FloodWatch
Live river gauge levels and flood monitoring from national water services.
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All observations →- 7PEABODY CREEK AT E 2ND ST AT PORT ANGELES, WA (7.32 ft)Low · 7.32 ft (gauge height)
- 2SCHOHARIE CREEK NEAR LEXINGTON NY (2.26 ft)Low · 2.26 ft (gauge height)
- 36OCKLAWAHA RIVER AT MOSS BLUFF, FL (36.07 ft)Flood · 36.07 ft (gauge height)
- 215Poesta Ck at FM 351 nr Beeville, TX (215.48 ft)Flood · 215.48 ft (gauge height)
- 149Clarks Ck at US 77 nr Sweet Home, TX (149.12 ft)Flood · 149.12 ft (gauge height)
- 3N Concho Rv abv Sterling City, TX (3.16 ft)Low · 3.16 ft (gauge height)
- 96Spring Branch at SH 242 nr Splendora, TX (96.27 ft)Flood · 96.27 ft (gauge height)
- 1Farmers Br at N Stemmons Fwy nr Dallas, TX (0.65 ft)Low · 0.65 ft (gauge height)
- 15Willow Marsh Bayou at US 90 nr Beaumont, TX (14.86 ft)Normal · 14.86 ft (gauge height)
- 4W Caddo Ck at IH 30 nr Caddo Mills, TX (4.40 ft)Low · 4.4 ft (gauge height)
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Learn the basics
A flood is water covering land that is normally dry — from a river overtopping its banks, intense rain overwhelming drainage, snowmelt, or storm surge at the coast. FloodWatch focuses on river and stream gauges: instruments that measure how high and how fast the water is at thousands of points along waterways.
Each gauge reports a stage (water height) that FloodWatch compares against official flood thresholds — action, minor, moderate and major — to show, at a glance, which rivers are rising into dangerous territory and which are running normally.
How river gauges measure a floodStage vs. discharge, the action/minor/moderate/major thresholds, and why a small stream can be deadlier than a big river.The main types of floodingFlash floods, river (riverine) floods, urban floods and coastal surge — different speeds, causes and dangers.Why “turn around, don’t drown” worksThe physics of moving water, the danger of flooded roads, and how to act on a flood warning.