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Spring Creek (Concho River Basin) above Tankersley

Highest listed crest 16.57 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft3 crests since 1971

The Spring Creek (Concho River Basin) above Tankersley crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1971 to 1996. The highest, 16.57 ft on August 12, 1971, was minor flooding, 2.57 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.57 ft
August 12, 1971; 30,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 12, 1971
16.57 ft, minor flooding
Location
Tom Green County
Near San Angelo (13.6 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 (Concho River Basin) above Tankersley
Action stage8.02Aug 29, 1996The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.01Aug 12, 1971Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 1971 to 1996. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Spring Creek (Concho River Basin) above Tankersley, 1971 to 1996 121416182022ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Aug 12, 1971: 16.57 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1975: 12.54 ft, action stage; 14,100 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1996: 13.65 ft, action stage; 17,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.57 ft, Aug 12, 1971 19751980198519901995

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Spring Creek (Concho River Basin) above Tankersley 1970s: 1 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 1970s1980s1990s
  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. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 18.40 ft on Oct 3, 1959.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Spring Creek (Concho River Basin) above Tankersley
1Aug 12, 197116.57+2.57Minor30,400
2Aug 29, 199613.65−0.35Action17,600
3May 11, 197512.54−1.46Action14,100

Other gauges in Tom Green County

Flood gauges in Tom Green County
San Angelo26.047.50 ft, Aug 6, 19064
Knickerbocker18.020.66 ft, Aug 12, 19710
Carlsbad12.025.85 ft, Oct 13, 19573
San Angelo10.014.36 ft, Sep 15, 19360
Christoval10.021.95 ft, Jul 23, 19385

Tom Green County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TKLT2, 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.