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Wolf Creek at Lipscomb

Highest listed crest 16.00 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft16 crests since 1890

The Wolf Creek at Lipscomb crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1890 to 2023. The highest, 16.00 ft on January 1, 1890, was major flooding, 6.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.00 ft
January 1, 1890
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 3, 2023
9.77 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lipscomb County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wolf Creek at Lipscomb
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.510Jun 3, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.55May 24, 2007Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.01Jan 1, 1890Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1890 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wolf Creek at Lipscomb, 1890 to 2023 810121416ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 16.0 ft Jan 1, 1890: 16.00 ft, major floodingJun 23, 1939: 10.50 ft, minor floodingOct 21, 1941: 11.57 ft, moderate floodingOct 1, 1945: 10.50 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1955: 12.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 23, 1957: 15.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 31, 1963: 10.50 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 1979: 10.62 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 1996: 12.44 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2003: 10.14 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2007: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,352 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2007: 15.30 ft, moderate flooding; 25,862 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2010: 10.65 ft, minor flooding; 5,254 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2018: 9.77 ft, minor flooding; 2,769 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2019: 10.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,969 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2023: 9.77 ft, minor flooding Highest, 16.00 ft, Jan 1, 1890 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wolf Creek at Lipscomb 1890s: 1 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Wolf Creek at Lipscomb
1Jan 1, 189016.00+6.50Major—
2Jun 23, 195715.50+6.00Moderate—
3May 24, 200715.30+5.80Moderate25,862
4Sep 19, 199612.44+2.94Moderate10,300
5May 1, 195512.10+2.60Moderate—
6Oct 21, 194111.57+2.07Moderate—
7Jun 15, 201010.65+1.15Minor5,254
8May 10, 197910.62+1.12Minor—
9Jun 23, 193910.50+1.00Minor—
10Oct 1, 194510.50+1.00Minor—
11May 31, 196310.50+1.00Minor—
12May 24, 201910.36+0.86Minor3,969
13Jun 14, 200310.14+0.64Minor—
14Mar 29, 200710.07+0.57Minor1,352
15May 14, 20189.77+0.27Minor2,769
16Jun 3, 20239.77+0.27Minor—

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LCBT2, 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.