−1.20Action39,100
4May 18, 195522.40−3.60Action31,300
5Jul 26, 197119.80−6.20Action24,700
6May 12, 195713.96−12.04Action8,920

Other gauges in McCulloch County

Flood gauges in McCulloch County
Winchell26.062.20 ft, Sep 19, 193618
Brady18.030.53 ft, Jul 4, 20252

McCulloch County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRAT2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.