Little Cypress Creek near Ore City, TX

River level and flood forecast · Upshur County

Normal1.8 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 11.2 ft below flood stage (13 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-50510152025TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 12.5 ftFlood 13 ftModerate 19 ftMajor 21 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 stage21 ft
Moderate flood stage19 ft
Flood stage13 ft
Action stage12.5 ft
Record crest (April 2, 1945)20.7 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.7 ft — April 2, 1945
  2. 20.2 ft — April 24, 1966
  3. 19.4 ft — April 29, 1958
  4. 16.28 ft — May 19, 1989
  5. 15.62 ft — December 29, 2015

Recent crests: 13.34 ft (February 24, 2018) · 15.59 ft (May 1, 2016) · 15.62 ft (December 29, 2015) · 15.58 ft (December 15, 2015) · 15.1 ft (October 15, 2009)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ORCT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.