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Little Cypress Creek near Jefferson

Highest listed crest 22.28 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft29 crests since 1944

The Little Cypress Creek near Jefferson crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1944 to 2018. The highest, 22.28 ft on April 26, 1966, was major flooding, 9.28 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Little Cypress Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.28 ft
April 26, 1966; 35,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
6
111th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
February 26, 2018
14.66 ft, minor flooding
Location
Harrison County
Near Marshall (12.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Cypress Creek near Jefferson
Action stage12.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.014Feb 26, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.09May 4, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.06Mar 12, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

29 crests from 1944 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Cypress Creek near Jefferson, 1944 to 2018 12141618202224ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft May 1, 1944: 21.10 ft, major floodingJun 4, 1946: 16.00 ft, moderate flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1950: 16.30 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1953: 16.88 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1957: 19.07 ft, major flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1958: 20.63 ft, major flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1960: 13.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1960: 17.02 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1966: 22.28 ft, major flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1967: 13.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1968: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1969: 14.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1973: 16.90 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1974: 16.37 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1975: 15.08 ft, minor flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1987: 17.26 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1989: 19.41 ft, major flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1991: 13.74 ft, minor flooding; 7,370 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1992: 14.42 ft, minor flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1997: 14.95 ft, minor flooding; 7,490 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2001: 15.00 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 2009: 15.90 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2015: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 7,290 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2015: 15.44 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2015: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,700 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2016: 16.07 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2016: 19.99 ft, major flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2016: 16.01 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2018: 14.66 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.28 ft, Apr 26, 1966 1950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Cypress Creek near Jefferson 1940s: 2 1950s: 4 1960s: 6 1970s: 3 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 7 7 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Little Cypress Creek near Jefferson
1Apr 26, 196622.28+9.28Major35,500
2May 1, 194421.10+8.10Major—
3Apr 30, 195820.63+7.63Major23,900
4Mar 12, 201619.99+6.99Major24,600
5Mar 29, 198919.41+6.41Major20,500
6Apr 27, 195719.07+6.07Major18,400
7Dec 29, 198717.26+4.26Moderate12,600
8Dec 11, 196017.02+4.02Moderate12,000
9Apr 27, 197316.90+3.90Moderate11,800
10May 19, 195316.88+3.88Moderate11,800
11Jun 10, 197416.37+3.37Moderate10,400
12Feb 16, 195016.30+3.30Moderate10,200
13Jan 1, 201616.07+3.07Moderate11,600
14May 4, 201616.01+3.01Moderate11,400
15Jun 4, 194616.00+3.00Moderate9,500
16Oct 17, 200915.90+2.90Minor—
17Dec 18, 201515.90+2.90Minor9,700
18May 15, 196815.70+2.70Minor8,240
19May 12, 201515.44+2.44Minor8,700
20Feb 6, 197515.08+2.08Minor7,550
21Mar 5, 200115.00+2.00Minor—
22May 1, 199714.95+1.95Minor7,490
23Mar 12, 201514.70+1.70Minor7,290
24Feb 26, 201814.66+1.66Minor17,100
25Dec 20, 199214.42+1.42Minor6,880
26Mar 24, 196914.23+1.23Minor5,480
27Jun 11, 199113.74+0.74Minor7,370
28Jun 6, 196713.22+0.22Minor4,350
29Jan 20, 196013.15+0.15Minor4,500

The worst floods along the Little Cypress Creek

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

April 26, 1966: 22.28 ft here, major flooding

  • Ore CityTX · Apr 24, 1966 · 20.20 ft · Moderate

April 30, 1958: 20.63 ft here, major flooding

  • Ore CityTX · Apr 29, 1958 · 19.40 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Little Cypress Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Little Cypress Creek
Ore CityTX13.020.70 ft, Apr 2, 19450
Jefferson this gaugeTX13.022.28 ft, Apr 26, 19666

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JFFT2, 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.