Trinity River level at Goodrich
Texas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 08066250 — Trinity Rv nr Goodrich, TX · NWS forecast point GRIT2
Reading taken · as of 18 min ago
About normal for the date
At 1,600 CFS, this gauge is running 113% of normal for mid-September — close to the 1,420 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 50 years of record (1966–2026).
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Flood stages at Goodrich
National Weather Service categories for gauge GRIT2, WFO HGX. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 41.0 ft
- 41.0 ft Major lowland flooding begins as the slab elevation of homes on the right bank just below Lake Livingston is reached.
- 46.8 ft In past floods at levels above 46.8 feet, many homes below Lake Livingston were flooded...some with water midway up their windows.
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Moderate flood 38.0 ft
- 38.0 ft Moderate lowland flooding begins.
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Minor flood 36.0 ft
- 36.0 ft Minor lowland flooding begins as water spreads out over fields and threatens buildings in the immediate vicinity of the gage.
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Action 33.0 ft
- Right now 4.63 ft
NWS forecast: 4.70 ft by .
Flow history at Goodrich
Daily values from USGS 08066250, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for GRIT2 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Goodrich
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 48.97 ft | 125,000 CFS | Oct 18, 1994 |
| 48.92 ft | 140,000 CFS | May 3, 2024 |
| 48.34 ft | 110,000 CFS | Aug 30, 2017 |
| 46.80 ft | — | May 21, 1989 |
| 46.80 ft | 107,000 CFS | May 21, 1990 |
| 46.36 ft | 96,200 CFS | Jun 14, 1973 |
| 44.62 ft | 85,600 CFS | Jul 1, 1989 |
| 44.29 ft | 93,000 CFS | May 29, 2016 |
| 43.69 ft | 86,500 CFS | Nov 15, 1998 |
| 43.40 ft | 83,900 CFS | Jan 3, 1992 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Trinity River at Goodrich
In Texas, below Lake Livingston. 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 Livingston. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Trinity River at Goodrich — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Lake Livingston 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 Trinity River at Goodrich high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 1,420 CFS, from 50 years of record (1966–2026). Today is 113% 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 08066250 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for GRIT2 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.