White Oak Creek near Talco, TX
River level and flood forecast · Titus County
Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 14.4 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.6 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 7 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:13 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 15.5 ft |
| Record crest (March 31, 1945) | 22.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftExpect severe flooding with thousands of acres of land flooded. Cattle and farm equipment should moved to higher ground.
- 19 ftExpect considerable lowland flooding with some secondary roadways inundated. Ranchers that have cattle and equipment near the creek should move them to higher ground.
- 18 ftMinor lowland flooding. Move livestock and equipment to higher ground.
- 16 ftExpect minor lowland flooding of creek bottoms. Ranchers that may have cattle and equipment in the creek bottoms should move them to higher ground.
Highest crests on record
- 22.9 ft — March 31, 1945
- 21.2 ft — December 11, 1971
- 20.39 ft — December 28, 2015
- 20.28 ft — May 1, 1966
- 19.86 ft — January 24, 1980
Recent crests: 18.84 ft (June 21, 2021) · 18.7 ft (May 20, 2021) · 17.8 ft (April 25, 2021) · 18.88 ft (February 23, 2018) · 19.34 ft (August 15, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Sulphur River near Talco, TX
- Cuthand Creek near Cuthand, TX
- White Oak Creek near Omaha at Interstate 30, TX
- Sulphur River near Dalby Springs at Interstate 30, TX
- Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, TX
- South Sulphur River near Cooper, TX
- North Sulphur River near Cooper, TX
- Red River near Dekalb - Pecan Point, TX
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WOCT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.