Willow Creek at Pederson water level

Harris County Flood Warning System gauge 2060 · Willow Creek · Barker Reservoir watershed

136.59 ft

water surface elevation, Oct 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM CDT · 76 minutes ago

Below top of bank: 13.4 ft
Top of bank: 150.0 ft
Lowest since Sep 11: 136.48 ft
Highest since Sep 11: 141.62 ft
Usual range: 136.62 to 141.18 ft
Latest vs usual: Below usual range

Of the 440 readings stored for this gauge, 4.5% were lower than the reading above. The closest this gauge has come to its top of bank in that period is 8.4 ft.

No National Weather Service alert covering Harris County was active when this page was generated (Oct 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM CDT). Alerts are issued and expire at any time; the current list is at alerts.weather.gov.

Last 7 days

Hourly averages of readings as published. The shaded band is this gauge's usual range: the middle 80% of its readings since Sep 11. This gauge reports about every 120 minutes, and only when its value changes, so gaps in the line are normal.

Most recent hourly readings
Time	Level	Below top of bank
Oct 20, 11:00 AM CDT	136.59 ft	13.4 ft
Oct 20, 7:00 AM CDT	136.61 ft	13.4 ft
Oct 20, 6:00 AM CDT	136.62 ft	13.4 ft
Oct 20, 3:00 AM CDT	136.70 ft	13.3 ft
Oct 20, 1:00 AM CDT	136.72 ft	13.3 ft
Oct 19, 11:00 PM CDT	136.76 ft	13.2 ft
Oct 19, 7:00 PM CDT	136.74 ft	13.3 ft
Oct 19, 3:00 PM CDT	136.78 ft	13.2 ft
Oct 19, 11:00 AM CDT	136.81 ft	13.2 ft
Oct 19, 9:00 AM CDT	136.82 ft	13.2 ft

How to read this gauge

The number above is an elevation, not a water depth. It is the height of the water surface above mean sea level, so Pederson reads around 136 ft even when the channel is low. What matters is the distance to the top of bank: the elevation at which water reaches the top of the channel at this location. For this gauge that is 150.0 ft.

The bottom of the channel here sits at 136.3 ft, so the channel is roughly 13.7 ft deep at this crossing. Harris County publishes the top-of-bank figure with each reading; it is their reference, not an estimate made here.

Daily highs and lows since September 11, 2026

Download the readings

willow-creek-at-pederson.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 440 rows, updated with this page. Columns: time in UTC, time in Central, water surface elevation, top of bank, and distance below top of bank, all in feet. The source and accuracy notes below apply to the file too.

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In past storms

Storm	Peak	Peak time	Rise	Below bank at peak
October 1–2, 2026	141.62 ft	Oct 2, 2026 at 2:15 AM CDT	5.0 ft	8.4 ft

Storms are runs of National Weather Service flood alerts for Harris County; each storm page lists every gauge's peak.

Other gauges on Willow Creek

Readings from the rest of the Willow Creek gauge network, each at its own most recent reading. Elevations fall as the channel runs downstream, so compare the below top of bank column rather than the raw levels.

Crossing	Level	Below top of bank	Reading taken
SH 249	144.26 ft	11.4 ft	Oct 20, 2026 at 11:35 AM CDT
Kuykendahl Road	111.17 ft	18.2 ft	Oct 20, 2026 at 11:34 AM CDT

All gauges in this watershed: Barker Reservoir watershed water levels.