Brazos River level at Aquilla
Texas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 08093100 — Brazos Rv nr Aquilla, TX · NWS forecast point AQLT2
Reading taken · as of 1 hour ago
Low and clear — wadeable, and fish will be spooky
At 80 CFS, this gauge is running 14% of normal for mid-September — below the 582 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 85 years of record (1941–2026).
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Flood stages at Aquilla
National Weather Service categories for gauge AQLT2, WFO FWD. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 35.0 ft
- 35.0 ft Major river flooding will occur along the river reach.
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Moderate flood 32.0 ft
- 32.0 ft Moderate river flooding will occur along the river reach.
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Minor flood 29.0 ft
- 29.0 ft Minor flooding of lowland areas is expected.
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Action 27.0 ft
- Right now 6.24 ft
Flow history at Aquilla
Daily values from USGS 08093100, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for AQLT2 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Aquilla
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 45.00 ft | — | May 9, 1922 |
| 31.03 ft | 71,800 CFS | May 18, 1949 |
| 27.34 ft | 58,200 CFS | May 28, 1957 |
| 22.69 ft | 26,460 CFS | May 25, 1982 |
| 22.67 ft | 27,400 CFS | May 9, 1990 |
| 22.09 ft | 23,730 CFS | Jun 6, 1981 |
| 21.43 ft | 23,800 CFS | Dec 28, 1991 |
| 20.71 ft | 22,600 CFS | Mar 30, 1977 |
| 20.26 ft | 20,300 CFS | Apr 24, 2010 |
| 20.23 ft | 20,500 CFS | Jun 16, 1989 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Brazos River at Aquilla
In Texas, below Lake Whitney. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Lake Whitney. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Brazos River at Aquilla — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Lake Whitney affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Brazos River at Aquilla high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 582 CFS, from 85 years of record (1941–2026). Today is 14% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 08093100 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for AQLT2 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.