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Clear Creek at Friendswood

Highest listed crest 24.25 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft14 crests since 1979

The Clear Creek at Friendswood crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2020. The highest, 24.25 ft on August 29, 2017, was major flooding, 12.25 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
24.25 ft
August 29, 2017; 44,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
September 22, 2020
16.48 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Galveston County
Near Friendswood (1.5 mi), Webster (3.9 mi), League City (4.6 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 at Friendswood
Action stage7.02Apr 18, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.07May 10, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.04Sep 22, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.01Aug 29, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1979 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Clear Creek at Friendswood, 1979 to 2020 10152025ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Sep 20, 1979: 18.48 ft, moderate floodingOct 18, 1994: 15.98 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 2006: 17.07 ft, moderate flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2008: 16.39 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2009: 15.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,640 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2009: 14.23 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2012: 11.84 ft, action stage; 6,480 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2015: 12.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,590 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2015: 12.93 ft, minor flooding; 6,670 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2016: 10.51 ft, action stage; 5,410 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2017: 24.25 ft, major flooding; 44,100 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2019: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,835 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2020: 16.48 ft, moderate flooding; 10,039 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.25 ft, Aug 29, 2017 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Clear Creek at Friendswood 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 4 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 24 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 12.06 ft on May 13, 1972; 19.27 ft on Jun 13, 1973; 12.75 ft on Jun 17, 1976; 19.10 ft on Jul 27, 1979; 15.35 ft on Jan 22, 1980; 15.89 ft on May 4, 1981; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Clear Creek at Friendswood
1Aug 29, 201724.25+12.25Major44,100
2Sep 20, 197918.48+6.48Moderate—
3Oct 17, 200617.07+5.07Moderate11,100
4Sep 22, 202016.48+4.48Moderate10,039
5Sep 13, 200816.39+4.39Moderate10,300
6Oct 18, 199415.98+3.98Minor—
7Apr 19, 200915.73+3.73Minor9,640
8Apr 25, 200914.23+2.23Minor—
9May 26, 201513.21+1.21Minor6,880
10May 10, 201913.10+1.10Minor6,835
11Oct 31, 201512.93+0.93Minor6,670
12May 13, 201512.82+0.82Minor6,590
13May 12, 201211.84−0.16Action6,480
14Apr 18, 201610.51−1.49Action5,410

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: 24.25 ft here, major flooding

October 17, 2006: 17.07 ft here, moderate flooding

September 22, 2020: 16.48 ft here, moderate 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 RoadTX43.547.40 ft, Aug 29, 20170
Friendswood this gaugeTX12.024.25 ft, Aug 29, 20171

Other gauges in Galveston County

Flood gauges in Galveston County
Tide Station (HGX) at Galveston Bay Entrance North Jetty3.54.97 ft, Sep 14, 20211
Tide Station (HGX) at Galveston Railroad Bridge3.55.04 ft, Sep 14, 20211
Tide Station (HGX) at High Island4.04.22 ft, Sep 14, 20210
Tide Station (HGX) at NOS Station at Pier 21 Galveston4.04.71 ft, Sep 14, 20210
Tide Station (HGX) at Rollover Pass3.55.03 ft, Sep 14, 20211
Tide Station (HGX) at San Leon4.05.55 ft, Sep 14, 20211
Tide Station (HGX) at San Luis Pass3.55.60 ft, Sep 14, 20211

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HCCT2, 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.