Buffalo Bayou at Piney Point Village

Highest listed crest 62.84 ftFlood stage 52.0 ft5 crests since 2009

The Buffalo Bayou at Piney Point Village crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2019. The highest, 62.84 ft on August 31, 2017, was major flooding, 10.84 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Buffalo Bayou crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 62.84 ft; August 31, 2017; 15,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 52.0 ft; Major flooding from 60.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest: September 19, 2019; 52.75 ft, minor flooding
Location: Harris County; Near Bellaire (4.8 mi), West University Place (5.9 mi), Houston (8.5 mi)
Identifiers: NWS PPTT2; USGS 08073700

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Buffalo Bayou at Piney Point Village

Action stage	49.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	52.0	1	Sep 19, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	57.0	3	Apr 18, 2016	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	60.0	1	Aug 31, 2017	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2009 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
36 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 52.75 ft on Jul 3, 1968; 53.47 ft on Mar 21, 1972; 54.98 ft on Jun 13, 1973; 52.71 ft on Jun 7, 1978; 55.15 ft on Sep 19, 1979; 57.20 ft on Aug 31, 1981; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Buffalo Bayou at Piney Point Village

1	Aug 31, 2017	62.84	+10.84	Major	15,000
2	May 26, 2015	58.28	+6.28	Moderate	7,360
3	Apr 18, 2016	57.75	+5.75	Moderate	7,200
4	Apr 28, 2009	57.25	+5.25	Moderate	7,990
5	Sep 19, 2019	52.75	+0.75	Minor	7,816

The worst floods along the Buffalo Bayou

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

August 31, 2017: 62.84 ft here, major flooding

West Belt DriveTX · Aug 31, 2017 · 71.22 ft · Major · its highest
Shepherd DriveTX · Aug 28, 2017 · 41.90 ft · Major · its highest
Barker ReservoirTX · Aug 27, 2017 · 101.60 ft · Minor · its highest

May 26, 2015: 58.28 ft here, moderate flooding

Shepherd DriveTX · May 26, 2015 · 33.64 ft · Major
West Belt DriveTX · May 26, 2015 · 65.00 ft · Moderate

April 18, 2016: 57.75 ft here, moderate flooding

West Belt DriveTX · Apr 18, 2016 · 65.29 ft · Moderate
Shepherd DriveTX · Apr 18, 2016 · 31.70 ft · Moderate
Barker ReservoirTX · Apr 25, 2016 · 95.25 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Buffalo Bayou

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

Flood gauges on the Buffalo Bayou

Barker Reservoir	TX	93.2	101.60 ft, Aug 27, 2017	0
West Belt Drive	TX	62.2	71.22 ft, Aug 31, 2017	3
Piney Point Village this gauge	TX	52.0	62.84 ft, Aug 31, 2017	1
Shepherd Drive	TX	28.0	41.90 ft, Aug 28, 2017	2

Other gauges in Harris County

Flood gauges in Harris County

Barker	111.0	114.86 ft, Apr 18, 2016	5
Gessner Drive	57.0	61.60 ft, May 26, 2015	7
Houston	41.0	45.67 ft, Aug 27, 2017	1
Barker Reservoir	93.2	101.60 ft, Aug 27, 2017	0
Shepherd Drive	28.0	41.90 ft, Aug 28, 2017	2
West Belt Drive	62.2	71.22 ft, Aug 31, 2017	3
Crosby	53.4	58.99 ft, Aug 28, 2017	0
Telephone Road	43.5	47.40 ft, Aug 29, 2017	0
Cypress	122.0	129.97 ft, Aug 28, 2017	3
Hockley	157.3	162.85 ft, Aug 28, 2017	6
Westfield	85.5	97.12 ft, Aug 29, 2017	9
Houston	55.0	62.88 ft, Aug 28, 2017	10
Houston	30.0	44.85 ft, Aug 28, 2017	17
Houston	84.8	86.16 ft, Apr 18, 2016	0
Addicks Reservoir	96.0	109.09 ft, Aug 30, 2017	0
Addicks	109.0	112.64 ft, Apr 18, 2016	3
Sheldon	10.0	28.72 ft, Aug 29, 2017	16
Houston	26.2	30.44 ft, Oct 5, 1981	5
Spring	91.5	111.60 ft, Oct 18, 1994	4
Tide Station (HGX) at Manchester	3.7	7.57 ft, Sep 14, 2021	1
Tide Station (HGX) at Morgan's Point	3.7	6.03 ft, Sep 14, 2021	1
Humble	49.3	69.18 ft, Aug 29, 2017	24
Houston	32.0	45.60 ft, Aug 28, 2017	4
Tomball	129.4	133.89 ft, Aug 28, 2017	1

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PPTT2, 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.