E Fork Trinity River level at Lavon

Texas · Fishing & wading

Measured at USGS 08061000 — E Fk Trinity Rv nr Lavon, TX

274CFS

Reading taken · as of 28 min ago

Gage height3.23 ft
Median for late September0.1 CFS
Years of record38 (1954–2025)
Highest on record36,800 CFS daily, 1954–2025
Lowest on record0.0 CFS daily

High and likely stained — not a wading flow

At 274 CFS, this gauge is in the highest 10% of the 38 years USGS has recorded for this date (1954–2025), against a 0.1 CFS median.

Last 30 days · 293–2,780 CFS

Flow history at Lavon

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Daily values from USGS 08061000, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.

About E Fork Trinity River at Lavon

In Texas, below Lavon Lake. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.

E Fork Trinity River at Lavon — common questions

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How do releases from Lavon Lake affect this stretch?

Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.

Is E Fork Trinity River at Lavon high or low for this time of year?

The USGS median flow for late September here is 0.1 CFS, from 38 years of record (1954–2025). Today sits in the highest 10% of those years. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.

How often does this reading update?

USGS transmits from gauge 08061000 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.

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