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Greens Bayou near Houston

Highest listed crest 44.85 ftFlood stage 30.0 ft40 crests since 1972

The Greens Bayou near Houston crested at major flood stage 17 times among the 40 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1972 to 2019. The highest, 44.85 ft on August 28, 2017, was major flooding, 14.85 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Greens Bayou crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
44.85 ft
August 28, 2017; 128,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
30.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
17
22nd of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
September 20, 2019
33.61 ft, major flooding
Location
Harris County
Near Galena Park (6.3 mi), Houston (10.0 mi), Humble (10.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Greens Bayou near Houston
Action stage27.06Apr 8, 2002The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)30.07Nov 23, 2004Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage32.05Apr 19, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.017Sep 20, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

40 crests from 1972 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Greens Bayou near Houston, 1972 to 2019 1020304050ft Flood stage 30.0 ftMajor 33.0 ft Mar 21, 1972: 31.54 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1973: 34.27 ft, major flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1976: 27.17 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1978: 27.75 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1979: 33.61 ft, major flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1981: 30.53 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1983: 32.05 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1983: 28.04 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1984: 32.13 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1987: 28.30 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1988: 17.80 ft, below flood stage; 3,780 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1989: 36.75 ft, major flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1989: 39.40 ft, major flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1992: 33.90 ft, major flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1993: 31.73 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1993: 19.36 ft, below flood stage; 4,440 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1994: 26.78 ft, below flood stage; 8,840 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1994: 36.10 ft, major flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1995: 18.95 ft, below flood stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1996: 20.45 ft, below flood stage; 4,930 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1997: 31.48 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1997: 28.50 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1997: 34.15 ft, major flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1998: 33.49 ft, major flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1998: 31.38 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2000: 30.64 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2002: 29.50 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2002: 36.66 ft, major flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2003: 34.19 ft, major flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2004: 30.75 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2006: 34.06 ft, major flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2006: 35.17 ft, major flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2008: 36.24 ft, major flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2009: 32.57 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2010: 32.80 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 34.19 ft, major flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2015: 34.28 ft, major flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2016: 32.22 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2017: 44.85 ft, major flooding; 128,000 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2019: 33.61 ft, major flooding; 26,202 cubic feet per second Highest, 44.85 ft, Aug 28, 2017 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Greens Bayou near Houston 1970s: 3 1980s: 5 1990s: 7 2000s: 8 8 2010s: 6 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 44.02 ft on Jun 9, 2001.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Greens Bayou near Houston
1Aug 28, 201744.85+14.85Major128,000
2Jun 27, 198939.40+9.40Major32,500
3May 18, 198936.75+6.75Major23,600
4Oct 29, 200236.66+6.66Major20,700
5Sep 15, 200836.24+6.24Major21,200
6Oct 18, 199436.10+6.10Major21,800
7Oct 16, 200635.17+5.17Major18,600
8Oct 31, 201534.28+4.28Major17,400
9Jun 13, 197334.27+4.27Major16,700
10Nov 18, 200334.19+4.19Major16,500
11May 26, 201534.19+4.19Major17,200
12May 25, 199734.15+4.15Major16,400
13Jun 19, 200634.06+4.06Major16,500
14Mar 4, 199233.90+3.90Major15,900
15Sep 20, 197933.61+3.61Major14,700
16Sep 20, 201933.61+3.61Major26,202
17Sep 11, 199833.49+3.49Major15,500
18Jul 3, 201032.80+2.80Moderate14,500
19Apr 19, 200932.57+2.57Moderate14,300
20Apr 19, 201632.22+2.22Moderate14,400
21Oct 26, 198432.13+2.13Moderate14,900
22Aug 19, 198332.05+2.05Moderate14,800
23Mar 2, 199331.73+1.73Minor13,700
24Mar 21, 197231.54+1.54Minor14,100
25Mar 12, 199731.48+1.48Minor13,400
26Nov 13, 199831.38+1.38Minor13,300
27Nov 23, 200430.75+0.75Minor12,700
28May 20, 200030.64+0.64Minor13,500
29May 4, 198130.53+0.53Minor11,700
30Apr 8, 200229.50−0.50Action11,500
31Apr 4, 199728.50−1.50Action10,400
32Jun 12, 198728.30−1.70Action11,500
33Sep 20, 198328.04−1.96Action11,200
34Jun 7, 197827.75−2.25Action11,400
35Apr 19, 197627.17−2.83Action10,400
36May 16, 199426.78−3.22Below flood stage8,840
37Sep 27, 199620.45−9.55Below flood stage4,930
38May 1, 199319.36−10.64Below flood stage4,440
39Jan 13, 199518.95−11.05Below flood stage4,280
40Mar 18, 198817.80−12.20Below flood stage3,780

The worst floods along the Greens Bayou

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

August 28, 2017: 44.85 ft here, major flooding

  • HoustonTX · Aug 28, 2017 · 62.88 ft · Major · its highest
  • HoustonTX · Aug 27, 2017 · 85.84 ft · Minor

June 27, 1989: 39.40 ft here, major flooding

  • HoustonTX · Jun 27, 1989 · 60.62 ft · Major

May 18, 1989: 36.75 ft here, major flooding

  • HoustonTX · May 18, 1989 · 60.47 ft · Major

Gauges on the Greens Bayou

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

Flood gauges on the Greens Bayou
HoustonTX84.886.16 ft, Apr 18, 20160
HoustonTX55.062.88 ft, Aug 28, 201710
Houston this gaugeTX30.044.85 ft, Aug 28, 201717

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
Telephone Road43.547.40 ft, Aug 29, 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
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 GBLT2, 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.