Cow Bayou at FM 1442 near Orangefield water level

Name: Cow Bayou at FM 1442 near Orangefield water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Tidal gauge, Cow Bayou, Texas, United States

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Below flood stage

Water level

1.19ft Up 0.29 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 06:15 PM CDT (17 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Minor flood stage

What this means

Cow Bayou at FM 1442 near Orangefield is at 1.19 ft, in the normal range.

It is 4.81 ft below the flood stage of 6.00 ft.

It has risen 0.29 ft over the past 24 hours. There is still 4.81 ft of room before flood stage. In the last month it has stayed between −0.69 ft and 1.59 ft.

Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 16.53 ftSeptember 3, 2017

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	16.53 ft	September 3, 2017
2	14.91 ft	September 20, 2019
3	8.67 ft	May 15, 2020

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 71° 52° – Wind 15 mph

18 Sun 74° 50° – Wind 8 mph

19 Mon 78° 54° – Wind 10 mph

20 Tue 82° 56° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 83° 56° – Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 87° 57° – Wind 4 mph

23 Fri 87° 57° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:21 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 11 hr, 19 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on Cow Bayou

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cow Bayou near MauricevilleRiver gauge, Cow Bayou	3.66 ft	Below flood stage	±0	5.5 mi
Cow Bayou at IH 10 near VidorRiver gauge, Cow Bayou	1.40 ft	High	+0.28 ft	2.0 mi
Cow Bayou at SH 87 near Bridge CityTidal gauge, Cow Bayou	1.10 ft	Below flood stage	+0.38 ft	6 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cole Creek at I-10 near OrangeRiver gauge, Cole Creek	4.29 ft	Below flood stage	+1.09 ft	2.6 mi
Adams Bayou at FM 3247 near OrangeTidal gauge, Adams Bayou	1.18 ft	Below flood stage	+0.37 ft	7 mi
Adams Bayou at SH87 near OrangeTidal gauge, Adams Bayou	1.41 ft	Below flood stage	+0.39 ft	9 mi
Sabine River (at Navy Pier) at OrangeTidal gauge, Sabine River (at Navy Pier)	1.16 ft	Below flood stage	+0.26 ft	10 mi
Sabine River at I-10 near OrangeTidal gauge, Sabine River	1.41 ft	Below flood stage	+0.33 ft	12 mi
Rhodair Gully at US 69 near NederlandRiver gauge, Rhodair Gully	1.25 ft	High	+0.01 ft	12 mi
Sabine River at Intl Paper near OrangeRiver gauge, Sabine River	2.00 ft	Below flood stage	±0	12 mi

Questions and answers

What is flood stage for Cow Bayou at FM 1442 near Orangefield?

The official flood stage is 6.00 ft. The level is currently 4.81 ft below it.

What is the water level of Cow Bayou at FM 1442 near Orangefield today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:15 PM CDT, the water level was 1.19 ft. Up 0.29 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Cow Bayou at FM 1442 near Orangefield rising or falling?

Up 0.29 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cow Bayou at FM 1442 near Orangefield normal?

Below flood stage. Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cow Bayou at FM 1442 near Orangefield?

The highest level on record is 16.53 ft on September 3, 2017.

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:08031010 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 30.10799, -93.89634 (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	1.19 ft	2026-10-20 23:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Cow Bayou at FM 1442 near Orangefield (usgs:08031010). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/cow-bayou-at-fm-1442-near-orangefield

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