N Main Drain at Manzano St, Brownsville water level

Name: N Main Drain at Manzano St, Brownsville water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, N Main Drain, Texas, United States

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Low for mid-October

Water level

13.38ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 11:15 PM CDT (52 min ago)

Flow: 1.0 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

N Main Drain at Manzano St, Brownsville is running below normal at 13.38 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 13.38 ft and 13.64 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near N Main Drain at Manzano St, Brownsville

Low water exposes gravel bars that make good wading access, but some boat ramps may be left high and dry.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 81° 63° – Wind 11 mph

20 Tue 80° 68° 0.16 in, 23% Wind 11 mph

21 Wed 86° 72° 0.19 in, 40% Wind 16 mph

22 Thu 85° 74° – Wind 13 mph

23 Fri 85° 72° – Wind 14 mph

24 Sat 85° 74° 0.01 in Wind 16 mph

25 Sun 84° 74° 0.01 in Wind 15 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:32 AM Sunset 06:59 PM Daylight 11 hr, 27 min First quarter 65%

Map

Other gauges on the N Main Drain

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
N Main Drain at Boca Chica Hwy, BrownsvilleRiver gauge, N Main Drain	2.9 cfs	Normal	+0.8 cfs	2.4 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Town Resaca at E 6th St, BrownsvilleLake, Town Resaca	0.2 cfs	Very low	+0.1 cfs	2.8 mi
Cameron Co Ditch 1 at FM 802, BrownsvilleCanal gauge, Cameron Co Ditch 1	1.43 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	3.6 mi
Resaca del Rancho Viejo, BrownsvilleLake	17.07 ft	No reference yet	−0.01 ft	4.8 mi
Old Main Drain No 2 at SH 4, BrownsvilleCanal gauge, Old Main Drain No 2	1.49 ft	High	−0.01 ft	4.9 mi
North Main Drain at Ostos Rd, BrownsvilleRiver gauge, North Main Drain	1.24 ft	No reference yet	−0.25 ft	6 mi
Cameron Co Ditch 2 at FM 1847 near Los FresnosCanal gauge, Cameron Co Ditch 2	1.58 ft	No reference yet	+0.10 ft	10 mi
Brazos Santiago Pass at South Padre IslandEstuary gauge, Brazos Santiago Pass	1.34 ft	No reference yet	−0.19 ft	22 mi
Donna ID Canal at E Levee Rd near DonnaCanal gauge, Donna ID Canal	84.99 ft	No reference yet	−0.23 ft	41 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 N Main Drain at Manzano St, Brownsville today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 11:15 PM CDT, the water level was 13.38 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is N Main Drain at Manzano St, Brownsville rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of N Main Drain at Manzano St, Brownsville normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:08474108 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 25.89403, -97.45289 (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	13.38 ft	2026-10-20 04:15	Provisional
Flow	1.0 cfs	2026-10-20 04:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: N Main Drain at Manzano St, Brownsville (usgs:08474108). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/n-main-drain-at-manzano-st-brownsville

How we check values

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