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Running Water Draw at Plainview

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

88

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:15:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:51:00 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Running Water Draw at Plainview
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Wayland Baptist University Plainview Texas 2019.jpg by Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

3 mph

gusting to 7 mph

Air temp

52°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

0 cfs

Weather outlook

Sunday · 100

  • Sun

    100

    Best

  • Mon

    94

  • Tue

    85

  • Wed

    33

  • Thu

    75

  • Fri

    69

  • Sat

    73

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
9a48
10a48
11a47
12p56
1p25
2p45
3p35
4p45
5p56
6p57
7p56
8p33

Why this score

  • Wind — 3 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Cold — 52°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-12

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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