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Village Creek near Kountze

Highest listed crest 35.96 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft91 crests since 1913

The Village Creek near Kountze crested at major flood stage 15 times among the 91 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2024. The highest, 35.96 ft on August 30, 2017, was major flooding, 18.96 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
35.96 ft
August 30, 2017; 182,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
15
30th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
April 12, 2024
27.26 ft, major flooding
Location
Hardin County
Near Lumberton (10.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Village Creek near Kountze
Action stage12.031Jan 11, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.034Feb 1, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.09Nov 6, 2002Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.015Apr 12, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

91 crests from 1913 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Village Creek near Kountze, 1913 to 2024 010203040ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Dec 1, 1913: 25.20 ft, major flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1915: 34.00 ft, major floodingJul 4, 1940: 15.15 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1940: 27.60 ft, major flooding; 67,200 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1941: 21.60 ft, moderate flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1943: 16.36 ft, action stage; 6,870 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1944: 18.23 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1945: 20.21 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1946: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1946: 20.88 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1948: 12.48 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1949: 16.58 ft, action stage; 7,770 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1950: 26.68 ft, major floodingApr 1, 1951: 13.21 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1952: 16.92 ft, action stage; 8,390 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1953: 25.60 ft, major flooding; 47,700 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1954: 12.29 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1955: 16.75 ft, action stage; 8,190 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1956: 12.62 ft, action stage; 2,720 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1957: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1958: 18.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1959: 14.10 ft, action stage; 3,910 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1959: 15.87 ft, action stage; 6,140 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1961: 20.31 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1962: 13.85 ft, action stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1963: 14.19 ft, action stage; 4,630 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1964: 14.67 ft, action stage; 4,250 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1965: 11.78 ft, below flood stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1966: 21.84 ft, moderate flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1967: 13.20 ft, action stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1968: 18.32 ft, minor flooding; 9,850 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1969: 23.92 ft, major flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1970: 14.50 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 1970: 12.75 ft, action stage; 2,520 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1971: 16.17 ft, action stage; 5,700 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1973: 21.82 ft, moderate flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1974: 22.00 ft, moderate flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1975: 17.22 ft, minor flooding; 7,540 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1976: 15.69 ft, action stage; 4,990 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1977: 14.55 ft, action stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1978: 15.13 ft, action stage; 4,340 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1979: 25.98 ft, major flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1980: 18.01 ft, minor flooding; 9,180 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1981: 21.74 ft, moderate flooding; 21,110 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1982: 15.67 ft, action stage; 5,020 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1983: 24.89 ft, major flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1984: 19.45 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1985: 16.71 ft, action stage; 6,600 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1986: 20.35 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1986: 19.12 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1987: 14.77 ft, action stage; 3,950 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1989: 24.90 ft, major flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1990: 18.34 ft, minor flooding; 9,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1991: 18.34 ft, minor flooding; 9,940 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1992: 19.34 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1993: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1994: 17.65 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1994: 25.54 ft, major flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1996: 21.64 ft, moderate flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1997: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 8,780 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 20.78 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1998: 20.26 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1999: 22.41 ft, moderate flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2000: 12.40 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2001: 19.14 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2001: 21.64 ft, moderate flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2002: 22.07 ft, moderate flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2004: 18.38 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 2004: 17.49 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2006: 16.97 ft, action stage; 7,530 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 2006: 28.33 ft, major flooding; 55,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2008: 15.84 ft, action stage; 4,730 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2009: 18.01 ft, minor flooding; 7,750 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2009: 15.16 ft, action stage; 4,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2011: 5.26 ft, below flood stage; 397 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2012: 17.07 ft, minor flooding; 6,270 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2013: 12.75 ft, action stage; 2,910 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2013: 18.52 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2015: 17.19 ft, minor flooding; 7,711 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2015: 18.63 ft, minor flooding; 10,877 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2015: 18.68 ft, minor flooding; 11,001 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2016: 23.39 ft, major flooding; 25,446 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2016: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 17,514 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2017: 35.96 ft, major flooding; 182,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2018: 24.61 ft, major floodingJan 5, 2019: 19.20 ft, minor floodingSep 25, 2020: 13.36 ft, action stageMay 19, 2021: 19.51 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2022: 16.79 ft, action stageFeb 1, 2023: 17.12 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2024: 27.26 ft, major flooding Highest, 35.96 ft, Aug 30, 2017 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Village Creek near Kountze 1910s: 2 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 6 1950s: 4 1960s: 4 1970s: 4 1980s: 7 1990s: 11 11 2000s: 7 2010s: 10 2020s: 3 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 91 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Village Creek near Kountze
1Aug 30, 201735.96+18.96Major182,000
2Aug 1, 191534.00+17.00Major—
3Oct 19, 200628.33+11.33Major55,200
4Nov 26, 194027.60+10.60Major67,200
5Apr 12, 202427.26+10.26Major—
6Jun 1, 195026.68+9.68Major—
7Apr 22, 197925.98+8.98Major46,500
8May 1, 195325.60+8.60Major47,700
9Oct 19, 199425.54+8.54Major43,000
10Dec 1, 191325.20+8.20Major40,000
11May 20, 198924.90+7.90Major38,400
12May 23, 198324.89+7.89Major38,300
13Mar 31, 201824.61+7.61Major—
14May 9, 196923.92+6.92Major32,500
15Mar 12, 201623.39+6.39Major25,446
16Apr 6, 199922.41+5.41Moderate27,900
17Nov 6, 200222.07+5.07Moderate22,900
18Jan 20, 197422.00+5.00Moderate22,100
19Feb 12, 196621.84+4.84Moderate23,000
20Apr 20, 197321.82+4.82Moderate21,400
21Jun 12, 198121.74+4.74Moderate21,110
22Sep 29, 199621.64+4.64Moderate20,700
23Dec 15, 200121.64+4.64Moderate20,700
24Nov 2, 194121.60+4.60Moderate22,000
25Nov 13, 194620.88+3.88Minor20,000
26May 30, 201620.80+3.80Minor17,514
27Jan 9, 199820.78+3.78Minor17,200
28Jun 29, 198620.35+3.35Minor15,700
29Sep 15, 196120.31+3.31Minor18,600
30Nov 16, 199820.26+3.26Minor17,900
31Apr 4, 194520.21+3.21Minor16,700
32May 19, 202119.51+2.51Minor—
33Feb 15, 198419.45+2.45Minor12,900
34Mar 7, 199219.34+2.34Minor13,900
35Jan 5, 201919.20+2.20Minor—
36Jun 11, 200119.14+2.14Minor12,000
37Nov 28, 198619.12+2.12Minor11,900
38Nov 2, 201518.68+1.68Minor11,001
39Jun 20, 201518.63+1.63Minor10,877
40Nov 3, 201318.52+1.52Minor10,600
41Feb 13, 200418.38+1.38Minor11,200
42Apr 2, 199018.34+1.34Minor9,940
43Feb 23, 199118.34+1.34Minor9,940
44Jun 26, 196818.32+1.32Minor9,850
45May 6, 194418.23+1.23Minor10,700
46Feb 12, 194618.04+1.04Minor10,700
47Jan 24, 195818.01+1.01Minor10,800
48Mar 31, 198018.01+1.01Minor9,180
49May 7, 200918.01+1.01Minor7,750
50May 2, 195717.96+0.96Minor10,700

Other gauges in Hardin County

Flood gauges in Hardin County
Highway 32647.052.72 ft, Jun 3, 20160
Thicket87.089.59 ft, Jun 3, 20160
Evadale16.026.20 ft, May 1, 18843
Batson61.067.17 ft, Oct 19, 20064
Bevil Oaks22.034.70 ft, Aug 31, 20173

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KOUT2, 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.