What is the water temperature on Matagorda Bay?
This USGS gauge is not currently reporting water temperature for Matagorda Bay, so this page does not show a live water-temperature reading.
Matagorda Bay at Palacios Water Level & Fishing Conditions
Matagorda Bay is tidal at this station — flow reverses with the tide, so Waderly tracks water level and tide stage here instead of cfs.
Flow
Tidal
Gauge Height
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Water Temp
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About This Gauge
USGS 08162695 is a public stream gauge on Matagorda Bay in Texas. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 8 nearby gauges linked from this page for watershed context.
3-Day Weather Outlook
The NOAA forecast for Matagorda Bay is not available on this page yet. Open Matagorda Bay on the Waderly map for the live forecast.
Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.
Nearby Gauges
- Tres Palacios Bay site TPAL nr Palacios, TX · 9.4 mi
- Cox Bay site COX nr Point Comfort, TX · 12.9 mi
- Lavaca Bay site PTLAVA nr Port Lavaca, TX · 17.3 mi
- Colorado Rv Bypass Channel nr Matagorda, TX · 23.2 mi
- Colorado Rv nr Wadsworth, TX · 24.4 mi
- Tres Palacios Rv nr Midfield, TX · 26.1 mi
- Lk Texana nr Edna, TX · 26.2 mi
- GBRA Calhoun Canal Pump Sta nr Long Mott, TX · 27.2 mi
Frequently Asked Questions
What other gauges should I check near Matagorda Bay?
Nearby gauges worth checking include Tres Palacios Bay site TPAL nr Palacios, TX (9.4 miles away), Cox Bay site COX nr Point Comfort, TX (12.9 miles away), Lavaca Bay site PTLAVA nr Port Lavaca, TX (17.3 miles away). Comparing nearby gauges helps confirm whether conditions are changing upstream or across the watershed.
See the full picture for Matagorda Bay
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