Rivers in Texas
Williamson Creek at Oak Hill
Below flood stage
1.63ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 29, 10:00 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 6.00 ft
- Record crest
- 12.01 ft2013
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 10.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 7.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 6.00 ft |
| Action | 6.00 ft |
- 11.00 ftMost of a large shopping mall along Highway 290 in Oak Hill is flooded with widespread damages. The Highway 290 bridge is flooded as well as numerous streets and low bridges in the Williamson Creek flood plain.
- 10.00 ftMajor flooding extends across Highway 290 and floods low sections of a large commercial mall along Highway 290 in Oak Hill. Streets, low bridges, and crossings are extremely dangerous to auto traffic.
- 7.00 ftFlow reaches slabs of lowest commercial buildings in a large maill along Highway 290 in Oak Hill. Motorists should not enter flooded streets and low bridges in the Williamson Creek flood plain.
- 6.00 ftFlow goes overbanks and threatens lowest commercial buildings along Highway 290 in Oak Hill.
Crest history
9 crests on NOAA’s list since 1991.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 13, 2013 | 12.01 ft |
| 2 | October 31, 2013 | 11.36 ft |
| 3 | May 4, 2019 | 11.01 ft |
| 4 | May 25, 2015 | 10.19 ft |
| 5 | October 30, 2015 | 8.78 ft |
| 6 | June 4, 2016 | 8.66 ft |
| 7 | December 20, 1991 | 8.36 ft |
| 8 | May 8, 2019 | 8.13 ft |
| 9 | October 17, 1998 | 6.79 ft |
Most recent crests
- May 8, 2019: 8.13 ft
- May 4, 2019: 11.01 ft
- June 4, 2016: 8.66 ft
- October 30, 2015: 8.78 ft
- May 25, 2015: 10.19 ft
- October 31, 2013: 11.36 ft
- October 13, 2013: 12.01 ft
- October 17, 1998: 6.79 ft
- December 20, 1991: 8.36 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the West Gulf River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
Sources
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.