Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Redgate Creek at Frelsburg

Highest listed crest 31.95 ftFlood stage 23.0 ft19 crests since 1979

The Redgate Creek at Frelsburg crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2021. The highest, 31.95 ft on April 18, 2016, was major flooding, 8.95 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.95 ft
April 18, 2016; 11,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
23.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
2
218th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 6, 2021
23.67 ft, minor flooding
Location
Colorado County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Redgate Creek at Frelsburg
Action stage13.09May 31, 1997The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)23.07Jun 6, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.01Aug 28, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.02Apr 18, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1979 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Redgate Creek at Frelsburg, 1979 to 2021 1520253035ft Flood stage 23.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft May 22, 1979: 27.19 ft, major flooding; 5,360 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1990: 15.16 ft, action stage; 579 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1991: 20.98 ft, action stage; 2,690 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1991: 17.84 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1991: 21.31 ft, action stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1992: 22.51 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1993: 19.35 ft, action stage; 2,040 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1993: 23.44 ft, minor flooding; 3,690 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1996: 16.96 ft, action stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1997: 18.39 ft, action stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1997: 16.64 ft, action stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2009: 23.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,630 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2012: 23.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2014: 23.39 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2015: 23.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,730 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 23.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2016: 31.95 ft, major flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2017: 26.60 ft, moderate flooding; 4,731 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 23.67 ft, minor flooding; 3,786 cubic feet per second Highest, 31.95 ft, Apr 18, 2016 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Redgate Creek at Frelsburg 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 3 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 14.20 ft on Jan 22, 1965; 14.60 ft on Oct 23, 1970; 14.40 ft on Jun 13, 1973.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Redgate Creek at Frelsburg
1Apr 18, 201631.95+8.95Major11,800
2May 22, 197927.19+4.19Major5,360
3Aug 28, 201726.60+3.60Moderate4,731
4Jun 6, 202123.67+0.67Minor3,786
5May 18, 201523.53+0.53Minor3,730
6Jun 19, 199323.44+0.44Minor3,690
7May 13, 201423.39+0.39Minor3,670
8Apr 17, 200923.30+0.30Minor3,630
9Jul 12, 201223.10+0.10Minor3,540
10May 26, 201523.08+0.08Minor3,530
11Jun 2, 199222.51−0.49Action3,300
12Apr 14, 199121.31−1.69Action2,820
13Jan 14, 199120.98−2.02Action2,690
14May 15, 199319.35−3.65Action2,040
15Feb 20, 199718.39−4.61Action1,670
16Apr 3, 199117.84−5.16Action1,480
17Oct 25, 199616.96−6.04Action1,160
18May 31, 199716.64−6.36Action1,060
19May 3, 199015.16−7.84Action579

Other gauges in Colorado County

Flood gauges in Colorado County
Columbus34.048.40 ft, Jul 26, 193811
Frelsburg27.042.12 ft, Aug 28, 20173

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FRLT2, 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.