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North Bosque River at Hico

Highest listed crest 32.60 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft13 crests since 1952

The North Bosque River at Hico crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2015. The highest, 32.60 ft on May 23, 1952, was major flooding, 8.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.60 ft
May 23, 1952; 87,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 29, 2015
24.44 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hamilton County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Bosque River at Hico
Action stage22.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.05May 29, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.02Dec 20, 1991Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.01May 23, 1952Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1952 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Bosque River at Hico, 1952 to 2015 1520253035ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft May 23, 1952: 32.60 ft, major flooding; 87,800 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1965: 26.83 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1977: 27.27 ft, moderate flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1979: 18.70 ft, below flood stage; 9,140 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1986: 18.98 ft, below flood stage; 9,980 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1988: 24.30 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1989: 24.91 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1990: 25.15 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1991: 28.27 ft, moderate flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1994: 19.02 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1997: 21.66 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2000: 18.88 ft, below flood stage; 5,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 24.44 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.60 ft, May 23, 1952 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Bosque River at Hico 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 2 1990s: 2 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, North Bosque River at Hico
1May 23, 195232.60+8.60Major87,800
2Dec 20, 199128.27+4.27Moderate27,000
3Apr 30, 197727.27+3.27Moderate19,900
4May 16, 196526.83+2.83Minor16,800
5Apr 26, 199025.15+1.15Minor11,700
6Mar 28, 198924.91+0.91Minor11,300
7May 29, 201524.44+0.44Minor20,500
8Jun 1, 198824.30+0.30Minor10,400
9Feb 20, 199721.66−2.34Below flood stage16,300
10May 11, 199419.02−4.98Below flood stage10,000
11Jun 5, 198618.98−5.02Below flood stage9,980
12Jun 15, 200018.88−5.12Below flood stage5,800
13May 3, 197918.70−5.30Below flood stage9,140

The worst floods along the North Bosque River

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

December 20, 1991: 28.27 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Valley MillsTX · Dec 21, 1991 · 44.60 ft · Major · its highest
  • CliftonTX · Dec 20, 1991 · 38.30 ft · Major · its highest

April 30, 1977: 27.27 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CliftonTX · Apr 30, 1977 · 31.31 ft · Major
  • Valley MillsTX · May 1, 1977 · 36.88 ft · Minor

May 16, 1965: 26.83 ft here, minor flooding

  • CliftonTX · May 16, 1965 · 32.50 ft · Major
  • Valley MillsTX · May 16, 1965 · 38.00 ft · Minor

Gauges on the North Bosque River

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

Flood gauges on the North Bosque River
Hico this gaugeTX24.032.60 ft, May 23, 19521
CliftonTX23.038.30 ft, Dec 20, 199114
Valley MillsTX36.044.60 ft, Dec 21, 19911

Other gauges in Hamilton County

Flood gauges in Hamilton County
Hamilton26.038.40 ft, May 1, 19084

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HICT2, 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.