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Clear Fork Brazos River at Hawley

Highest listed crest 25.00 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft6 crests since 1932

The Clear Fork Brazos River at Hawley crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 1986. The highest, 25.00 ft on January 1, 1932, was major flooding, 11.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.00 ft
January 1, 1932
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
October 7, 1986
20.53 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Jones County
Near Abilene (10.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Clear Fork Brazos River at Hawley
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.05Oct 7, 1986Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.01Jan 1, 1932Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1932 to 1986. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Clear Fork Brazos River at Hawley, 1932 to 1986 14161820222426ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Jan 1, 1932: 25.00 ft, major floodingJan 1, 1957: 24.20 ft, moderate floodingSep 11, 1969: 18.51 ft, moderate flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1980: 20.85 ft, moderate flooding; 8,140 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1982: 17.77 ft, moderate flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1986: 20.53 ft, moderate flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.00 ft, Jan 1, 1932 19401950196019701980

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Clear Fork Brazos River at Hawley 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 3 3 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s
  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, Clear Fork Brazos River at Hawley
1Jan 1, 193225.00+11.00Major—
2Jan 1, 195724.20+10.20Moderate—
3Oct 1, 198020.85+6.85Moderate8,140
4Oct 7, 198620.53+6.53Moderate7,300
5Sep 11, 196918.51+4.51Moderate6,170
6May 28, 198217.77+3.77Moderate4,690

The worst floods along the Clear Fork Brazos River

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

October 7, 1986: 20.53 ft here, moderate flooding

  • NugentTX · Oct 7, 1986 · 19.25 ft · Minor

September 11, 1969: 18.51 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RobyTX · Sep 18, 1969 · 21.52 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Clear Fork Brazos River

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

Flood gauges on the Clear Fork Brazos River
RobyTX18.022.50 ft, Dec 31, 18993
Hawley this gaugeTX14.025.00 ft, Jan 1, 19321
NugentTX18.030.00 ft, Jan 1, 18762
Fort GriffinTX35.038.88 ft, Oct 21, 20180

Other gauges in Jones County

Flood gauges in Jones County
Stamford28.031.00 ft, Aug 4, 19780
Nugent18.030.00 ft, Jan 1, 18762

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HWLT2, 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.