Bull Creek above Loop 360, TX
River level and flood forecast · Travis County
Normal1.0 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 4.0 ft below flood stage (5 ft).
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 9 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 5 ft |
| Flood stage | 5 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (November 24, 2000) | 18.72 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftWidespread flooding is making secondary roads, low bridges, and crossings very dangerous from the headwaters to town lake. Lowest homes in the flood plain are threatened. Flow is approaching the USGS 1:25 year flood level of 13.8 feet.
- 11.8 ftMajor flooding is near the USGS 1:10 year flood level of 11,000 CFS. Streets, roads and bridges in the flood plain are severely flooded and dangerous to motorists.
- 9 ftMajor flooding makes the bridge at FM 2222 and Shoal Creek very dangerous to motorists. Several streets and low crossings are flooded from the headwaters to town lake. Flow approaches the USGS 1:5 year flood level of 9.8 feet.
- 7 ftFlooding covers the low bridge at FM 2222 at Bull Creek. Motorists should use care approaching this bridge. Flow is near the USGS 1:2 year flood level of 6.9 feet.
- 5 ftModerate lowland flooding reaches into lowest areas of the flood plain.
- 4 ftOverbank conditions put water over lowest sections of the banks.
Highest crests on record
- 18.72 ft — November 24, 2000
- 14.97 ft — September 8, 2010
- 12.31 ft — October 7, 1994
- 10.68 ft — May 25, 2015
- 9.47 ft — May 17, 1989
Recent crests: 5.07 ft (July 5, 2025) · 5.71 ft (May 8, 2019) · 8.82 ft (October 30, 2015) · 10.68 ft (May 25, 2015) · 6.68 ft (May 6, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Shoal Creek above Silverway Drive, TX
- Waller Creek at Koenig Lane, TX
- Little Walnut Creek (TX) at Georgian Drive near Austin 7N, TX
- Lake Creek at Lake Creek Parkway near Cedar Park 5SE, TX
- Shoal Creek at West 12th Street, TX
- Walnut Creek at Dessau Rd near Austin, TX
- Boggy Creek at Manor Road, TX
- Barton Creek above Barton Springs, TX
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ABUT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.