Cole Creek at I-10

Highest listed crest 12.06 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft1 crests since 2018

The Cole Creek at I-10 crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2018. The highest, 12.06 ft on December 8, 2018, was moderate flooding, 2.06 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 12.06 ft; December 8, 2018
Flood stage: 10.0 ft; Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: December 8, 2018; 12.06 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Orange County; Near Orange (6.6 mi), Port Neches (13.2 mi), Groves (13.2 mi)
Identifiers: NWS CKET2; USGS 08031020

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cole Creek at I-10

Action stage	9.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	10.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	12.0	1	Dec 8, 2018	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	13.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2018 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Cole Creek at I-10

1	Dec 8, 2018	12.06	+2.06	Moderate	—

Other gauges in Orange County

Flood gauges in Orange County

FM 3247	6.0	13.30 ft, Sep 1, 2017	2
SH 87	4.0	9.50 ft, Sep 1, 2017	1
FM 1442	6.0	16.53 ft, Sep 3, 2017	2
SH 87	4.0	7.72 ft, Sep 3, 2017	1
Mauriceville	17.0	26.85 ft, Aug 30, 2017	5
Saltwater Barrier	4.0	21.56 ft, Sep 1, 2017	11
I-10	3.0	3.37 ft, Sep 23, 2020	0
International Paper	7.0	7.67 ft, Apr 30, 2020	0
Orange	4.0	7.83 ft, Sep 3, 2017	3

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CKET2, 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.