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Brazos River near Aquilla

Highest listed crest 45.00 ftFlood stage 29.0 ft12 crests since 1922

The Brazos River near Aquilla crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1922 to 2010. The highest, 45.00 ft on May 9, 1922, was major flooding, 16.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Brazos River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
45.00 ft
May 9, 1922
Flood stage
29.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 18, 1949
31.03 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bosque County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Brazos River near Aquilla
Action stage27.01May 28, 1957The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)29.01May 18, 1949Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage32.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.01May 9, 1922Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1922 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Brazos River near Aquilla, 1922 to 2010 1020304050ft Flood stage 29.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft May 9, 1922: 45.00 ft, major floodingMay 18, 1949: 31.03 ft, minor flooding; 71,800 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1957: 27.34 ft, action stage; 58,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1977: 20.71 ft, below flood stage; 22,600 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1981: 22.09 ft, below flood stage; 23,730 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1982: 22.69 ft, below flood stage; 26,460 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1989: 20.23 ft, below flood stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1990: 22.67 ft, below flood stage; 27,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1991: 19.21 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1991: 21.43 ft, below flood stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2010: 20.26 ft, below flood stage; 20,300 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2010: 19.37 ft, below flood stage; 17,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 45.00 ft, May 9, 1922 1940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Brazos River near Aquilla 1920s: 1 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 near Aquilla
1May 9, 192245.00+16.00Major—
2May 18, 194931.03+2.03Minor71,800
3May 28, 195727.34−1.66Action58,200
4May 25, 198222.69−6.31Below flood stage26,460
5May 9, 199022.67−6.33Below flood stage27,400
6Jun 6, 198122.09−6.91Below flood stage23,730
7Dec 28, 199121.43−7.57Below flood stage23,800
8Mar 30, 197720.71−8.29Below flood stage22,600
9Apr 24, 201020.26−8.74Below flood stage20,300
10Jun 16, 198920.23−8.77Below flood stage20,500
11Sep 9, 201019.37−9.63Below flood stage17,000
12Jun 8, 199119.21−9.79Below flood stage17,900

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 9, 1922: 45.00 ft here, major flooding

  • WacoTX · May 10, 1922 · 35.90 ft · Major

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
Aquilla this gaugeTX29.045.00 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 59TX66.567.69 ft, May 12, 20240
RosharonTX43.052.65 ft, Aug 29, 20177
West ColumbiaTX26.030.73 ft, Sep 3, 20173

Other gauges in Bosque County

Flood gauges in Bosque County
Valley Mills36.044.60 ft, Dec 21, 19911
Clifton23.038.30 ft, Dec 20, 199114

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AQLT2, 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.