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Los Olmos Creek near Falfurrias

Highest listed crest 15.00 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft6 crests since 1951

The Los Olmos Creek near Falfurrias crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1951 to 2018. The highest, 15.00 ft on September 13, 1951, was major flooding, 4.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.00 ft
September 13, 1951
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
2
218th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 20, 2018
12.32 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Jim Wells County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Los Olmos Creek near Falfurrias
Action stage5.01Apr 19, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.01Sep 24, 1967Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.02Jun 20, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.02Aug 11, 1980Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1951 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Los Olmos Creek near Falfurrias, 1951 to 2018 810121416ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Sep 13, 1951: 15.00 ft, major floodingSep 24, 1967: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1971: 12.66 ft, moderate flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1980: 14.70 ft, major flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2010: 9.92 ft, action stage; 921 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2018: 12.32 ft, moderate flooding; 1,968 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.00 ft, Sep 13, 1951 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Los Olmos Creek near Falfurrias 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Los Olmos Creek near Falfurrias
1Sep 13, 195115.00+4.00Major—
2Aug 11, 198014.70+3.70Major1,370
3Sep 13, 197112.66+1.66Moderate5,300
4Jun 20, 201812.32+1.32Moderate1,968
5Sep 24, 196711.79+0.79Minor3,380
6Apr 19, 20109.92−1.08Action921

Other gauges in Jim Wells County

Flood gauges in Jim Wells County
Mathis25.048.70 ft, Sep 24, 196721
Alice11.017.70 ft, Oct 17, 19712
Alice12.016.51 ft, Sep 12, 19714

Jim Wells County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FAFT2, 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.