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San Jacinto River near Sheldon Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 4.21 ft at 10:05PM May 17, 2024Observed: 4.23 ft at 10:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 4.22 ft at 10:35PM May 17, 2024Observed: 4.24 ft at 10:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 4.25 ft at 11:05PM May 17, 2024Observed: 4.26 ft at 11:20PM May 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 11:35PM May 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 11:50PM May 17, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 12:05AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 12:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 12:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 12:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 1:05AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 1:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 1:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 2:05AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 2:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 2:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 2:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 3:05AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.33 ft at 3:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 3:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.35 ft at 3:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.36 ft at 4:05AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.39 ft at 4:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.4 ft at 4:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 4:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.43 ft at 5:05AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.45 ft at 5:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 5:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.5 ft at 5:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 6:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.57 ft at 6:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.56 ft at 6:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.61 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.67 ft at 7:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:05AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.76 ft at 8:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.78 ft at 8:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.82 ft at 8:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.83 ft at 9:05AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.84 ft at 9:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.87 ft at 9:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:05AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 10:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:30AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.92 ft at 10:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 11:05AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 11:20AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 11:35AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.96 ft at 11:50AM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 1:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 1:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.01 ft at 1:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 1:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.03 ft at 2:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 2:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.05 ft at 2:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 2:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 3:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 3:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 3:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 3:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 3:55PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 4:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 4:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 4:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.27 ft at 5:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 5:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 5:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 6:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 6:10PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 6:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 6:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 6:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 7:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 7:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 7:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 8:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.7 ft at 8:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.74 ft at 8:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 9:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.86 ft at 9:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.89 ft at 9:25PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.91 ft at 9:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.94 ft at 9:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 10:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 10:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 10:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 10:55PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 11:05PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6.16 ft at 11:20PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6.2 ft at 11:35PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6.23 ft at 11:50PM May 18, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.31 ft at 12:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 12:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.33 ft at 12:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.37 ft at 12:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.4 ft at 1:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.45 ft at 1:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 1:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 1:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 2:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 2:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 2:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 2:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.69 ft at 2:55AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.75 ft at 3:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.77 ft at 3:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.8 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 4:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.92 ft at 4:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.96 ft at 4:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 6.99 ft at 4:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.04 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.02 ft at 5:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.08 ft at 5:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.13 ft at 5:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.15 ft at 5:40AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.15 ft at 5:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.2 ft at 6:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.26 ft at 6:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.29 ft at 6:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.33 ft at 6:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.37 ft at 6:55AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.37 ft at 7:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.41 ft at 7:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.44 ft at 7:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.48 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.48 ft at 7:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.52 ft at 8:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.56 ft at 8:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.59 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.58 ft at 8:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.61 ft at 8:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.64 ft at 9:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.69 ft at 9:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.7 ft at 9:25AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.71 ft at 9:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.74 ft at 9:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.75 ft at 10:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.78 ft at 10:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.8 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.78 ft at 10:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.78 ft at 10:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.81 ft at 11:05AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.84 ft at 11:20AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.84 ft at 11:35AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.87 ft at 11:50AM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.85 ft at 12:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.88 ft at 12:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.92 ft at 12:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.9 ft at 12:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.92 ft at 1:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.93 ft at 1:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.94 ft at 1:35PM May 19, 2024Highest Observation: 7.97 ft at 1:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.95 ft at 2:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.95 ft at 2:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.93 ft at 2:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.94 ft at 2:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.93 ft at 3:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.93 ft at 3:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.95 ft at 3:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.95 ft at 3:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.96 ft at 4:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.95 ft at 4:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.94 ft at 4:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.91 ft at 4:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.92 ft at 5:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.91 ft at 5:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.92 ft at 5:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.89 ft at 5:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.89 ft at 6:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.91 ft at 6:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.89 ft at 6:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.88 ft at 6:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.88 ft at 7:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.88 ft at 7:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.88 ft at 7:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.86 ft at 7:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.87 ft at 8:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.87 ft at 8:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.85 ft at 8:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.86 ft at 8:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.84 ft at 9:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.86 ft at 9:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.84 ft at 9:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.85 ft at 9:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.84 ft at 10:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.83 ft at 10:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.81 ft at 10:25PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.81 ft at 10:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.81 ft at 10:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.81 ft at 11:05PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:20PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.77 ft at 11:35PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.76 ft at 11:50PM May 19, 2024Observed: 7.72 ft at 12:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.71 ft at 12:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.7 ft at 12:40AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.7 ft at 12:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.66 ft at 1:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.64 ft at 1:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.65 ft at 1:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.63 ft at 2:05AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.59 ft at 2:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.58 ft at 2:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.56 ft at 2:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.55 ft at 3:05AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.54 ft at 3:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.51 ft at 3:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.49 ft at 3:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.47 ft at 4:05AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.45 ft at 4:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.44 ft at 4:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.41 ft at 4:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.4 ft at 5:05AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.39 ft at 5:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.38 ft at 5:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.37 ft at 5:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 6:05AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 6:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.34 ft at 6:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.33 ft at 6:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.3 ft at 7:05AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.31 ft at 7:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.29 ft at 7:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.27 ft at 7:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:05AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.24 ft at 8:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.27 ft at 8:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.2 ft at 9:05AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.23 ft at 9:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.24 ft at 9:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.18 ft at 9:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.17 ft at 10:05AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.18 ft at 10:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.18 ft at 10:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.14 ft at 10:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.13 ft at 11:05AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.12 ft at 11:20AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.09 ft at 11:35AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.05 ft at 11:50AM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.03 ft at 12:05PM May 20, 2024Observed: 7.05 ft at 12:20PM May 20, 2024Observed: 7 ft at 12:35PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:50PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:05PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:20PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.92 ft at 1:25PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.92 ft at 1:35PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 1:50PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.84 ft at 2:05PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.85 ft at 2:20PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.78 ft at 2:35PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.79 ft at 2:50PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.73 ft at 3:05PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.68 ft at 3:20PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 4:20PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 4:50PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.36 ft at 5:50PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.25 ft at 6:40PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 7:05PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2024Observed: 5.91 ft at 9:25PM May 20, 2024Highest Forecast: 6.7 ft 10:00PM May 20, 2024Forecast: 6.5 ft 1:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 6.4 ft 4:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 6.2 ft 7:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 6.1 ft 10:00AM May 21, 2024Forecast: 5.9 ft 1:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 5.7 ft 4:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 5.6 ft 7:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 5.4 ft 10:00PM May 21, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 5 ft 4:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 4.9 ft 7:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 4.8 ft 10:00AM May 22, 2024Forecast: 4.7 ft 1:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 4.6 ft 4:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 4.5 ft 7:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 10:00PM May 22, 2024Forecast: 4.2 ft 1:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 4.1 ft 4:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 10:00AM May 23, 2024Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 3.7 ft 4:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 3.6 ft 7:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 3.5 ft 10:00PM May 23, 2024Forecast: 3.4 ft 1:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 3.3 ft 4:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 3.3 ft 7:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 3.3 ft 10:00AM May 24, 2024Forecast: 3.2 ft 1:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 3.2 ft 4:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 3.2 ft 7:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 3.2 ft 10:00PM May 24, 2024Forecast: 3.1 ft 1:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 3.1 ft 4:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 3.1 ft 7:00AM May 25, 2024Forecast: 3 ft 10:00AM May 25, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSHLT2(plotting HGIRR) Graph Created (9:51PM May 20, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 10:42AM May 20)Latest observed value: 5.91 ft at 9:25 PM CDT 20-May-2024. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the San Jacinto River near Sheldon are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 13
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 28.72 ft on 08/29/2017
(2) 28.07 ft on 10/19/1994
(3) 21.10 ft on 06/15/1973
(4) 21.08 ft on 05/19/1989
(5) 20.85 ft on 11/15/1998
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.37 ft on 09/20/2019 (P)
(2) 10.45 ft on 05/08/2019
(3) 28.72 ft on 08/29/2017
(4) 19.33 ft on 05/30/2016
(5) 15.64 ft on 04/21/2016
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -2.52 ft on 10/28/1985
(2) -2.48 ft on 03/06/1989
(3) -2.23 ft on 12/24/1989
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15 Major lowland flooding begins.
13 Moderate lowland flooding begins with widespread inundation of the flood plain.
10 Minor lowland flooding begins.
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Latitude: 29.876111° N, Longitude: 95.093611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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NWS stage 0 ft 10 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
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