Palo Pinto Creek at Water Plant Rd near Santo water level

Name: Palo Pinto Creek at Water Plant Rd near Santo water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Palo Pinto Creek, Texas, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

2.00ft Down 3.00 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 05:00 AM CDT (24 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Palo Pinto Creek at Water Plant Rd near Santo reads 2.00 ft as of Oct 21, 2026, 05:00 AM 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 3.00 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.96 ft and 5.08 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −2.30 ft.

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

Floating and fishing near Palo Pinto Creek at Water Plant Rd near Santo

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.

21 Wed 81° 52° – Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 81° 56° – Wind 8 mph

23 Fri 82° 63° – Wind 13 mph

24 Sat 80° 61° – Wind 15 mph

25 Sun 78° 61° – Wind 16 mph

26 Mon 77° 62° 0.17 in, 24% Wind 12 mph

27 Tue 69° 60° 0.20 in, 26% Wind 9 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:42 AM Sunset 06:54 PM Daylight 11 hr, 12 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lake Palo Pinto near SantoLake, Lake Palo Pinto	863.73 ft	Normal	−0.62 ft	8 mi
Lake Mineral Wells near Mineral WellsLake, Lake Mineral Wells	861.23 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	12 mi
Keechi Creek at SH 337 near GrafordRiver gauge, Keechi Creek	17.31 ft	Very high	+10.56 ft	16 mi
Brazos River near Palo PintoRiver gauge, Brazos River	1.43 ft	Low	+0.43 ft	18 mi
Brazos River near GrafordRiver gauge, Brazos River	65.67 ft	Normal	+0.01 ft	22 mi
Possum Kingdom Lake near GrafordLake, Possum Kingdom Lake	996.09 ft	Normal	+0.23 ft	23 mi
Lake Granbury at US Hwy 377, GranburyLake, Lake Granbury	690.70 ft	Low	+0.03 ft	25 mi
Possum Kingdom Lake above McGinnis Pt near GrafordLake, Possum Kingdom Lake	996.02 ft	Normal	+0.22 ft	26 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 Palo Pinto Creek at Water Plant Rd near Santo today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 05:00 AM CDT, the water level was 2.00 ft. Down 3.00 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Palo Pinto Creek at Water Plant Rd near Santo rising or falling?

Down 3.00 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 2.30 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Palo Pinto Creek at Water Plant Rd near Santo 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:08090550 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.65375, -98.12940 (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	2.00 ft	2026-10-21 10:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Palo Pinto Creek at Water Plant Rd near Santo (usgs:08090550). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/palo-pinto-creek-at-water-plant-rd-near-santo

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