Middle Yegua Creek near Dime Box, TX
River level and flood forecast · Lee County
Normal0.3 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 9.7 ft below flood stage (10 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (May 4, 2019) | 15.56 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10 ftMinor lowland flooding begins as water spills into the floodplain in the vicinity of the gage. FM 141 below the confluence with West Yegua Creek is threatened and backwater flooding up West Yegua and Turkey Creeks in Lee County is likely.
Highest crests on record
- 15.56 ft — May 4, 2019
- 15.39 ft — December 22, 1991
- 15.16 ft — May 24, 1975
- 14.6 ft — November 5, 2002
- 14.36 ft — November 23, 2004
Recent crests: 10.11 ft (June 5, 2021) · 11.71 ft (May 10, 2019) · 15.56 ft (May 4, 2019) · 12.11 ft (January 4, 2019) · 10.1 ft (January 3, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DMYT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.