Rivers in Texas

Brazos River near Lubbock 4ESE

Lubbock County, TexasNWS LSET2USGS 08079510Lubbock office

Below flood stage
6.34ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 1:30 PM CDT

Flood stage
11.00 ft
Record crest
14.99 ft2023

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood21.00 ft
Moderate flood14.00 ft
Minor flood11.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 14.00 ftFlooding over the spillway of Ransom Canyon Lake will require closing access to homes on the west side of the lake. A few homes around Buffalo Springs Lake or Ransom Canyon Lake may flood. Flooding continues over FM-835 just west of Buffalo Springs and it will be closed.
  2. 13.00 ftCampgrounds around Buffalo Springs may flood. FM 835 will flood and should be closed.
  3. 11.00 ftFlooding over FM-835 just west of Buffalo Spings will likely require closure of the highway. Flooding of loop road around west end of Buffalo Springs Lake also likely. The onset of flooding at FM-835 may be delayed by 4 to 6 hours after the river gauge at Southeast Loop 289 exceeds 11 feet or about 1000 CFS.

Crest history

11 crests on NOAA’s list since 2016.

#DateStage
1September 15, 202314.99 ft
2May 25, 202113.71 ft
3August 30, 202513.36 ft
4May 24, 201913.11 ft
5July 1, 201712.59 ft
6November 18, 202411.59 ft
7May 24, 202211.57 ft
8October 3, 202311.34 ft
9October 13, 20169.17 ft
10September 21, 20189.07 ft
11June 4, 20208.56 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 30, 2025: 13.36 ft
  • November 18, 2024: 11.59 ft
  • October 3, 2023: 11.34 ft
  • September 15, 2023: 14.99 ft
  • May 24, 2022: 11.57 ft
  • May 25, 2021: 13.71 ft
  • June 4, 2020: 8.56 ft
  • May 24, 2019: 13.11 ft
  • September 21, 2018: 9.07 ft
  • July 1, 2017: 12.59 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the West Gulf River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.