Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, TX

River level and flood forecast · Titus County

Normal4.3 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM

The river is 10.7 ft below flood stage (15 ft).

Flow: 7 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0510152025TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 14.5 ftFlood 15 ftModerate 19 ftMajor 22 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage22 ft
Moderate flood stage19 ft
Flood stage15 ft
Action stage14.5 ft
Record crest (March 30, 1945)28.3 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 28.3 ft — March 30, 1945
  2. 25 ft — January 30, 1938
  3. 22.51 ft — December 13, 2015
  4. 22.41 ft — November 5, 1994
  5. 22.39 ft — May 18, 1989

Recent crests: 17.8 ft (February 13, 2020) · 16.45 ft (February 22, 2018) · 20.9 ft (April 11, 2017) · 19.29 ft (April 30, 2016) · 19.37 ft (March 10, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PBGT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.