Oyster Creek at FM 1092 near Missouri City water level
USGS gauge 08078910 · Fort Bend County
gage height, Oct 20, 2026 at 11:45 AM CDT · 20 minutes ago
- Usual range
- 47.65 to 48.50 ft
USGS marks recent readings as provisional: they can be revised after review.
- Tsunami Warning — issued Oct 20, 2026 at 11:31 AM CDT, expires Oct 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM CDT.
TEST Tsunami Warning issued October 20 at 12:31PM EDT until October 20 at 1:31PM EDT by NWS National Tsunami Warning Center
Text as issued by NWS Houston/Galveston.
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
In past storms
| Storm | Peak | Peak time | Rise | Compared with its record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1–2, 2026 | 49.37 ft | Oct 4, 2026 at 2:30 AM CDT | 1.4 ft | — |
Download the readings
oyster-creek-at-fm-1092-near-missouri-city.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 2,592 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.