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Clear Fork Brazos River at Nugent

Highest listed crest 30.00 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft13 crests since 1876

The Clear Fork Brazos River at Nugent crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1876 to 1990. The highest, 30.00 ft on January 1, 1876, was major flooding, 12.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.00 ft
January 1, 1876
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
2
218th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 3, 1990
20.28 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jones County
Texas

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 Nugent
Action stage14.01Jun 19, 1926The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.05May 3, 1990Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.05May 26, 1957Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.02Sep 8, 1932Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1876 to 1990. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Clear Fork Brazos River at Nugent, 1876 to 1990 15202530ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Jan 1, 1876: 30.00 ft, major floodingJan 1, 1900: 24.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 1923: 24.50 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1926: 15.50 ft, action stage; 9,620 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1928: 18.09 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1932: 27.05 ft, major flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1935: 22.43 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1936: 23.10 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1938: 21.35 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1957: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1957: 24.17 ft, moderate flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1986: 19.25 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1990: 20.28 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.00 ft, Jan 1, 1876 188019001920194019601980

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Clear Fork Brazos River at Nugent 1870s: 1 1880s: 0 1890s: 0 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 2 1930s: 4 4 1940s: 0 1950s: 2 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s
  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 Nugent
1Jan 1, 187630.00+12.00Major—
2Sep 8, 193227.05+9.05Major47,000
3May 1, 192324.50+6.50Moderate—
4May 26, 195724.17+6.17Moderate19,500
5Jan 1, 190024.00+6.00Moderate—
6Sep 28, 193623.10+5.10Moderate17,600
7Jun 2, 193522.43+4.43Moderate16,100
8May 22, 193821.35+3.35Minor14,300
9May 12, 195721.10+3.10Minor13,000
10May 3, 199020.28+2.28Minor12,100
11Oct 7, 198619.25+1.25Minor10,400
12May 20, 192818.09+0.09Minor11,500
13Jun 19, 192615.50−2.50Action9,620

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.

January 1, 1900: 24.00 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RobyTX · Dec 31, 1899 · 22.50 ft · Major · its highest

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
HawleyTX14.025.00 ft, Jan 1, 19321
Nugent this gaugeTX18.030.00 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
Hawley14.025.00 ft, Jan 1, 19321

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NGTT2, 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.