USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
08083240 Clear Fork Brazos River at Hwy 83 near Hawley, TX
LOCATION - Lat 32°35'54.6", long 99°48'52.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Jones County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 12060102, on left bank 15 ft downstream of downstream bridge on U.S. Highways 83 and 277, 0.8 mi south of Hawley, 7.4 mi upstream from Mulberry Creek, and 188.6 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,416 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR TX-76-2: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct. 1967 to Sept. 1989, June 2016 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 1,616.27 ft above NAVD88. Prior to Sept. 1989, datum of the gage was 1,612.45 ft. above NGVD29. Prior to Dec. 21, 1973, at datum 0.80 ft higher.
COOPERATION - Texas Water Development Board, TWDB
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage since at least 1915, occurred in 1932; second highest stage in 1957, 25.0 ft, prior datum, from information by local residents.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 8,540 ft³/s Sept. 30, 1980 (gage height, 21.07 ft, at prior datum); no flow many days.
AVERAGE DISCHARGE FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - 22 years (water years 1967-89), 57.0 ft³/s (41,300 acre-ft/yr).