Plum Creek near Luling, TX
River level and flood forecast · Caldwell County
Normal4.5 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 18.5 ft below flood stage (23 ft).
Flow: 9 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 | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 24 ft |
| Flood stage | 23 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (July 1, 1936) | 30.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftMajor flooding, flow in Plum Creek is seventy five to one hundred yards wide in most areas with many secondary roads and low bridges flooded. Livestock in low areas of the flood plain may be cut off and drowned.
- 24 ftModerate lowland flooding reaches significant areas of the flood plain flooding secondary roads and low bridges. Livestock in the flood plain may be cut off in low areas and drowned.
- 23 ftMinor lowland flooding escapes banks into lower sections of the flood plain. Briggs Road near the bridge begins to flood.
- 21 ftFlood waters encroaches on the FM 1322 bridge approach.
- 20 ftFlow spills over low sections of banks.
Highest crests on record
- 30.7 ft — July 1, 1936
- 26.51 ft — May 24, 1975
- 26.48 ft — June 4, 1987
- 25.95 ft — April 29, 1953
- 25.89 ft — June 18, 1961
Recent crests: 23.94 ft (October 31, 2015) · 25.67 ft (May 26, 2015) · 25.88 ft (November 23, 2004) · 21.26 ft (May 6, 1993) · 23.51 ft (May 14, 1992)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LULT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.