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Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron

Highest listed crest 18.38 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft29 crests since 2009

The Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron crested above flood stage 29 times among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2025. The highest, 18.38 ft on March 28, 2023, was minor flooding, 3.38 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.38 ft
March 28, 2023
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
0
29 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 8, 2025
15.33 ft, minor flooding
Location
Houston County
Near Warner Robins (7.1 mi), Macon (8.1 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron
Action stage13.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.029Apr 8, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

29 crests from 2009 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron, 2009 to 2025 141618202224ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Dec 20, 2009: 15.97 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 2010: 15.12 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2010: 16.95 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2011: 15.07 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 2013: 15.96 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2014: 16.33 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 2015: 16.80 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 2016: 15.00 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 2016: 16.77 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 2017: 15.87 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2018: 15.11 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 2019: 15.08 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 2019: 15.25 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 2019: 15.54 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 2020: 15.86 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 2020: 15.28 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 2020: 16.12 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 2020: 15.13 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2020: 15.10 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2020: 16.56 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 2021: 15.91 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2022: 17.82 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2023: 15.32 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 2023: 18.38 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2024: 15.16 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2024: 17.56 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2024: 17.10 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 2024: 15.13 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2025: 15.33 ft, minor flooding Highest, 18.38 ft, Mar 28, 2023 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron 2000s: 1 2010s: 13 2020s: 15 15 2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron
1Mar 28, 202318.38+3.38Minor—
2Apr 8, 202217.82+2.82Minor—
3Feb 13, 202417.56+2.56Minor—
4Mar 10, 202417.10+2.10Minor—
5May 5, 201016.95+1.95Minor—
6Dec 24, 201516.80+1.80Minor—
7Apr 2, 201616.77+1.77Minor—
8Sep 18, 202016.56+1.56Minor—
9Apr 8, 201416.33+1.33Minor—
10Mar 6, 202016.12+1.12Minor—
11Dec 20, 200915.97+0.97Minor—
12Feb 14, 201315.96+0.96Minor—
13Oct 8, 202115.91+0.91Minor—
14Jan 3, 201715.87+0.87Minor—
15Feb 8, 202015.86+0.86Minor—
16Dec 24, 201915.54+0.54Minor—
17Apr 8, 202515.33+0.33Minor—
18Jan 5, 202315.32+0.32Minor—
19Feb 20, 202015.28+0.28Minor—
20Dec 19, 201915.25+0.25Minor—
21Jan 11, 202415.16+0.16Minor—
22Apr 21, 202015.13+0.13Minor—
23Sep 28, 202415.13+0.13Minor—
24Jan 26, 201015.12+0.12Minor—
25May 26, 201815.11+0.11Minor—
26Apr 30, 202015.10+0.10Minor—
27Dec 15, 201915.08+0.08Minor—
28Feb 6, 201115.07+0.07Minor—
29Jan 1, 201615.000.00Minor—

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BYNG1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.