Lake Houston at FM 1960 water level
Harris County Flood Warning System gauge 740 · Lake Houston · San Jacinto River watershed
water surface elevation, Oct 20, 2026 at 7:40 AM CDT · 3 hours ago
- Below top of bank
- 2.5 ft
- Top of bank
- 44.8 ft
- Lowest since Sep 11
- 42.21 ft
- Highest since Sep 11
- 42.84 ft
- Usual range
- 42.33 to 42.69 ft
- Latest vs usual
- Below usual range
Of the 273 readings stored for this gauge, 2.6% were lower than the reading above. The closest this gauge has come to its top of bank in that period is 2.0 ft.
Last 7 days
Hourly averages of readings as published. The shaded band is this gauge's usual range: the middle 80% of its readings since Sep 11. This gauge reports about every 240 minutes, and only when its value changes, so gaps in the line are normal.
| Time | Level | Below top of bank |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 7:00 AM CDT | 42.25 ft | 2.5 ft |
| Oct 20, 3:00 AM CDT | 42.24 ft | 2.6 ft |
| Oct 19, 11:00 PM CDT | 42.29 ft | 2.5 ft |
| Oct 19, 7:00 PM CDT | 42.28 ft | 2.5 ft |
| Oct 19, 3:00 PM CDT | 42.25 ft | 2.5 ft |
| Oct 19, 11:00 AM CDT | 42.24 ft | 2.6 ft |
| Oct 19, 7:00 AM CDT | 42.24 ft | 2.6 ft |
| Oct 19, 3:00 AM CDT | 42.25 ft | 2.5 ft |
| Oct 18, 11:00 PM CDT | 42.28 ft | 2.5 ft |
| Oct 18, 7:00 PM CDT | 42.26 ft | 2.5 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 mean sea level, so FM 1960 reads around 42 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 44.8 ft.
The bottom of the channel here sits at 25.6 ft, so the channel is roughly 19.2 ft deep at this crossing. Harris County publishes the top-of-bank figure with each reading; it is their reference, not an estimate made here.
Daily highs and lows since September 11, 2026
Download the readings
lake-houston-at-fm-1960.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 273 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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In past storms
| Storm | Peak | Peak time | Rise | Below bank at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1–2, 2026 | 42.78 ft | Oct 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM CDT | 0.5 ft | 2.0 ft |
Storms are runs of National Weather Service flood alerts for Harris County; each storm page lists every gauge's peak.
All gauges in this watershed: San Jacinto River watershed water levels.