Colorado River near Wadsworth water level
USGS gauge 08162501 · Matagorda County · Victoria and Matagorda Bay
gage height, Oct 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM CDT · 35 minutes ago
- Highest since 2017 (USGS)
- 19.60 ft (September 2, 2017)
- Usual range
- 1.22 to 2.50 ft
USGS marks recent readings as provisional: they can be revised after review.
Last 7 days
Hourly averages of USGS readings. The shaded band is this gauge's usual range: the middle 80% of its readings since September 11, 2026.
How to read this gauge
Gage height is the height of the water surface above the gauge's zero point. This gauge's zero is set at 0 ft NAVD88, so its gage height is the water surface elevation above that datum. It is not a water depth.
Daily highs and lows since September 11, 2026
Annual peaks since 2017
In 10 complete water years of comparable USGS records (since 2017), the highest peak was 19.60 ft on September 2, 2017. So far in water year 2027 (since October 1) the highest reading is 2.99 ft on October 1, 2026.
Each dot is the highest gage height of a water year (October to September), from the USGS annual peak record, with recent years USGS has not published yet taken from its 15-minute readings and this site's own; hover a dot for its date. Dashed lines are NWS flood stages.
In past storms
| Storm | Peak | Peak time | Rise | Compared with its record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1–2, 2026 | 2.99 ft | Oct 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM CDT | 0.3 ft | highest since water year 2026 (3.18 ft on June 21, 2026) |
Download the readings
colorado-river-near-wadsworth.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 4,031 rows, with time in UTC and Central, gage height in feet, and the USGS approval status.
Source. Gage height from the U.S. Geological Survey. This site is not affiliated with either agency.