Colorado Rv at Austin, TX

USGS Site No: 08158000 • Colorado River • Travis County, TX

Colorado Rv at Austin, TX on the Colorado River is currently at 555 cfs (Normal — 54th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 14.28 ft.

Reading from

555
CFS Discharge
14.28
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 79
25th Low threshold 172
50th (Median) Normal (median) 381
75th High threshold 1,600 Today: 555 cfs
95th Very High threshold 6,820

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

23k 12k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 383 —
May 27, 2026 1,070 —
May 26, 2026 747 —
May 25, 2026 644 —
May 24, 2026 645 —
May 23, 2026 280 —
May 22, 2026 425 —
May 21, 2026 611 —
May 20, 2026 485 —
May 19, 2026 589 —
May 18, 2026 533 —
May 17, 2026 531 —
May 16, 2026 460 —
May 15, 2026 497 —
Apr 20, 2026 794 —
Apr 19, 2026 702 —
Apr 18, 2026 678 —
Apr 17, 2026 605 —
Apr 16, 2026 609 —
Apr 15, 2026 623 —
Apr 14, 2026 720 —
Apr 13, 2026 820 —
Apr 12, 2026 965 —
Apr 11, 2026 946 —
Apr 10, 2026 1,010 —
Apr 9, 2026 1,110 —
Apr 8, 2026 916 —
Apr 7, 2026 918 —
Apr 6, 2026 918 —
Apr 5, 2026 952 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
08158000
State
TX
County
Travis County
Coordinates
30.2461, -97.6801
Drainage Area
39,009 mi²
Datum (ft)
392.0
HUC Code
12090205
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
25.0 ft
Flood Stage
33.0 ft
Moderate Flood
38.0 ft
Major Flood
42.0 ft

Currently 18.72 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
6,010 cfs
Jul 5, 2025
Min discharge
50 cfs
Dec 11, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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