Brazos River near West Columbia
Highest listed crest 30.73 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft4 crests since 2016
The Brazos River near West Columbia crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2019. The highest, 30.73 ft on September 3, 2017, was major flooding, 4.73 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Brazos River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 30.73 ft
- September 3, 2017; 74,844 cubic feet per second
- Flood stage
- 26.0 ft
- Major flooding from 28.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 3
- 187th of 370 gauges in Texas
- Most recent flood crest
- May 14, 2019
- 28.33 ft, major flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 20.0 | 0 | — |
| Flood stage (minor) | 26.0 | 0 | — |
| Moderate flood stage | 27.0 | 0 | — |
| Major flood stage | 28.0 | 3 | May 14, 2019 |
Every listed crest
4 crests from 2016 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
- 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.
- 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
| 1 | Sep 3, 2017 | 30.73 | +4.73 | Major |
| 2 | Jun 8, 2016 | 30.22 | +4.22 | Major |
| 3 | May 14, 2019 | 28.33 | +2.33 | Major |
| 4 | Apr 2, 2018 | 19.96 | −6.04 | Below flood stage |
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.
September 3, 2017: 30.73 ft here, major flooding
- RichmondTX · Sep 1, 2017 · 55.19 ft · Major · its highest
- RosharonTX · Aug 29, 2017 · 52.65 ft · Major · its highest
- San FelipeTX · Aug 29, 2017 · 129.00 ft · Moderate · its highest
- HempsteadTX · Aug 28, 2017 · 51.24 ft · Minor
June 8, 2016: 30.22 ft here, major flooding
- RichmondTX · Jun 2, 2016 · 54.74 ft · Major
- RosharonTX · Jun 4, 2016 · 52.56 ft · Major
- Glen RoseTX · Jun 3, 2016 · 35.17 ft · Major
- DennisTX · Jun 2, 2016 · 26.53 ft · Moderate
- WacoTX · Jun 13, 2016 · 23.54 ft · Moderate
- Palo PintoTX · Jun 1, 2016 · 21.09 ft · Moderate
- South BendTX · Jun 7, 2016 · 26.34 ft · Minor
May 14, 2019: 28.33 ft here, major flooding
- RosharonTX · May 11, 2019 · 51.36 ft · Major
Gauges on the Brazos River
In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.
| Lubbock 4ESE | TX | 14.99 ft, Sep 15, 2023 | 0 |
| Justiceburg | TX | 25.80 ft, Jan 1, 1914 | 0 |
| Aspermont 10S | TX | 29.50 ft, Sep 26, 1955 | 0 |
| Seymour | TX | 23.00 ft, Sep 28, 1955 | 1 |
| South Bend | TX | 41.50 ft, Aug 6, 1978 | 4 |
| Palo Pinto | TX | 30.00 ft, Jun 16, 1930 | 6 |
| Dennis | TX | 31.88 ft, Oct 14, 1981 | 6 |
| Glen Rose | TX | 35.76 ft, Apr 28, 1990 | 4 |
| Aquilla | TX | 45.00 ft, May 9, 1922 | 1 |
| Waco | TX | 40.90 ft, Sep 27, 1936 | 15 |
| Highbank | TX | 42.00 ft, Dec 1, 1913 | 2 |
| Hempstead | TX | 66.10 ft, Dec 8, 1913 | 2 |
| San Felipe | TX | 129.00 ft, Aug 29, 2017 | 0 |
| Richmond | TX | 55.19 ft, Sep 1, 2017 | 6 |
| US 59 | TX | 67.69 ft, May 12, 2024 | 0 |
| Rosharon | TX | 52.65 ft, Aug 29, 2017 | 7 |
| West Columbia this gauge | TX | 30.73 ft, Sep 3, 2017 | 3 |
Other gauges in Brazoria County
| Rosharon | 52.65 ft, Aug 29, 2017 | 7 |
| Old Ocean | 30.16 ft, Sep 2, 2017 | 2 |
| Tide Station (HGX) at Freeport | 4.01 ft, Oct 24, 2021 | 0 |
Brazoria County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WCBT2, 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.