Flooding in Texas, August 29 to 30, 1996

On August 29th, moderate flooding occurred in the Concho River basin along Spring Creek, Dove Creek, Middle Concho River and the South Concho River. Flooding of a few houses occurred at the headwaters of Spring Creek in the town of Mertzon, and one house was flooded along Dove Creek at the site of the river gage near the town of Knickerbocker. Foster Park, located at the river gage site on Spring Creek near Tankersley, was also flooded. The river rose to just a foot below the park pavilion. At Dove Creek at Knickerbocker, the crest was 20.1 feet (bankfull stage is 14 feet). The Middle Concho River above Tankersley reached a crest of 24.3 feet (flood stage is 18 feet) and flooded a few roads.The flooding quickly subsided on the evening of August 29th as water rushed into the Twin Buttes Reservoir in southwest San Angelo. The amount of water in the reservoir rose from near 22,000 acre feet to 60,280 acre feet as the height rose 18 feet. This water was a welcomed sight to residents of the Concho Valley, as the drought this year had left lakes and reservoirs very low.