Chalk Ridge Falls Spgs near Belton water level

Name: Chalk Ridge Falls Spgs near Belton water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Chalk Ridge Falls Spgs, Texas, United States

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Water level

0.90ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 07:20 PM CDT (29 min ago)

Flow: 0.3 cfs

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Chalk Ridge Falls Spgs near Belton is 0.90 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.87 ft and 1.04 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.04 ft.

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

Key numbers

Same day last year: 0.77 ft+0.13 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.87 ft – 1.04 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.64 ft – 1.55 ft

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 78° 55° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 79° 56° – Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 85° 61° – Wind 9 mph

23 Fri 84° 64° – Wind 13 mph

24 Sat 84° 62° – Wind 14 mph

25 Sun 80° 60° – Wind 11 mph

26 Mon 81° 59° – Wind 10 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:38 AM Sunset 06:53 PM Daylight 11 hr, 16 min Waxing gibbous 73%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Stillhouse Hollow Lake near BeltonLake, Stillhouse Hollow Lake	620.90 ft	Normal	−0.04 ft	0.5 mi
Lampasas River near BeltonRiver gauge, Lampasas River	1.59 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	2.3 mi
Salado Creek at SaladoRiver gauge, Salado Creek	1.58 ft	Normal	±0	5.1 mi
Leon River near BeltonRiver gauge, Leon River	3.55 ft	Normal	+0.06 ft	6.2 mi
Belton Lake near BeltonLake, Belton Lake	592.88 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	7 mi
Little River near Little RiverRiver gauge, Little River	1.26 ft	Low	−0.05 ft	11 mi
Lampasas River at Ding DongRiver gauge, Lampasas River	7.23 ft	Normal	±0	15 mi
House Creek at W Range Rd near Ft HoodRiver gauge, House Creek	−0.23 ft	Very low	−13.17 ft	20 mi

Questions and answers

Is the Chalk Ridge Falls Spgs near Belton higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.13 ft higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.77 ft.

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Chalk Ridge Falls Spgs near Belton today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:20 PM CDT, the water level was 0.90 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Chalk Ridge Falls Spgs near Belton rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Chalk Ridge Falls Spgs near Belton 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:08104055 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 31.01800, -97.52628 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.90 ft	2026-10-21 00:20	Provisional
Flow	0.3 cfs	2026-10-21 00:20	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Chalk Ridge Falls Spgs near Belton (usgs:08104055). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/chalk-ridge-falls-spgs-near-belton

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.

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