
Harris County Flood Warning System gauge 2250 · Spring Branch · Buffalo Bayou watershed
water surface elevation, Oct 20, 2026 at 7:16 AM CDT · 4 hours ago
Of the 282 readings stored for this gauge, 0.0% were lower than the reading above. The closest this gauge has come to its top of bank in that period is 11.8 ft.
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 | 53.08 ft | 14.2 ft |
| Oct 20, 3:00 AM CDT | 53.08 ft | 14.2 ft |
| Oct 19, 11:00 PM CDT | 53.08 ft | 14.2 ft |
| Oct 19, 7:00 PM CDT | 53.08 ft | 14.2 ft |
| Oct 19, 3:00 PM CDT | 53.08 ft | 14.2 ft |
| Oct 19, 11:00 AM CDT | 53.08 ft | 14.2 ft |
| Oct 19, 7:00 AM CDT | 53.08 ft | 14.2 ft |
| Oct 19, 3:00 AM CDT | 53.08 ft | 14.2 ft |
| Oct 18, 11:00 PM CDT | 53.08 ft | 14.2 ft |
| Oct 18, 7:00 PM CDT | 53.08 ft | 14.2 ft |
The number above is an elevation, not a water depth. It is the height of the water surface above mean sea level, so Bingle Road reads around 53 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 67.3 ft.
The bottom of the channel here sits at 52.8 ft, so the channel is roughly 14.5 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.
spring-branch-at-bingle-road.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 282 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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| Storm | Peak | Peak time | Rise | Below bank at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1–2, 2026 | 55.55 ft | Oct 2, 2026 at 1:36 AM CDT | 2.5 ft | 11.8 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: Buffalo Bayou watershed water levels.