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Brazos River at US 59

Highest listed crest 67.69 ftFlood stage 66.5 ft4 crests since 2020

The Brazos River at US 59 crested above flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2024. The highest, 67.69 ft on May 12, 2024, was minor flooding, 1.19 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Brazos River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
67.69 ft
May 12, 2024; 69,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
66.5 ft
Major flooding from 70.5 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 22, 2024
67.59 ft, minor flooding
Location
Fort Bend County
Near Sugar Land (2.7 mi), Richmond (5.6 mi), Stafford (7.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Brazos River at US 59
Action stage40.02Jun 6, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)66.52May 22, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage68.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage70.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2020 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Brazos River at US 59, 2020 to 2024 4050607080ft Flood stage 66.5 ftMajor 70.5 ft Mar 30, 2020: 48.90 ft, action stage; 28,100 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 65.50 ft, action stage; 58,200 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2024: 67.69 ft, minor flooding; 69,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2024: 67.59 ft, minor flooding; 69,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 67.69 ft, May 12, 2024 202020252030
  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, Brazos River at US 59
1May 12, 202467.69+1.19Minor69,700
2May 22, 202467.59+1.09Minor69,300
3Jun 6, 202165.50−1.00Action58,200
4Mar 30, 202048.90−17.60Action28,100

The worst floods along the Brazos River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Brazos River that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 12, 2024: 67.69 ft here, minor flooding

  • WacoTX · May 5, 2024 · 22.37 ft · Moderate
  • RosharonTX · May 13, 2024 · 46.96 ft · Minor
  • RichmondTX · May 12, 2024 · 45.92 ft · Minor

May 22, 2024: 67.59 ft here, minor flooding

  • RichmondTX · May 22, 2024 · 45.78 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Brazos River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Brazos River
Lubbock 4ESETX11.014.99 ft, Sep 15, 20230
JusticeburgTX19.025.80 ft, Jan 1, 19140
Aspermont 10STX21.029.50 ft, Sep 26, 19550
SeymourTX12.023.00 ft, Sep 28, 19551
South BendTX21.041.50 ft, Aug 6, 19784
Palo PintoTX16.030.00 ft, Jun 16, 19306
DennisTX21.031.88 ft, Oct 14, 19816
Glen RoseTX29.035.76 ft, Apr 28, 19904
AquillaTX29.045.00 ft, May 9, 19221
WacoTX19.040.90 ft, Sep 27, 193615
HighbankTX35.042.00 ft, Dec 1, 19132
HempsteadTX50.066.10 ft, Dec 8, 19132
San FelipeTX122.5129.00 ft, Aug 29, 20170
RichmondTX45.055.19 ft, Sep 1, 20176
US 59 this gaugeTX66.567.69 ft, May 12, 20240
RosharonTX43.052.65 ft, Aug 29, 20177
West ColumbiaTX26.030.73 ft, Sep 3, 20173

Other gauges in Fort Bend County

Flood gauges in Fort Bend County
Needville19.024.37 ft, Nov 11, 19854
Richmond45.055.19 ft, Sep 1, 20176

Fort Bend County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SLNT2, 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.