Tres Palacios River near Midfield

The past week

What floods at each level

• 32 ft

  Water will be into the house on the right upstream side of the river. The bridge at FM 456 is cut off and water is over the road on FM 1468 near Clemville, FM 2431 east of Midfield, and FM 2853 southeast of Blessing. Many homes in the El Dorado Country subdivision upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks subdivisions are flooded. The river will be almost one half mile wide in the vicinity of the gage.

• 29 ft

  Major lowland flooding begins as both approaches to the FM 456 bridge are cut off and water is over the road on FM 1468 near Clemville, FM 2431 east of Midfield, and FM 2853 southeast of Blessing with several homes in the El Dorado Country subdivision upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks downstream flooded.

• 28 ft

  Water is over the road on FM 1468 near Clemville, FM 2431 east of Midfield, and FM 2853 southeast of Blessing all in Matagorda County. Homes in the subdivisions of El Dorado Country upstream and Oak Grove and Tres Palacios Oaks downstream are threatened.

• 26 ft

  Moderate lowland flooding begins with water well into the floodplain on the right upstream bank and within inches of spilling over the east approach to the bridge at FM 456. The river will be almost one quarter mile wide in the vicinity of the gage.

• 24 ft

  Minor lowland flooding begins as water spills into the floodplain on the right upstream bank and covers the meander point at the meander curve.

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