Gulf Coast Gauges

Oyster Creek at Harlem Rd water level

Fort Bend County gauge 8155 · Oyster Creek · published on the Harris County Flood Warning System

71.38 ft

water surface elevation, Oct 21, 2026 at 3:24 PM CDT · 56 minutes ago

Below top of bank
10.6 ft
Top of bank
82.0 ft
Lowest since Oct 21
71.34 ft
Highest since Oct 21
71.38 ft

This gauge has been recorded here since October 21, 2026 (3 readings so far). Its usual range and how today compares with its history appear once it has 14 days of readings.

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Last 7 days

71.3 71.6 71.8

Hourly averages of readings as published. This gauge reports only when its value changes, so gaps in the line are normal.

Most recent hourly readings
TimeLevelBelow top of bank
Oct 21, 3:00 PM CDT71.38 ft10.6 ft
Oct 21, 11:00 AM CDT71.35 ft10.7 ft
Oct 21, 10:00 AM CDT71.34 ft10.7 ft

How to read this gauge

The number above is an elevation, not a water depth. It is the height of the water surface above a fixed reference level, so Harlem Rd reads around 71 ft even when the channel is low. What matters is the distance to the top of bank: the elevation at which water reaches the top of the channel at this location. For this gauge that is 82.0 ft.

The bottom of the channel here sits at 69.5 ft, so the channel is roughly 12.5 ft deep at this crossing. Fort Bend County publishes the top-of-bank figure with each reading; it is their reference, not an estimate made here.

Daily highs and lows since October 21, 2026

71.3 71.6 71.8 2026-10-21 – 2026-10-21 · bars are daily low to high

Download the readings

oyster-creek-at-harlem-rd.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since October 21, 2026, 3 rows, updated with this page. Columns: time in UTC, time in Central, water surface elevation, top of bank, and distance below top of bank, all in feet. The source and accuracy notes below apply to the file too.

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Other gauges on Oyster Creek

Readings from the rest of the Oyster Creek gauge network, each at its own most recent reading. Elevations fall as the channel runs downstream, so compare the below top of bank column rather than the raw levels.

CrossingLevelBelow top of bankReading taken
Mason Road73.34 ft11.2 ftOct 21, 2026 at 4:01 PM CDT
SH 671.29 ft4.0 ftOct 21, 2026 at 3:58 PM CDT
Williams Trace68.27 ft6.3 ftOct 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM CDT
Dam Number 268.14 ft3.7 ftOct 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM CDT
Lexington Boulevard57.37 ft13.2 ftOct 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM CDT
Dulles Avenue51.34 ft12.3 ftOct 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM CDT

All Fort Bend County gauges: Fort Bend County water levels.