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Plum Creek near Luling

Highest listed crest 30.70 ftFlood stage 23.0 ft20 crests since 1936

The Plum Creek near Luling crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1936 to 2015. The highest, 30.70 ft on July 1, 1936, was major flooding, 7.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.70 ft
July 1, 1936; 78,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
23.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
10
59th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
October 31, 2015
23.94 ft, minor flooding
Location
Caldwell County
Near Lockhart (13.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Plum Creek near Luling
Action stage20.06May 6, 1993The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)23.04Oct 31, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.010May 26, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1936 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Plum Creek near Luling, 1936 to 2015 20222426283032ft Flood stage 23.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Jul 1, 1936: 30.70 ft, major flooding; 78,500 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1953: 25.95 ft, major flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1960: 25.88 ft, major flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1961: 25.89 ft, major flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1975: 26.51 ft, major flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1981: 23.37 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1983: 20.61 ft, action stage; 3,900 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1985: 25.47 ft, major flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1985: 21.72 ft, action stage; 5,920 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1986: 22.44 ft, action stage; 8,240 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1987: 26.48 ft, major flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1991: 25.37 ft, major flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1991: 20.26 ft, action stage; 4,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1992: 23.42 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1992: 22.81 ft, action stage; 9,850 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1992: 23.51 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1993: 21.26 ft, action stage; 6,450 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2004: 25.88 ft, major flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 25.67 ft, major flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2015: 23.94 ft, minor flooding; 16,013 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.70 ft, Jul 1, 1936 19401950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Plum Creek near Luling 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 3 3 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Plum Creek near Luling
1Jul 1, 193630.70+7.70Major78,500
2May 24, 197526.51+3.51Major36,300
3Jun 4, 198726.48+3.48Major26,900
4Apr 29, 195325.95+2.95Major32,500
5Jun 18, 196125.89+2.89Major31,600
6Apr 29, 196025.88+2.88Major31,600
7Nov 23, 200425.88+2.88Major31,000
8May 26, 201525.67+2.67Major29,200
9Nov 24, 198525.47+2.47Major29,300
10Dec 21, 199125.37+2.37Major26,800
11Oct 31, 201523.94+0.94Minor16,013
12May 14, 199223.51+0.51Minor13,300
13Feb 4, 199223.42+0.42Minor12,800
14Jun 14, 198123.37+0.37Minor12,500
15Feb 25, 199222.81−0.19Action9,850
16Dec 23, 198622.44−0.56Action8,240
17Nov 28, 198521.72−1.28Action5,920
18May 6, 199321.26−1.74Action6,450
19May 22, 198320.61−2.39Action3,900
20Dec 27, 199120.26−2.74Action4,940

The worst floods along the Plum Creek

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

June 4, 1987: 26.48 ft here, major flooding

  • LockhartTX · Jun 4, 1987 · 16.33 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Plum Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Plum Creek
LockhartTX14.023.09 ft, Oct 18, 19988
Luling this gaugeTX23.030.70 ft, Jul 1, 193610

Other gauges in Caldwell County

Flood gauges in Caldwell County
Lockhart14.023.09 ft, Oct 18, 19988
Luling20.041.85 ft, Oct 18, 199819

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LULT2, 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.