Tide Station (HGX) at High Island

Highest listed crest 4.22 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft1 crests since 2021

The Tide Station (HGX) at High Island crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2021 to 2021. The highest, 4.22 ft on September 14, 2021, was minor flooding, 0.22 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
4.22 ft
September 14, 2021
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 5.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 14, 2021
4.22 ft, minor flooding
Location
Galveston County
Texas
Identifiers
NWS HIST2
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, Tide Station (HGX) at High Island
Action stage3.80—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.01Sep 14, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage5.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Tide Station (HGX) at High Island, 2021 to 2021 44.24.44.64.85ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 5.0 ft Sep 14, 2021: 4.22 ft, minor flooding Highest, 4.22 ft, Sep 14, 2021 20252030
  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, Tide Station (HGX) at High Island
1Sep 14, 20214.22+0.22Minor—

Other gauges in Galveston County

Flood gauges in Galveston County
Friendswood12.024.25 ft, Aug 29, 20171
Tide Station (HGX) at Galveston Bay Entrance North Jetty3.54.97 ft, Sep 14, 20211
Tide Station (HGX) at Galveston Railroad Bridge3.55.04 ft, Sep 14, 20211
Tide Station (HGX) at NOS Station at Pier 21 Galveston4.04.71 ft, Sep 14, 20210
Tide Station (HGX) at Rollover Pass3.55.03 ft, Sep 14, 20211
Tide Station (HGX) at San Leon4.05.55 ft, Sep 14, 20211
Tide Station (HGX) at San Luis Pass3.55.60 ft, Sep 14, 20211

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HIST2, 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.