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Little Cypress Creek near Ore City

Highest listed crest 20.70 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft17 crests since 1945

The Little Cypress Creek near Ore City crested above flood stage 16 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2018. The highest, 20.70 ft on April 2, 1945, was moderate flooding, 7.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.70 ft
April 2, 1945
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
16 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 24, 2018
13.34 ft, minor flooding
Location
Upshur County
Near Longview (10.5 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 Ore City
Action stage12.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.013Feb 24, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.03Apr 24, 1966Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1945 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Cypress Creek near Ore City, 1945 to 2018 121416182022ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Apr 2, 1945: 20.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 1958: 19.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 1966: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1989: 12.13 ft, below flood stage; 3,760 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1989: 16.28 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1990: 13.25 ft, minor flooding; 6,070 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1991: 13.74 ft, minor flooding; 7,370 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1992: 13.83 ft, minor flooding; 7,630 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1994: 13.43 ft, minor flooding; 6,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1997: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1997: 14.26 ft, minor flooding; 8,820 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2001: 13.30 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 2009: 15.10 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 2015: 15.58 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 15.62 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2016: 15.59 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2018: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 6,120 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.70 ft, Apr 2, 1945 1950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Cypress Creek near Ore City 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 6 6 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 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 Ore City
1Apr 2, 194520.70+7.70Moderate—
2Apr 24, 196620.20+7.20Moderate23,500
3Apr 29, 195819.40+6.40Moderate—
4May 19, 198916.28+3.28Minor14,100
5Dec 29, 201515.62+2.62Minor14,900
6May 1, 201615.59+2.59Minor12,300
7Dec 15, 201515.58+2.58Minor14,800
8Oct 15, 200915.10+2.10Minor—
9Apr 29, 199714.26+1.26Minor8,820
10Dec 17, 199213.83+0.83Minor7,630
11Jun 11, 199113.74+0.74Minor7,370
12Dec 18, 199413.43+0.43Minor6,520
13Feb 24, 201813.34+0.34Minor6,120
14Dec 19, 200113.30+0.30Minor—
15Mar 10, 199013.25+0.25Minor6,070
16Feb 23, 199713.10+0.10Minor5,700
17Mar 29, 198912.13−0.87Below flood stage3,760

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 24, 1966: 20.20 ft here, moderate flooding

  • JeffersonTX · Apr 26, 1966 · 22.28 ft · Major · its highest

April 29, 1958: 19.40 ft here, moderate flooding

  • JeffersonTX · Apr 30, 1958 · 20.63 ft · Major

December 29, 2015: 15.62 ft here, minor flooding

  • JeffersonTX · Jan 1, 2016 · 16.07 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 City this gaugeTX13.020.70 ft, Apr 2, 19450
JeffersonTX13.022.28 ft, Apr 26, 19666

Other gauges in Upshur County

Flood gauges in Upshur County
Big Sandy17.024.10 ft, Mar 31, 19455

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ORCT2, 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.