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Brazos Santiago Pass at South Padre Island water level

Estuary gauge, Brazos Santiago Pass, Texas, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

1.27ft Down 0.10 ft over the last 24 hours

Flow
127 cfs
0 1 3 4

History

History
-012ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 20Oct 21-012ftOct 16Oct 18Oct 21
Water level

What this means

The U.S. Geological Survey has the Brazos Santiago Pass at South Padre Island at 1.27 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this estuary yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It is still going down, by 0.10 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.04 ft – 1.90 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.72 ft.

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.03 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 83° 73° – Wind 14 mph
21 Wed 80° 75° 0.02 in, 20% Wind 12 mph
22 Thu 79° 72° 1.42 in, 32% Wind 14 mph
23 Fri 80° 77° – Wind 15 mph
24 Sat 79° 77° 0.13 in Wind 19 mph
25 Sun 79° 77° 0.02 in Wind 18 mph
26 Mon 79° 77° 0.12 in Wind 14 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:31 AM Sunset 06:56 PM Daylight 11 hr, 25 min Waxing gibbous 76%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
North Main Drain at Ostos Rd, BrownsvilleRiver gauge, North Main Drain 1.45 ft No reference yet +0.02 ft 16 mi
Old Main Drain No 2 at SH 4, BrownsvilleCanal gauge, Old Main Drain No 2 1.49 ft High −0.01 ft 17 mi
Resaca del Rancho Viejo, BrownsvilleLake 17.06 ft No reference yet ±0 18 mi
Cameron Co Ditch 1 at FM 802, BrownsvilleCanal gauge, Cameron Co Ditch 1 1.61 ft Normal +0.12 ft 19 mi
Cameron Co Ditch 2 at FM 1847 near Los FresnosCanal gauge, Cameron Co Ditch 2 1.58 ft No reference yet +0.03 ft 20 mi
N Main Drain at Manzano St, BrownsvilleRiver gauge, N Main Drain 1.0 cfs Low −0.1 cfs 22 mi
N Main Drain at Boca Chica Hwy, BrownsvilleRiver gauge, N Main Drain 3.4 cfs Normal +0.2 cfs 22 mi
Town Resaca at E 6th St, BrownsvilleLake, Town Resaca 0.2 cfs Very low ±0 23 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Brazos Santiago Pass at South Padre Island today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 04:35 AM CDT, the water level was 1.27 ft. Down 0.10 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Brazos Santiago Pass at South Padre Island rising or falling?

Down 0.10 ft over the last 24 hours. Up 0.72 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Brazos Santiago Pass at South Padre Island 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:08474395 (Agency page)
Coordinates
26.06744, -97.15483 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
NAVD88
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 1.27 ft 2026-10-21 09:35 Provisional
Flow 127 cfs 2026-10-21 01:05 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Brazos Santiago Pass at South Padre Island (usgs:08474395). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/brazos-santiago-pass-at-south-padre-island

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.