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Spring Creek at Tomball

Highest listed crest 166.38 ftFlood stage 155.0 ft4 crests since 2012

The Spring Creek at Tomball crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2012 to 2017. The highest, 166.38 ft on August 28, 2017, was major flooding, 11.38 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Spring Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
166.38 ft
August 28, 2017; 48,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
155.0 ft
Major flooding from 159.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
August 28, 2017
166.38 ft, major flooding
Location
Montgomery County
Near Tomball (2.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Spring Creek at Tomball
Action stage152.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)155.01Jul 13, 2012Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage157.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage159.03Aug 28, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2012 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Spring Creek at Tomball, 2012 to 2017 150155160165170ft Flood stage 155.0 ftMajor 159.0 ft Jul 13, 2012: 156.62 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2016: 162.36 ft, major flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 165.46 ft, major flooding; 45,400 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2017: 166.38 ft, major flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 166.38 ft, Aug 28, 2017 20152020
  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, Spring Creek at Tomball
1Aug 28, 2017166.38+11.38Major48,900
2May 28, 2016165.46+10.46Major45,400
3Apr 19, 2016162.36+7.36Major34,100
4Jul 13, 2012156.62+1.62Minor17,400

The worst floods along the Spring Creek

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

August 28, 2017: 166.38 ft here, major flooding

  • SpringTX · Aug 29, 2017 · 111.52 ft · Major

May 28, 2016: 165.46 ft here, major flooding

  • SpringTX · May 28, 2016 · 108.37 ft · Major

April 19, 2016: 162.36 ft here, major flooding

  • SpringTX · Apr 20, 2016 · 103.68 ft · Major

Gauges on the Spring Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Spring Creek
Tomball this gaugeTX155.0166.38 ft, Aug 28, 20173
SpringTX91.5111.60 ft, Oct 18, 19944

Other gauges in Montgomery County

Flood gauges in Montgomery County
Splendora17.028.19 ft, Apr 1, 194520
New Caney58.081.15 ft, Aug 29, 20178
Lake Creek above The Woodlands138.0150.99 ft, Aug 28, 20170
Splendora14.027.73 ft, Oct 8, 194916
Conroe115.8126.93 ft, Aug 29, 201727
Porter81.094.87 ft, Aug 29, 20171

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TMBT2, 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.