« Back to Elmer Rivers

Pease River at Childress 17SE

Critical Stages
12' - Action
13' - Flood
21' - Moderate
25' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 6:09 PM LMT 12/31/00

Status: Obs Not Current

Stage: -999 ft

Flow: -999 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

Observation history not available.

Hydrograph for Pease River at Childress 17SE
30' - 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' - 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' - 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' - 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' - Flooding of ranch and farm land may cause damage to fences and a few crops in the flood plain.
19' - Minor flooding of ranch and farm land occurs.
17' - Farm and ranch land along the river will begin flooding. Minor damage to fences and a few crops is possible.
13' - The river is slightly out of banks and could threaten fences or other equipment in the flood plain.
12' - The river is out of it's lowest banks.
5' - River is near zero flow.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 1, 1957 22
May 1, 1935 18
Jun 5, 1995 17.12
Oct 20, 1983 14.83
Jun 5, 1985 14.01
Jun 9, 1960 13.59
Oct 3, 1986 13.46
Jun 18, 1982 12.99
Oct 18, 1960 12.57
Jun 2, 1991 12.48
Sep 13, 1989 12.46
Aug 29, 1968 12.32
Jun 2, 1973 12
Apr 25, 1997 11.8
Jun 4, 1974 11.44
Jun 11, 1971 11.32
Jun 10, 2004 11.29
Apr 15, 1992 11.27
Jun 3, 1981 11.26
Sep 29, 1986 11.26

Data provided by the National Weather Service.