Gulf Coast Gauges

White Oak Bayou at Alabonson Rd, Houston water level

USGS gauge 08074020 · Harris County · White Oak Bayou watershed

59.96 ft

gage height, Oct 20, 2026 at 10:45 AM CDT · 80 minutes ago

Highest since 1984 (USGS)
77.84 ft (August 27, 2017)
Usual range
59.91 to 60.20 ft

USGS marks recent readings as provisional: they can be revised after review.

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Text as issued by NWS Houston/Galveston.

Last 7 days

59.9 60.1 60.4 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20

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

59.9 62.1 64.4 2026-09-11 – 2026-10-20 · bars are daily low to high

Annual peaks since 1984

In 43 complete water years of comparable USGS records (since 1984), the highest peak was 77.84 ft on August 27, 2017. So far in water year 2027 (since October 1) the highest reading is 64.36 ft on October 2, 2026, higher than the annual peak in 33 of 43 years.

35 47 58 70 81 1990 2000 2010 2020 Water year 1984: 42.86 ft on July 18, 1984 Water year 1985: 48.50 ft on October 25, 1984 Water year 1986: 45.06 ft on November 24, 1985 Water year 1987: 42.88 ft on October 12, 1986 Water year 1988: 40.37 ft on March 30, 1988 Water year 1989: 48.77 ft on May 18, 1989 Water year 1990: 44.29 ft on February 21, 1990 Water year 1991: 45.77 ft on April 14, 1991 Water year 1992: 49.58 ft on March 4, 1992 Water year 1993: 45.87 ft on March 1, 1993 Water year 1994: 40.45 ft on May 16, 1994 Water year 1995: 45.17 ft on October 18, 1994 Water year 1996: 45.17 ft on October 18, 1995 Water year 1997: 43.58 ft on May 24, 1997 Water year 1998: 48.54 ft on September 11, 1998 Water year 1999: 43.52 ft on November 13, 1998 Water year 2000: 39.76 ft on April 2, 2000 Water year 2001: 51.11 ft on June 9, 2001 Water year 2002: 41.17 ft on December 12, 2001 Water year 2003: 47.98 ft on October 29, 2002 Water year 2004: 46.72 ft on November 17, 2003 Water year 2005: 44.88 ft on November 22, 2004 Water year 2006: 46.85 ft on June 19, 2006 Water year 2007: 46.41 ft on October 16, 2006 Water year 2008: 46.06 ft on September 14, 2008 Water year 2009: 47.29 ft on April 28, 2009 Water year 2010: 44.20 ft on October 30, 2009 Water year 2011: 38.50 ft on January 5, 2011 Water year 2012: 44.24 ft on July 12, 2012 Water year 2013: 42.56 ft on September 21, 2013 Water year 2014: 42.31 ft on May 28, 2014 Water year 2015: 47.45 ft on May 26, 2015 Water year 2016: 50.66 ft on April 18, 2016 Water year 2017: 77.84 ft on August 27, 2017 Water year 2018: 71.29 ft on July 4, 2018 Water year 2019: 72.46 ft on December 8, 2018 Water year 2020: 73.45 ft on September 22, 2020 Water year 2021: 69.31 ft on June 3, 2021 Water year 2022: 69.19 ft on January 9, 2022 Water year 2023: 68.79 ft on January 24, 2023 Water year 2024: 73.62 ft on July 8, 2024 Water year 2025: 65.31 ft on February 18, 2025 Water year 2026: 67.84 ft on April 12, 2026 Water year 2027 so far: 64.36 ft on October 2, 2026 2017 2024 2020

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

StormPeakPeak timeRiseCompared with its record
October 1–2, 202664.36 ftOct 2, 2026 at 4:45 AM CDT4.4 fthighest since water year 2026 (67.84 ft on April 12, 2026)

Harris County gauge nearby

White Oak Bayou at Alabonson Road, less than 0.1 mi away, read 59.94 ft at Oct 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM CDT, 16.0 ft below its top of bank. Both gauges report water surface elevation.

Download the readings

white-oak-bayou-at-alabonson-rd-houston.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 928 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.