Brushy Creek at FM 685 near Hutto water level

Name: Brushy Creek at FM 685 near Hutto water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Brushy Creek, Texas, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

4.64ft Down 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 06:05 PM CDT (13 min ago)

History

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Water level

What this means

Brushy Creek at FM 685 near Hutto reads 4.64 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 06:05 PM CDT. 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 dropped 0.08 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 4.44 ft and 5.57 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: 4.42 ft+0.22 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 4.44 ft – 5.57 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 4.41 ft – 11.14 ft

Floating and fishing near Brushy Creek at FM 685 near Hutto

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 72° 47° – Wind 6 mph

19 Mon 76° 51° – Wind 10 mph

20 Tue 81° 57° – Wind 10 mph

21 Wed 85° 62° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 86° 65° – Wind 10 mph

23 Fri 85° 64° – Wind 14 mph

24 Sat 84° 62° – Wind 15 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:37 AM Sunset 06:55 PM Daylight 11 hr, 18 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on Brushy Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brushy Creek at Cedar ParkRiver gauge, Brushy Creek	0.69 ft	Normal	±0	11 mi
Brushy Creek at IH 35, Round RockRiver gauge, Brushy Creek	3.47 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	7 mi
Brushy Creek at Kenney Fort Blvd at Round RockRiver gauge, Brushy Creek	3.28 ft	Normal	−0.04 ft	4.3 mi
Brushy Creek at FM 973 near CouplandRiver gauge, Brushy Creek	5.24 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	7 mi
Brushy Creek at FM 619 near TaylorRiver gauge, Brushy Creek	6.98 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	14 mi
Brushy Creek at SH 7 near MarquezRiver gauge, Brushy Creek	334.68 ft	No reference yet	+0.01 ft	94 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
UBC Dam 20 near HuttoReservoir, UBC Dam 20	646.77 ft	Very low	±0	0.8 mi
UBC Dam 18 near HuttoReservoir, UBC Dam 18	657.16 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	1.5 mi
UBC Dam 21 near HuttoReservoir, UBC Dam 21	616.09 ft	Low	±0	1.6 mi
UBC Dam 19 near HuttoReservoir, UBC Dam 19	659.43 ft	Low	±0	2.0 mi
UBC Dam 22 near PflugervilleReservoir, UBC Dam 22	597.73 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	2.9 mi
UBC Dam 17 near Round RockReservoir, UBC Dam 17	671.36 ft	Very high	+0.02 ft	3.6 mi
UBC Dam 15 near Round RockReservoir, UBC Dam 15	697.25 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	3.7 mi
UBC Dam 16 near Round RockReservoir, UBC Dam 16	712.93 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	4.7 mi

Questions and answers

Is Brushy Creek at FM 685 near Hutto higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.22 ft higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 4.42 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 Brushy Creek at FM 685 near Hutto today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:05 PM CDT, the water level was 4.64 ft. Down 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Brushy Creek at FM 685 near Hutto rising or falling?

Down 0.08 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 0.04 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Brushy Creek at FM 685 near Hutto 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:08105892 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 30.52630, -97.56670 (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	4.64 ft	2026-10-20 23:05	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Brushy Creek at FM 685 near Hutto (usgs:08105892). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/brushy-creek-at-fm-685-near-hutto

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