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Sweetwater Creek at Kelton

Highest listed crest 20.00 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft7 crests since 1957

The Sweetwater Creek at Kelton crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1957 to 2010. The highest, 20.00 ft on May 16, 1957, was major flooding, 2.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.00 ft
May 16, 1957
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 16, 1957
20.00 ft, major flooding
Location
Wheeler County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sweetwater Creek at Kelton
Action stage11.06May 25, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01May 16, 1957Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 1957 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sweetwater Creek at Kelton, 1957 to 2010 1214161820ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft May 16, 1957: 20.00 ft, major floodingAug 19, 1963: 14.15 ft, action stage; 910 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1968: 14.32 ft, action stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1970: 14.95 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1974: 14.12 ft, action stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1977: 15.73 ft, action stage; 2,890 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2010: 12.26 ft, action stage; 375 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.00 ft, May 16, 1957 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sweetwater Creek at Kelton 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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: 14.00 ft on Jun 10, 2008.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Sweetwater Creek at Kelton
1May 16, 195720.00+2.00Major—
2May 20, 197715.73−2.27Action2,890
3Apr 18, 197014.95−3.05Action2,110
4Oct 9, 196814.32−3.68Action1,590
5Aug 19, 196314.15−3.85Action910
6Nov 3, 197414.12−3.88Action1,440
7May 25, 201012.26−5.74Action375

Other gauges in Wheeler County

Flood gauges in Wheeler County
Shamrock10.010.31 ft, Jun 2, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KTNT2, 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.