Sims Bayou at Houston, TX

USGS Site No: 08075500 • Sims Bayou • Harris County, TX

Sims Bayou at Houston, TX on the Sims Bayou is currently at 1,820 cfs (Very High — 98th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.64 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Sims Bayou
Sims Bayou at Hiram Clarke St, Houston, TX
1,820
CFS Discharge
1.64
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 8
25th Low threshold 13
50th (Median) Normal (median) 33
75th High threshold 92
95th Very High threshold 1,380

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.

1.8k 918 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 — 1.75
May 27, 2026 — 2.44
May 26, 2026 — 1.83
May 25, 2026 — 1.75
May 24, 2026 — 2.44
May 23, 2026 — 2.83
May 22, 2026 — 1.62
May 21, 2026 — 1.82
May 20, 2026 — 2.64
May 19, 2026 — 2.39
May 18, 2026 — 2.55
May 17, 2026 — 2.32
May 16, 2026 — 1.76
May 15, 2026 — 1.39
Apr 20, 2026 — 1.95
Apr 19, 2026 — 1.78
Apr 18, 2026 — 2.26
Apr 17, 2026 — 2.10
Apr 16, 2026 — 2.02
Apr 15, 2026 — 2.27
Apr 14, 2026 — 2.07
Apr 13, 2026 — 1.94
Apr 12, 2026 — 2.26
Apr 11, 2026 — 2.19
Apr 10, 2026 — 2.56
Apr 9, 2026 — 2.32
Apr 8, 2026 — 2.15
Apr 7, 2026 — 1.98
Apr 6, 2026 — 1.42
Apr 5, 2026 — 1.12

Station Information

USGS Site No
08075500
State
TX
County
Harris County
Coordinates
29.6744, -95.2894
Drainage Area
63 mi²
Datum (ft)
0.0
HUC Code
12040104
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
23.2 ft
Flood Stage
26.2 ft
Moderate Flood
27.2 ft
Major Flood
28.2 ft

Currently 24.56 ft below flood stage.

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