North Main Drain at Ostos Rd, Brownsville water level

Name: North Main Drain at Ostos Rd, Brownsville water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, North Main Drain, Texas, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

1.45ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 04:00 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for North Main Drain at Ostos Rd, Brownsville is 1.45 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 0.29 ft and 1.70 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.76 ft.

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

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

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.04 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 84° 68° – Wind 14 mph

21 Wed 80° 73° 0.15 in, 62% Wind 10 mph

22 Thu 84° 74° 0.00 in, 31% Wind 14 mph

23 Fri 85° 73° – Wind 15 mph

24 Sat 84° 74° 0.04 in Wind 18 mph

25 Sun 84° 74° 0.04 in Wind 15 mph

26 Mon 86° 74° 0.04 in, 33% Wind 15 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:57 PM Daylight 11 hr, 25 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Old Main Drain No 2 at SH 4, BrownsvilleCanal gauge, Old Main Drain No 2	1.49 ft	High	−0.01 ft	2.7 mi
Resaca del Rancho Viejo, BrownsvilleLake	17.06 ft	No reference yet	±0	2.9 mi
Cameron Co Ditch 1 at FM 802, BrownsvilleCanal gauge, Cameron Co Ditch 1	1.61 ft	Normal	+0.12 ft	3.3 mi
N Main Drain at Manzano St, BrownsvilleRiver gauge, N Main Drain	1.0 cfs	Low	−0.1 cfs	6 mi
N Main Drain at Boca Chica Hwy, BrownsvilleRiver gauge, N Main Drain	3.4 cfs	Normal	+0.5 cfs	7 mi
Town Resaca at E 6th St, BrownsvilleLake, Town Resaca	0.2 cfs	Very low	±0	8 mi
Cameron Co Ditch 2 at FM 1847 near Los FresnosCanal gauge, Cameron Co Ditch 2	1.57 ft	No reference yet	+0.02 ft	9 mi
Brazos Santiago Pass at South Padre IslandEstuary gauge, Brazos Santiago Pass	1.39 ft	No reference yet	+0.02 ft	16 mi

Questions and answers

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 North Main Drain at Ostos Rd, Brownsville today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 04:00 AM CDT, the water level was 1.45 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is North Main Drain at Ostos Rd, Brownsville rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.76 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North Main Drain at Ostos Rd, Brownsville 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:08474320 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 25.95667, -97.37542 (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	1.45 ft	2026-10-21 09:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: North Main Drain at Ostos Rd, Brownsville (usgs:08474320). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/north-main-drain-at-ostos-rd-brownsville

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