Weekly Brazos River Outlook – Jan 09, 2023

Currently, the Brazos River in Richmond remains low at Gage Elevation 10.66 feet. The WGRFC is anticipating a slight rise in the Brazos River, peaking around Gage Elevation 11.9 in Richmond, from rain that occurred over the past few days. The Region should see sunny to mostly sunny skies for the majority week with another cold front pushing through the Region Thursday morning. Rain chances remain low except on Wednesday ahead of the front. The 7-Day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) is showing the lower Brazos River Watershed receiving less than ΒΌ inch over the next 7 days. Based on the current forecast, no flooding due to the Brazos River through Fort Bend County is anticipated.

See the attached Flood Risk Report.