Clear Fork Trinity River level at Benbrook
Texas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 08047000 — Clear Fk Trinity Rv nr Benbrook, TX
Reading taken · as of 1 hour ago
High and likely stained — not a wading flow
At 41 CFS, this gauge is running 766% of normal for mid-September — above the 5.3 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 73 years of record (1953–2026).
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Flow history at Benbrook
Daily values from USGS 08047000, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Clear Fork Trinity River at Benbrook
In Texas, below Benbrook Lake. 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 Benbrook Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Clear Fork Trinity River at Benbrook — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Benbrook Lake 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 Clear Fork Trinity River at Benbrook high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 5.3 CFS, from 73 years of record (1953–2026). Today is 766% 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 08047000 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.