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Brazos River near Lubbock 4ESE

Highest listed crest 14.99 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft11 crests since 2016

The Brazos River near Lubbock 4ESE crested above flood stage 8 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2025. The highest, 14.99 ft on September 15, 2023, was moderate flooding, 3.99 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.99 ft
September 15, 2023; 4,720 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 30, 2025
13.36 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lubbock County
Near Lubbock (5.8 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 near Lubbock 4ESE
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.07Aug 30, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01Sep 15, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 2016 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Brazos River near Lubbock 4ESE, 2016 to 2025 510152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Oct 13, 2016: 9.17 ft, below flood stageJul 1, 2017: 12.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,710 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2018: 9.07 ft, below flood stage; 403 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2019: 13.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,190 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2020: 8.56 ft, below flood stage; 294 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2021: 13.71 ft, minor flooding; 2,850 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2022: 11.57 ft, minor flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2023: 14.99 ft, moderate flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 2023: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,090 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2024: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2025: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.99 ft, Sep 15, 2023 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Brazos River near Lubbock 4ESE 2010s: 2 2020s: 6 6 2010s2020s
  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 Lubbock 4ESE
1Sep 15, 202314.99+3.99Moderate4,720
2May 25, 202113.71+2.71Minor2,850
3Aug 30, 202513.36+2.36Minor2,450
4May 24, 201913.11+2.11Minor2,190
5Jul 1, 201712.59+1.59Minor1,710
6Nov 18, 202411.59+0.59Minor1,170
7May 24, 202211.57+0.57Minor1,180
8Oct 3, 202311.34+0.34Minor1,090
9Oct 13, 20169.17−1.83Below flood stage—
10Sep 21, 20189.07−1.93Below flood stage403
11Jun 4, 20208.56−2.44Below flood stage294

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 25, 2021: 13.71 ft here, minor flooding

  • WacoTX · Jun 1, 2021 · 19.57 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 4ESE this gaugeTX11.014.99 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 59TX66.567.69 ft, May 12, 20240
RosharonTX43.052.65 ft, Aug 29, 20177
West ColumbiaTX26.030.73 ft, Sep 3, 20173

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LSET2, 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.