Lake Fork Creek near Quitman, TX
River level and flood forecast · Wood County
Normal4.6 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
The river is 11.4 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 111 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 15.5 ft |
| Record crest (March 30, 1945) | 29.85 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftNumerous barns as well as farm buildings will be threatened with serious flooding. All cattle and equipment should be evacuated well away from the creek. Preparations should be rushed to completion for severe flooding. The creek will remain above flood stage for several days as necessary releases to lower high water levels at lake fork continue.
- 20 ftLowland flooding will continue to slowly decrease as reservoir releases from lake fork dam will continue to slowly decrease.
- 19 ftPreparations should be rushed to completion for major flooding problems. Some barns in the floodplain will be facing flooding.
- 16 ftExpect minor lowland flooding problems. Ranchers that may have cattle and equipment in the creek bottoms should move them to higher ground.
Highest crests on record
- 29.85 ft — March 30, 1945
- 25.9 ft — June 7, 1943
- 25.9 ft — July 1, 1895
- 25.1 ft — December 10, 1971
- 24.38 ft — April 28, 1958
Recent crests: 19.02 ft (May 9, 2019) · 18.92 ft (February 23, 2018) · 16.84 ft (August 15, 2017) · 17.12 ft (June 3, 2016) · 20.17 ft (April 30, 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 (QTMT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.