Leon River level at Belton
Texas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 08102500 — Leon Rv nr Belton, TX · NWS forecast point BLET2
Reading taken · as of 1 hour ago
Low and clear — wadeable, and fish will be spooky
At 3.5 CFS, this gauge is running 10% of normal for mid-September — below the 34 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 72 years of record (1954–2026).
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Flood stages at Belton
National Weather Service categories for gauge BLET2, WFO FWD. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 20.0 ft
- 20.0 ft Major flooding will occur in the city park and the water amusement park.
- 23.0 ft Water will rise into the water recreation park, the city park, and approach the soccer and baseball fields.
- 30.0 ft Water will rise well into the recreation park, over the running trail, and into the soccer and baseball fields. The city water pumping plant will flood.
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Moderate flood 16.0 ft
- 16.0 ft Moderate flooding will occur along right bank of river. Water will get into the water amusement park, and the city park on right bank.
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Minor flood 14.0 ft
- 14.0 ft Minor flooding will occur in the city park. Water will begin to flood the water amusement park downstream from the gage.
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Action 10.0 ft
- 12.0 ft Water will be slightly out of the low banks.
- Right now 3.34 ft
Flow history at Belton
Daily values from USGS 08102500, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for BLET2 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Belton
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 25.00 ft | 60,000 CFS | Dec 1, 1913 |
| 24.41 ft | 56,500 CFS | Apr 22, 1945 |
| 22.22 ft | 45,500 CFS | May 26, 1944 |
| 21.00 ft | 41,000 CFS | Sep 1, 1921 |
| 20.00 ft | 38,000 CFS | Sep 28, 1936 |
| 17.08 ft | 30,800 CFS | May 18, 1935 |
| 16.58 ft | 29,600 CFS | Apr 25, 1942 |
| 15.95 ft | 28,300 CFS | Mar 13, 1946 |
| 15.35 ft | 26,900 CFS | Oct 6, 1930 |
| 15.05 ft | 27,100 CFS | Oct 2, 1927 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Leon River at Belton
In Texas, below Belton 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 Belton Lake. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Leon River at Belton — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Belton 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 Leon River at Belton high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 34 CFS, from 72 years of record (1954–2026). Today is 10% 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 08102500 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for BLET2 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.