Whiteoak Bayou at Main St, Houston water level

Name: Whiteoak Bayou at Main St, Houston water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Tidal gauge, Whiteoak Bayou, Texas, United States

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Low for mid-October

Water level

2.40ft Down 0.35 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:00 AM CDT (48 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Whiteoak Bayou at Main St, Houston is running below normal at 2.40 ft.

The median for mid-October is 3.99 ft, based on 24 years of readings, so the water level is 1.59 ft below typical.

It has dropped 0.35 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.46 ft and 3.11 ft.

Compared with 24 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 3.99 ft1.59 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.33 ft – 5.65 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (24 years of records)

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 78° 56° – Wind 8 mph

20 Tue 80° 52° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 86° 67° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 87° 69° – Wind 8 mph

23 Fri 86° 69° – Wind 10 mph

24 Sat 83° 70° – Wind 12 mph

25 Sun 80° 67° – Wind 9 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:47 PM Daylight 11 hr, 20 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on Whiteoak Bayou

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Whiteoak Bayou at Alabonson Rd, HoustonRiver gauge, Whiteoak Bayou	59.96 ft	High	−0.01 ft	10 mi
Whiteoak Bayou at HoustonRiver gauge, Whiteoak Bayou	7.73 ft	Low	+0.05 ft	2.4 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Buffalo Bayou at HoustonTidal gauge, Buffalo Bayou	2.42 ft	Low	−0.35 ft	3.0 mi
Hunting Bayou at Hoffman St, HoustonRiver gauge, Hunting Bayou	25.58 ft	Very low	+0.15 ft	4.0 mi
Hunting Bayou at IH 610, HoustonRiver gauge, Hunting Bayou	17.33 ft	Low	−0.09 ft	5.7 mi
Brays Bayou at HoustonRiver gauge, Brays Bayou	16.63 ft	Low	−0.03 ft	5.8 mi
Halls Bayou at HoustonRiver gauge, Halls Bayou	39.50 ft	Normal	+0.05 ft	7 mi
Sims Bayou at HoustonTidal gauge, Sims Bayou	2.19 ft	Low	−0.33 ft	8 mi
Brickhouse Gully at Costa Rica St, HoustonRiver gauge, Brickhouse Gully	47.44 ft	Very low	±0	8 mi
Greens Bayou at Ley Rd, HoustonTidal gauge, Greens Bayou	2.33 ft	Low	−0.49 ft	9 mi

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Whiteoak Bayou at Main St, Houston in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 3.99 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.33 ft and 5.65 ft, based on 24 years of records.

What is the water level of Whiteoak Bayou at Main St, Houston today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:00 AM CDT, the water level was 2.40 ft. Down 0.35 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Whiteoak Bayou at Main St, Houston rising or falling?

Down 0.35 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Whiteoak Bayou at Main St, Houston normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 24 years of daily readings for this time of year.

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:08074598 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 29.76662, -95.35855 (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	2.40 ft	2026-10-20 10:00	Provisional

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