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Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg

Highest listed crest 28.30 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft44 crests since 1938

The Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 44 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2020. The highest, 28.30 ft on March 30, 1945, was major flooding, 13.30 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Big Cypress Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.30 ft
March 30, 1945; 58,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
6
111th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
February 13, 2020
17.80 ft, minor flooding
Location
Titus County
Near Mount Pleasant (10.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg
Action stage14.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.031Feb 13, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.07Apr 11, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.06Dec 28, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

44 crests from 1938 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, 1938 to 2020 15202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Jan 30, 1938: 25.00 ft, major floodingMar 30, 1945: 28.30 ft, major flooding; 58,500 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1960: 15.95 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1989: 22.39 ft, major flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1990: 18.96 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1990: 17.24 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1990: 17.61 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1991: 15.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1991: 16.14 ft, minor flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1991: 16.84 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1991: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1992: 15.02 ft, minor flooding; 5,230 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1992: 18.62 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1992: 21.55 ft, moderate flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1992: 15.63 ft, minor flooding; 6,290 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1992: 19.51 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1993: 16.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1993: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,460 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1993: 17.25 ft, minor flooding; 9,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1994: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 5,960 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1994: 22.41 ft, major flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1994: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 9,510 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1995: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,230 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1995: 18.62 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1995: 17.26 ft, minor flooding; 9,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1997: 16.56 ft, minor flooding; 8,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1997: 19.48 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1997: 17.69 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1998: 15.57 ft, minor flooding; 6,180 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1999: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,350 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1999: 15.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,550 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2000: 15.58 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2001: 19.70 ft, moderate floodingFeb 6, 2010: 15.50 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2015: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,350 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2015: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 6,520 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 17.02 ft, minor flooding; 8,840 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2015: 22.51 ft, major flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 22.32 ft, major flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2016: 19.37 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2016: 19.29 ft, moderate flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2017: 20.90 ft, moderate flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2018: 16.45 ft, minor flooding; 8,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2020: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.30 ft, Mar 30, 1945 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 27 27 2000s: 2 2010s: 10 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg
1Mar 30, 194528.30+13.30Major58,500
2Jan 30, 193825.00+10.00Major—
3Dec 13, 201522.51+7.51Major28,300
4Nov 5, 199422.41+7.41Major25,300
5May 18, 198922.39+7.39Major25,300
6Dec 28, 201522.32+7.32Major27,500
7Jun 30, 199221.55+6.55Moderate22,200
8Apr 11, 201720.90+5.90Moderate21,900
9Dec 18, 200119.70+4.70Moderate—
10Dec 15, 199219.51+4.51Moderate15,600
11Feb 21, 199719.48+4.48Moderate15,500
12Mar 10, 201619.37+4.37Moderate16,100
13Apr 30, 201619.29+4.29Moderate15,700
14Mar 9, 199018.96+3.96Minor14,000
15Mar 10, 199218.62+3.62Minor13,100
16Apr 11, 199518.62+3.62Minor13,100
17Feb 13, 202017.80+2.80Minor12,100
18Apr 28, 199717.69+2.69Minor10,700
19May 4, 199017.61+2.61Minor10,500
20May 9, 199517.26+2.26Minor9,650
21Oct 21, 199317.25+2.25Minor9,630
22Mar 30, 199017.24+2.24Minor9,600
23Dec 15, 199417.20+2.20Minor9,510
24Nov 29, 201517.02+2.02Minor8,840
25Mar 10, 201516.90+1.90Minor9,350
26May 4, 199116.84+1.84Minor8,700
27Jan 2, 199916.68+1.68Minor8,350
28Jan 5, 199316.66+1.66Minor8,310
29Feb 13, 199716.56+1.56Minor8,100
30Feb 22, 201816.45+1.45Minor8,200
31Feb 23, 199116.14+1.14Minor7,270
32Dec 19, 196015.95+0.95Minor7,000
33Mar 13, 199915.82+0.82Minor6,550
34Mar 14, 201515.70+0.70Minor6,520
35Jul 30, 199215.63+0.63Minor6,290
36Jan 27, 199515.60+0.60Minor6,230
37Jul 2, 200015.58+0.58Minor6,200
38Dec 5, 199815.57+0.57Minor6,180
39Feb 6, 201015.50+0.50Minor—
40Feb 23, 199415.45+0.45Minor5,960
41Jan 11, 199115.17+0.17Minor5,480
42Feb 26, 199315.16+0.16Minor5,460
43Feb 13, 199215.02+0.02Minor5,230
44Dec 22, 199115.000.00Minor5,200

The worst floods along the Big Cypress Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Big Cypress Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 30, 1945: 28.30 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Big Cypress Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Big Cypress Creek
Pittsburg this gaugeTX15.028.30 ft, Mar 30, 19456
Mooringsport (Caddo Lake)LA172.0182.92 ft, May 5, 19585

Other gauges in Titus County

Flood gauges in Titus County
Talco16.022.90 ft, Mar 31, 19451

Titus County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PBGT2, 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.