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Cherokee Bayou at Lake Cherokee

Highest listed crest 289.00 ftFlood stage 282.0 ft2 crests since 1959

The Cherokee Bayou at Lake Cherokee crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1959 to 1989. The highest, 289.00 ft on March 30, 1989, was major flooding, 7.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
289.00 ft
March 30, 1989
Flood stage
282.0 ft
Major flooding from 285.0 ft
Crests at major
2
218th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
March 30, 1989
289.00 ft, major flooding
Location
Rusk County
Near Kilgore (13.3 mi), Longview (14.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cherokee Bayou at Lake Cherokee
Action stage281.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)282.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage284.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage285.02Mar 30, 1989Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 1959 to 1989. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cherokee Bayou at Lake Cherokee, 1959 to 1989 282284286288290ft Flood stage 282.0 ftMajor 285.0 ft May 3, 1959: 285.50 ft, major floodingMar 30, 1989: 289.00 ft, major flooding Highest, 289.00 ft, Mar 30, 1989 1960197019801990

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cherokee Bayou at Lake Cherokee 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s
  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, Cherokee Bayou at Lake Cherokee
1Mar 30, 1989289.00+7.00Major—
2May 3, 1959285.50+3.50Major—

Other gauges in Rusk County

Flood gauges in Rusk County
Cushing15.017.79 ft, Apr 30, 20160

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LCRT2, 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.