Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron

1. 24.00 ftMajor flooding begins. Water begins to flood portions of Houston Road north of the bridge. The bridge will be closed. Widespread flooding continues to innundate wooded and wetland areas. The campgrounds near the creek off of Industrial Highway will begin to flood.
2. 22.00 ftModerate flooding continues to expand and water continues to rise in wooded and wetland areas. Creek access roads are completely flooded and water level reaches the bottom of the bridge on Houston Road. The bridge may become closed.
3. 20.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Widespread flooding expands into the woodlands upstream and downstream of the gage on Houston Road. Creek access roads will be under water.
4. 17.00 ftMinor flooding expands into the woodland areas upstream and downstream from the gage on Houston Road. Larger portions of creek access roads will flood.
5. 15.00 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding of woodlands occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on Houston Road. Portions of creek access roads and low lying areas will begin to flood.
6. 13.00 ftBankfull is reached. Some minor flooding of low lying areas does occur near the stream gage on Houston Road.

Most recent crests

• April 8, 2025: 15.33 ft
• September 28, 2024: 15.13 ft
• March 10, 2024: 17.10 ft
• February 13, 2024: 17.56 ft
• January 11, 2024: 15.16 ft
• March 28, 2023: 18.38 ft
• January 5, 2023: 15.32 ft
• April 8, 2022: 17.82 ft
• October 8, 2021: 15.91 ft
• September 18, 2020: 16.56 ft

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• Flint River at Carsonville
• Big Sandy Creek at US 441 near Irwinton

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.