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Tres Palacios River near Midfield

Critical Stages
15' - Action
24' - Flood
26' - Moderate
29' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 8:30 AM CST 12/14/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 3.24 ft

Flow: 0.0128 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
8:30 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
8:15 AM 12/14 3.23 0.0123
8:00 AM 12/14 3.23 0.0123
7:45 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
7:30 AM 12/14 3.23 0.0123
7:15 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
7:00 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
6:45 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
6:30 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
6:15 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
6:00 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
5:45 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
5:30 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
5:15 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
5:00 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
4:45 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
4:30 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
4:15 AM 12/14 3.24 0.0128
4:00 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
3:45 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
3:30 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
3:15 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
3:00 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
2:45 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
2:30 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
2:15 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
2:00 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
1:45 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
1:30 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
1:15 AM 12/14 3.25 0.0133
Hydrograph for Tres Palacios River near Midfield
32' - Water will be into the house on the right upstream side of the river. The bridge at FM 456 is cut off and water is over the road on FM 1468 near Clemville, FM 2431 east of Midfield, and FM 2853 southeast of Blessing. Many homes in the El Dorado Country subdivision upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks subdivisions are flooded. The river will be almost one half mile wide in the vicinity of the gage.
29' - Major lowland flooding begins as both approaches to the FM 456 bridge are cut off and water is over the road on FM 1468 near Clemville, FM 2431 east of Midfield, and FM 2853 southeast of Blessing with several homes in the El Dorado Country subdivision upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks downstream flooded.
28' - Water is over the road on FM 1468 near Clemville, FM 2431 east of Midfield, and FM 2853 southeast of Blessing all in Matagorda County. Homes in the subdivisions of El Dorado Country upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks downstream are threatened.
26' - Moderate lowland flooding begins with water well into the floodplain on the right upstream bank and within inches of spilling over the east approach to the bridge at FM 456. The river will be almost one quarter mile wide in the vicinity of the gage.
24' - Minor lowland flooding begins as water spills into the floodplain on the right upstream bank and covers the meander point at the meander curve.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 1, 1960 37
Aug 1, 1945 35
Oct 17, 1983 32.43
Jun 6, 2019 31.8
Sep 20, 1979 31.73
Oct 19, 1994 31.36
Sep 11, 1973 31.11
Sep 11, 1998 30.75
May 7, 1982 30.56
Oct 12, 1970 30.38
Aug 29, 2017 30.21
Oct 25, 2015 30.09
Jul 5, 2007 30.04
May 14, 2004 29.92
May 16, 1992 29.7
Jun 17, 2015 29.65
May 19, 1980 29.62
Apr 5, 1991 29.58
Jul 11, 2012 29.56
Jul 27, 2006 29.46

Data provided by the National Weather Service.