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Little River at Cameron

Highest listed crest 53.20 ftFlood stage 30.0 ft60 crests since 1913

The Little River at Cameron crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 60 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2019. The highest, 53.20 ft on September 10, 1921, was major flooding, 23.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
53.20 ft
September 10, 1921; 647,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
30.0 ft
Major flooding from 39.0 ft
Crests at major
4
157th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 5, 2019
33.74 ft, minor flooding
Location
Milam County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little River at Cameron
Action stage27.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)30.025May 5, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage34.031Jan 4, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage39.04Apr 25, 1957Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

60 crests from 1913 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little River at Cameron, 1913 to 2019 303540455055ft Flood stage 30.0 ftMajor 39.0 ft Dec 1, 1913: 49.00 ft, major floodingSep 10, 1921: 53.20 ft, major flooding; 647,000 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1934: 34.37 ft, moderate flooding; 31,700 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1935: 37.40 ft, moderate flooding; 82,000 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1936: 38.75 ft, moderate flooding; 107,000 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1936: 32.23 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1938: 35.48 ft, moderate flooding; 50,400 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1939: 30.65 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1940: 37.35 ft, moderate flooding; 82,000 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1942: 36.32 ft, moderate flooding; 67,900 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1944: 37.24 ft, moderate flooding; 81,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1945: 37.44 ft, moderate flooding; 82,000 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1946: 32.33 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1947: 33.68 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1949: 35.32 ft, moderate flooding; 42,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1950: 31.10 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1952: 53.00 ft, major floodingMay 16, 1953: 34.00 ft, moderate flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 1953: 35.03 ft, moderate flooding; 41,700 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1957: 39.56 ft, major flooding; 116,000 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1957: 38.90 ft, moderate flooding; 103,000 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1959: 37.07 ft, moderate flooding; 71,500 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1960: 35.97 ft, moderate flooding; 55,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1965: 38.42 ft, moderate flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1966: 35.19 ft, moderate flooding; 45,200 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1968: 36.67 ft, moderate flooding; 65,200 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1969: 33.56 ft, minor flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1970: 33.14 ft, minor flooding; 23,060 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1974: 31.41 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1975: 36.58 ft, moderate flooding; 63,800 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1976: 33.93 ft, minor flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1977: 34.95 ft, moderate flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1979: 36.69 ft, moderate flooding; 65,300 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1981: 35.04 ft, moderate flooding; 41,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1986: 33.01 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1986: 32.88 ft, minor flooding; 21,924 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1991: 33.05 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1991: 38.95 ft, moderate flooding; 116,000 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1992: 30.93 ft, minor flooding; 17,055 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1992: 35.53 ft, moderate flooding; 47,676 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1992: 33.87 ft, minor flooding; 29,313 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1992: 34.21 ft, moderate flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1992: 34.70 ft, moderate flooding; 37,640 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1992: 34.97 ft, moderate flooding; 40,780 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1997: 33.84 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1998: 35.48 ft, moderate flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2001: 31.44 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2004: 31.62 ft, minor flooding; 22,360 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 30.86 ft, minor flooding; 20,328 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2007: 32.31 ft, minor flooding; 25,120 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2007: 31.83 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2007: 33.91 ft, minor flooding; 33,640 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2007: 30.58 ft, minor flooding; 24,160 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2007: 35.12 ft, moderate flooding; 39,700 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 34.87 ft, moderate flooding; 41,100 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2015: 33.85 ft, minor flooding; 36,348 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2016: 35.25 ft, moderate flooding; 43,436 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2016: 32.62 ft, minor flooding; 28,877 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2019: 34.16 ft, moderate flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2019: 33.74 ft, minor flooding; 32,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 53.20 ft, Sep 10, 1921 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little River at Cameron 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 6 1940s: 7 1950s: 7 1960s: 5 1970s: 6 1980s: 3 1990s: 10 10 2000s: 8 2010s: 6 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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

The 50 highest of 60 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little River at Cameron
1Sep 10, 192153.20+23.20Major647,000
2Jan 1, 195253.00+23.00Major—
3Dec 1, 191349.00+19.00Major—
4Apr 25, 195739.56+9.56Major116,000
5Dec 21, 199138.95+8.95Moderate116,000
6Oct 15, 195738.90+8.90Moderate103,000
7Sep 29, 193638.75+8.75Moderate107,000
8May 18, 196538.42+8.42Moderate100,000
9Apr 23, 194537.44+7.44Moderate82,000
10May 20, 193537.40+7.40Moderate82,000
11Nov 25, 194037.35+7.35Moderate82,000
12May 27, 194437.24+7.24Moderate81,000
13Oct 6, 195937.07+7.07Moderate71,500
14Jul 27, 197936.69+6.69Moderate65,300
15Jan 22, 196836.67+6.67Moderate65,200
16May 25, 197536.58+6.58Moderate63,800
17Sep 9, 194236.32+6.32Moderate67,900
18Oct 30, 196035.97+5.97Moderate55,000
19Feb 5, 199235.53+5.53Moderate47,676
20Jan 24, 193835.48+5.48Moderate50,400
21Oct 19, 199835.48+5.48Moderate47,000
22Apr 26, 194935.32+5.32Moderate42,400
23Apr 19, 201635.25+5.25Moderate43,436
24Apr 25, 196635.19+5.19Moderate45,200
25Jul 15, 200735.12+5.12Moderate39,700
26Jun 15, 198135.04+5.04Moderate41,600
27Oct 27, 195335.03+5.03Moderate41,700
28May 18, 199234.97+4.97Moderate40,780
29Apr 17, 197734.95+4.95Moderate40,500
30May 27, 201534.87+4.87Moderate41,100
31Mar 19, 199234.70+4.70Moderate37,640
32Apr 6, 193434.37+4.37Moderate31,700
33Mar 5, 199234.21+4.21Moderate32,500
34Jan 4, 201934.16+4.16Moderate35,300
35May 16, 195334.00+4.00Moderate28,200
36Apr 19, 197633.93+3.93Minor29,900
37Jun 29, 200733.91+3.91Minor33,640
38Feb 26, 199233.87+3.87Minor29,313
39Nov 1, 201533.85+3.85Minor36,348
40Apr 5, 199733.84+3.84Minor31,000
41May 5, 201933.74+3.74Minor32,900
42Jan 19, 194733.68+3.68Minor24,600
43Apr 14, 196933.56+3.56Minor26,900
44Mar 8, 197033.14+3.14Minor23,060
45Jan 11, 199133.05+3.05Minor22,800
46Feb 5, 198633.01+3.01Minor22,500
47Dec 24, 198632.88+2.88Minor21,924
48May 21, 201632.62+2.62Minor28,877
49Mar 16, 194632.33+2.33Minor15,100
50Jan 15, 200732.31+2.31Minor25,120

The worst floods along the Little River

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

December 21, 1991: 38.95 ft here, moderate flooding

  • RockdaleTX · Dec 21, 1991 · 38.34 ft · Major

Gauges on the Little River

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

Flood gauges on the Little River
Little RiverTX30.046.80 ft, Sep 1, 19211
RockdaleTX30.040.00 ft, Feb 11, 19817
Cameron this gaugeTX30.053.20 ft, Sep 10, 19214

Other gauges in Milam County

Flood gauges in Milam County
Rockdale30.040.00 ft, Feb 11, 19817

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CMNT2, 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.