Sandy Creek near Willow City

Highest listed crest 12.43 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft1 crests since 2007

The Sandy Creek near Willow City crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2007 to 2007. The highest, 12.43 ft on June 27, 2007, was moderate flooding, 4.43 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Sandy Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 12.43 ft; June 27, 2007
Flood stage: 8.0 ft; Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: June 27, 2007; 12.43 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Llano County; Texas
Identifiers: NWS OXDT2; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sandy Creek near Willow City

Action stage	8.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	12.0	1	Jun 27, 2007	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	20.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2007 to 2007. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.
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, Sandy Creek near Willow City

1	Jun 27, 2007	12.43	+4.43	Moderate	—

The worst floods along the Sandy Creek

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

June 27, 2007: 12.43 ft here, moderate flooding

KingslandTX · Jun 27, 2007 · 15.20 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Sandy Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Sandy Creek

Kingsland	TX	12.0	34.20 ft, Sep 11, 1952	2
Willow City this gauge	TX	8.0	12.43 ft, Jun 27, 2007	0

Other gauges in Llano County

Flood gauges in Llano County

Llano	10.0	41.50 ft, Jun 14, 1935	6
Kingsland	12.0	34.20 ft, Sep 11, 1952	2

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OXDT2, 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.