Brazos River at COE Flood Gates near Freeport water level

Name: Brazos River at COE Flood Gates near Freeport water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Tidal gauge, Brazos River, Texas, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

2.56ft Up 0.13 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:45 AM CDT (28 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The U.S. Geological Survey has the Brazos River at COE Flood Gates near Freeport at 2.56 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this tidal gauge yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It is on the way up, by 0.13 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.97 ft – 2.90 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +1.14 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.97 ft – 2.90 ft

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 77° 60° – Wind 17 mph

21 Wed 80° 70° – Wind 15 mph

22 Thu 83° 63° – Wind 11 mph

23 Fri 82° 65° – Wind 11 mph

24 Sat 82° 70° – Wind 16 mph

25 Sun 78° 67° – Wind 15 mph

26 Mon 81° 68° – Wind 14 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:47 PM Daylight 11 hr, 20 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Other gauges on the Brazos River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brazos River at SH 21 near BryanRiver gauge, Brazos River	7.16 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	138 mi
Brazos River at WashingtonRiver gauge, Brazos River	470 cfs	Low	+93.0 cfs	111 mi
Brazos River near HempsteadRiver gauge, Brazos River	9.37 ft	Low	−0.03 ft	98 mi
Brazos River at San FelipeRiver gauge, Brazos River	93.01 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	76 mi
Brazos River at RichmondRiver gauge, Brazos River	8.35 ft	Very low	−0.04 ft	52 mi
Brazos River near Sugar LandRiver gauge, Brazos River	27.70 ft	Very low	−0.03 ft	49 mi
Brazos River near RosharonRiver gauge, Brazos River	4.57 ft	Low	−0.07 ft	33 mi
Brazos River near West ColumbiaTidal gauge, Brazos River	2.57 ft	Below flood stage	+0.21 ft	22 mi
Brazos River at GIWW Flood Gates near FreeportTidal gauge, Brazos River	136 cfs	No reference yet	−802.0 cfs	0.0 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Oyster Creek at CR 290 near AngletonRiver gauge, Oyster Creek	5.51 ft	Normal	−0.06 ft	17 mi
Linnville Bayou at FM 521 near Cedar LaneRiver gauge, Linnville Bayou	2.07 ft	Normal	+0.02 ft	20 mi
San Bernard River near SweenyTidal gauge, San Bernard River	2.02 ft	Below flood stage	−0.11 ft	23 mi
Oyster Creek at CR 34 near AngletonRiver gauge, Oyster Creek	16.04 ft	Low	−0.09 ft	26 mi
Austin Bayou at SH 35 near LiverpoolRiver gauge, Austin Bayou	8.79 ft	Very low	−0.04 ft	27 mi
Caney Creek at SH 35 near Van VleckRiver gauge, Caney Creek	0.7 cfs	Normal	−0.1 cfs	31 mi
Chocolate Bayou near AlvinRiver gauge, Chocolate Bayou	11.23 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	33 mi
Oyster Creek at CR 42 near RosharonRiver gauge, Oyster Creek	32.34 ft	Normal	+0.02 ft	34 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Brazos River at COE Flood Gates near Freeport today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 12:45 AM CDT, the water level was 2.56 ft. Up 0.13 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Brazos River at COE Flood Gates near Freeport rising or falling?

Up 0.13 ft over the last 24 hours. Up 1.14 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Brazos River at COE Flood Gates near Freeport normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:08117301 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 28.89803, -95.38161 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: LMSL
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	2.56 ft	2026-10-21 05:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Brazos River at COE Flood Gates near Freeport (usgs:08117301). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/brazos-river-at-coe-flood-gates-near-freeport

How we check values

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer