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Little Brazos River in Texas

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Little Brazos River is a 23.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Brazos Rv nr Highbank, TX (site 08098290). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1966 to 2026

Little Brazos River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,640 cfs, and lowest in October, at 556 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 70,300 cfs, in 1992.

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Typical flow by month at Brazos Rv nr Highbank, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January853289 to 2,140
February1,050306 to 2,610
March1,060333 to 3,820
April1,220416 to 3,605
May1,640490 to 5,870
June1,455455 to 6,615
July948465 to 1,930
August704356 to 1,280
September585254 to 1,160
October556253 to 1,190
November673241 to 1,760
December703236 to 2,110

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Brazos Rv nr Highbank, TX (site 08098290). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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