Pease River at Childress 17SE

The past week

What floods at each level

• 30 ft

  FM 104 Hwy bridge will be flooded and possibly damaged. Considerable damage to secondary roads...farm and ranch land near the river can be expected.

• 27 ft

  Flooding of ranches and farms along the river will produce significant damage to secondary roads...fences and crops. Approaches to FM 104 highway bridge are under water.

• 25 ft

  The river is starting to flood the approaches to the FM 104 bridge, but remains 2 ft below the I-beam supports. Significant flooding of ranch and farm land can be expected.

• 22 ft

  The river is at it's all time record stage set 6/1/1957. Flooding of ranch and farm land along the river will cause damage to fences and crops. No significant structural damage is likely. The river remains 5 ft below the I-Beams supporting the FM 104 highway bridge.

• 21 ft

  Flooding of ranch and farm land may cause damage to fences and a few crops in the flood plain.

• 19 ft

  Minor flooding of ranch and farm land occurs.

• 17 ft

  Farm and ranch land along the river will begin flooding. Minor damage to fences and a few crops is possible.

• 13 ft

  The river is slightly out of banks and could threaten fences or other equipment in the flood plain.

• 12 ft

  The river is out of it's lowest banks.

• 5 ft

  River is near zero flow.

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