West Fork San Jacinto River level at Conroe
Texas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 08067650 — W Fk San Jacinto Rv bl Lk Conroe nr Conroe, TX
Reading taken · as of 48 min ago
High and likely stained — not a wading flow
At 106 CFS, this gauge is running 1,631% of normal for mid-September — above the 6.5 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 19 years of record (1974–2025).
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Flow history at Conroe
Daily values from USGS 08067650, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About West Fork San Jacinto River at Conroe
In Texas, below Lake Conroe. 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 Conroe. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
West Fork San Jacinto River at Conroe — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Lake Conroe 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 West Fork San Jacinto River at Conroe high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 6.5 CFS, from 19 years of record (1974–2025). Today is 1,631% 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 08067650 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.