Davidson Creek near Lyons, TX

River level and flood forecast · Burleson County

Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The river is 13.8 ft below flood stage (16 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 9 ftFlood 16 ftModerate 18 ftMajor 20 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 stage20 ft
Moderate flood stage18 ft
Flood stage16 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (August 28, 2017)19.47 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 21 ftMajor flooding begins with FM 60 flooded.
  • 19 ftModerate lowland flooding continues with water up to the low steel of the FM 60 bridge. The channel is 3/4 miles wide in the vicinity of the gage.
  • 17 ftModerate lowland flooding begins.
  • 16 ftMinor lowland flooding begins.

Highest crests on record

  1. 19.47 ft — August 28, 2017
  2. 19.33 ft — October 17, 1994
  3. 18.67 ft — June 24, 1968
  4. 18.47 ft — February 21, 2003
  5. 17.89 ft — April 25, 1990

Recent crests: 16.81 ft (May 29, 2021) · 12.22 ft (April 11, 2020) · 17.71 ft (May 4, 2019) · 16.03 ft (January 3, 2019) · 16.94 ft (December 27, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LYNT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.