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Cowhouse Creek near Pidcoke

Highest listed crest 44.51 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft48 crests since 1900

The Cowhouse Creek near Pidcoke crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 48 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1900 to 2025. The highest, 44.51 ft on May 5, 2024, was major flooding, 24.51 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
44.51 ft
May 5, 2024; 93,996 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 38.0 ft
Crests at major
6
111th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
July 13, 2025
24.39 ft, minor flooding
Location
Coryell County
Near Copperas Cove (11.5 mi), Gatesville (13.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cowhouse Creek near Pidcoke
Action stage18.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.035Jul 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage35.07May 23, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage38.06May 5, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

48 crests from 1900 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cowhouse Creek near Pidcoke, 1900 to 2025 202530354045ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 38.0 ft Jan 1, 1900: 37.50 ft, moderate flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1944: 37.50 ft, moderate flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1953: 26.97 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1955: 29.70 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1956: 38.76 ft, major flooding; 55,800 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1957: 35.80 ft, moderate flooding; 39,200 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1957: 37.93 ft, moderate flooding; 49,400 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1959: 40.10 ft, major flooding; 66,200 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1961: 33.20 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1964: 26.45 ft, minor flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1965: 27.98 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1965: 39.85 ft, major flooding; 63,800 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1965: 37.07 ft, moderate flooding; 45,000 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1966: 27.47 ft, minor flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1970: 33.24 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1974: 30.10 ft, minor flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1976: 32.43 ft, minor flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1981: 34.03 ft, minor flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1985: 31.18 ft, minor flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1989: 28.44 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1990: 27.84 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1990: 29.15 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1990: 27.37 ft, minor flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1991: 44.30 ft, major flooding; 110,000 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1995: 26.65 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1997: 31.16 ft, minor flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1998: 39.70 ft, major flooding; 60,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 21.96 ft, minor flooding; 12,267 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2004: 22.33 ft, minor flooding; 12,564 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2004: 30.00 ft, minor flooding; 22,760 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2005: 20.86 ft, minor flooding; 11,366 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2005: 26.30 ft, minor flooding; 16,419 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2007: 21.95 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2007: 36.69 ft, moderate flooding; 51,559 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2007: 25.65 ft, minor flooding; 17,652 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2007: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 15,230 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2009: 26.11 ft, minor flooding; 17,161 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2009: 26.03 ft, minor flooding; 17,044 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2010: 32.87 ft, minor flooding; 32,338 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2015: 22.98 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 21.78 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2015: 24.45 ft, minor flooding; 16,093 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2016: 32.29 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2023: 21.42 ft, minor flooding; 13,116 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2024: 44.51 ft, major flooding; 93,996 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2024: 35.22 ft, moderate flooding; 41,267 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2025: 30.90 ft, minor flooding; 28,051 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2025: 24.39 ft, minor flooding; 16,461 cubic feet per second Highest, 44.51 ft, May 5, 2024 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cowhouse Creek near Pidcoke 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 6 1960s: 6 1970s: 3 1980s: 3 1990s: 7 2000s: 11 11 2010s: 5 2020s: 5 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Cowhouse Creek near Pidcoke
1May 5, 202444.51+24.51Major93,996
2Dec 20, 199144.30+24.30Major110,000
3Oct 4, 195940.10+20.10Major66,200
4May 16, 196539.85+19.85Major63,800
5Mar 16, 199839.70+19.70Major60,500
6May 1, 195638.76+18.76Major55,800
7May 13, 195737.93+17.93Moderate49,400
8Jan 1, 190037.50+17.50Moderate47,000
9Jan 1, 194437.50+17.50Moderate47,000
10Nov 8, 196537.07+17.07Moderate45,000
11Jun 28, 200736.69+16.69Moderate51,559
12Apr 26, 195735.80+15.80Moderate39,200
13May 23, 202435.22+15.22Moderate41,267
14Jun 15, 198134.03+14.03Minor33,000
15Sep 1, 197033.24+13.24Minor30,600
16Oct 10, 196133.20+13.20Minor30,600
17Jan 29, 201032.87+12.87Minor32,338
18Jul 4, 197632.43+12.43Minor28,700
19Jun 3, 201632.29+12.29Minor31,100
20Jun 6, 198531.18+11.18Minor25,800
21Feb 21, 199731.16+11.16Minor25,200
22Jun 12, 202530.90+10.90Minor28,051
23Oct 31, 197430.10+10.10Minor23,800
24Nov 17, 200430.00+10.00Minor22,760
25May 19, 195529.70+9.70Minor23,000
26May 3, 199029.15+9.15Minor22,200
27May 17, 198928.44+8.44Minor21,100
28May 10, 196527.98+7.98Minor20,400
29Apr 26, 199027.84+7.84Minor20,300
30Aug 12, 196627.47+7.47Minor19,700
31May 12, 199027.37+7.37Minor19,700
32May 12, 195326.97+6.97Minor19,000
33Apr 4, 199526.65+6.65Minor19,100
34Sep 22, 196426.45+6.45Minor18,300
35Aug 10, 200526.30+6.30Minor16,419
36Apr 27, 200926.11+6.11Minor17,161
37Oct 22, 200926.03+6.03Minor17,044
38Jul 5, 200725.65+5.65Minor17,652
39Oct 24, 201524.45+4.45Minor16,093
40Jul 13, 202524.39+4.39Minor16,461
41Sep 5, 200723.70+3.70Minor15,230
42May 25, 201522.98+2.98Minor14,700
43Aug 20, 200422.33+2.33Minor12,564
44Jun 10, 200421.96+1.96Minor12,267
45Mar 30, 200721.95+1.95Minor12,300
46May 29, 201521.78+1.78Minor13,400
47Oct 26, 202321.42+1.42Minor13,116
48Feb 24, 200520.86+0.86Minor11,366

Other gauges in Coryell County

Flood gauges in Coryell County
Gatesville22.035.00 ft, May 1, 19083

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PICT2, 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.