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Clear Creek above Telephone Road

Highest listed crest 47.40 ftFlood stage 43.5 ft13 crests since 2006

The Clear Creek above Telephone Road crested above flood stage 3 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2006 to 2020. The highest, 47.40 ft on August 29, 2017, was minor flooding, 3.90 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Clear Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
47.40 ft
August 29, 2017; 4,490 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
43.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 22, 2020
44.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Harris County
Near Pearland (3.2 mi), South Houston (6.1 mi), Friendswood (8.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Clear Creek above Telephone Road
Action stage40.57Oct 31, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)43.53Sep 22, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

13 crests from 2006 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Clear Creek above Telephone Road, 2006 to 2020 36384042444648ft Flood stage 43.5 ft Oct 16, 2006: 43.61 ft, minor flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2008: 42.71 ft, action stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2010: 41.70 ft, action stage; 1,340 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2010: 39.98 ft, below flood stage; 938 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2012: 41.15 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2013: 37.13 ft, below flood stage; 546 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2014: 40.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2015: 42.32 ft, action stage; 1,630 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2015: 40.74 ft, action stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 42.84 ft, action stage; 1,720 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2015: 42.19 ft, action stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2017: 47.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,490 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2020: 44.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,393 cubic feet per second Highest, 47.40 ft, Aug 29, 2017 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Clear Creek above Telephone Road 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 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, Clear Creek above Telephone Road
1Aug 29, 201747.40+3.90Minor4,490
2Sep 22, 202044.00+0.50Minor2,393
3Oct 16, 200643.61+0.11Minor2,000
4May 26, 201542.84−0.66Action1,720
5Sep 13, 200842.71−0.79Action1,670
6Apr 18, 201542.32−1.18Action1,630
7Oct 31, 201542.19−1.31Action1,490
8Jul 3, 201041.70−1.80Action1,340
9May 12, 201241.15−2.35Action1,200
10May 13, 201540.74−2.76Action1,100
11May 28, 201440.40−3.10Below flood stage1,030
12Dec 29, 201039.98−3.52Below flood stage938
13Apr 28, 201337.13−6.37Below flood stage546

The worst floods along the Clear Creek

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

August 29, 2017: 47.40 ft here, minor flooding

  • FriendswoodTX · Aug 29, 2017 · 24.25 ft · Major · its highest

September 22, 2020: 44.00 ft here, minor flooding

October 16, 2006: 43.61 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Clear Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Clear Creek
Telephone Road this gaugeTX43.547.40 ft, Aug 29, 20170
FriendswoodTX12.024.25 ft, Aug 29, 20171

Other gauges in Harris County

Flood gauges in Harris County
Barker111.0114.86 ft, Apr 18, 20165
Gessner Drive57.061.60 ft, May 26, 20157
Houston41.045.67 ft, Aug 27, 20171
Barker Reservoir93.2101.60 ft, Aug 27, 20170
Piney Point Village52.062.84 ft, Aug 31, 20171
Shepherd Drive28.041.90 ft, Aug 28, 20172
West Belt Drive62.271.22 ft, Aug 31, 20173
Crosby53.458.99 ft, Aug 28, 20170
Cypress122.0129.97 ft, Aug 28, 20173
Hockley157.3162.85 ft, Aug 28, 20176
Westfield85.597.12 ft, Aug 29, 20179
Houston55.062.88 ft, Aug 28, 201710
Houston30.044.85 ft, Aug 28, 201717
Houston84.886.16 ft, Apr 18, 20160
Addicks Reservoir96.0109.09 ft, Aug 30, 20170
Addicks109.0112.64 ft, Apr 18, 20163
Sheldon10.028.72 ft, Aug 29, 201716
Houston26.230.44 ft, Oct 5, 19815
Spring91.5111.60 ft, Oct 18, 19944
Tide Station (HGX) at Manchester3.77.57 ft, Sep 14, 20211
Tide Station (HGX) at Morgan's Point3.76.03 ft, Sep 14, 20211
Humble49.369.18 ft, Aug 29, 201724
Houston32.045.60 ft, Aug 28, 20174
Tomball129.4133.89 ft, Aug 28, 20171

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRLT2, 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.