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Cummins Creek at Frelsburg

Highest listed crest 42.12 ftFlood stage 27.0 ft8 crests since 2004

The Cummins Creek at Frelsburg crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2004 to 2021. The highest, 42.12 ft on August 28, 2017, was major flooding, 15.12 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
42.12 ft
August 28, 2017; 40,053 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
27.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
October 15, 2021
29.95 ft, minor flooding
Location
Colorado County
Texas
Identifiers
NWS FBCT2
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cummins Creek at Frelsburg
Action stage15.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)27.03Oct 15, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.02May 26, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.03Aug 28, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2004 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cummins Creek at Frelsburg, 2004 to 2021 2530354045ft Flood stage 27.0 ftMajor 33.0 ft Nov 23, 2004: 36.40 ft, major flooding; 21,770 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2007: 28.15 ft, minor flooding; 10,673 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2009: 30.35 ft, moderate flooding; 12,623 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 32.81 ft, moderate flooding; 15,626 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2015: 28.12 ft, minor flooding; 10,649 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2016: 40.25 ft, major floodingAug 28, 2017: 42.12 ft, major flooding; 40,053 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2021: 29.95 ft, minor flooding; 11,569 cubic feet per second Highest, 42.12 ft, Aug 28, 2017 2005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cummins Creek at Frelsburg 2000s: 3 2010s: 4 4 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, Cummins Creek at Frelsburg
1Aug 28, 201742.12+15.12Major40,053
2Apr 18, 201640.25+13.25Major—
3Nov 23, 200436.40+9.40Major21,770
4May 26, 201532.81+5.81Moderate15,626
5Apr 18, 200930.35+3.35Moderate12,623
6Oct 15, 202129.95+2.95Minor11,569
7Nov 18, 200728.15+1.15Minor10,673
8Jun 17, 201528.12+1.12Minor10,649

Other gauges in Colorado County

Flood gauges in Colorado County
Columbus34.048.40 ft, Jul 26, 193811
Frelsburg23.031.95 ft, Apr 18, 20162

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FBCT2, 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.