Gulf Coast Gauges

Cypress Creek at Katy-Hockley Rd near Hockley water level

USGS gauge 08068720 · Harris County · Cypress Creek watershed · NWS gauge KHOT2

145.64 ft

gage height, Oct 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM CDT · 65 minutes ago

Below NWS minor flood stage
11.7 ft
NWS action stage
154.3 ft
NWS minor flood stage
157.3 ft
NWS moderate flood stage
159.3 ft
NWS major flood stage
160.6 ft
Highest since 2014 (USGS)
162.85 ft (August 28, 2017)
Usual range
145.15 to 149.27 ft

USGS marks recent readings as provisional: they can be revised after review.

No National Weather Service alert covering Harris County was active when this page was generated (Oct 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM CDT). Alerts are issued and expire at any time; the current list is at alerts.weather.gov.

Last 7 days

145.2 147.2 149.3 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20

Hourly averages of USGS readings. The shaded band is this gauge's usual range: the middle 80% of its readings since September 11, 2026.

How to read this gauge

Gage height is the height of the water surface above the gauge's zero point. This gauge's zero is set at 0 ft NAVD88, so its gage height is the water surface elevation above that datum. It is not a water depth.

The flood stages are the National Weather Service's, on the same scale as the gage height; they are the NWS's references for this location, not estimates made here.

Daily highs and lows since September 11, 2026

145.0 149.9 154.8 2026-09-11 – 2026-10-20 · bars are daily low to high

Annual peaks since 1976

In 13 complete water years of comparable USGS records (since 2014), the highest peak was 162.85 ft on August 28, 2017. So far in water year 2027 (since October 1) the highest reading is 154.79 ft on October 2, 2026, higher than the annual peak in 5 of 13 years.

39 72 105 139 172 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 major 160.6 ft moderate 159.3 ft minor 157.3 ft action 154.3 ft Water year 1976: 56.09 ft on June 2, 1976 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1977: 60.10 ft on April 21, 1977 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1978: 58.15 ft on June 8, 1978 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1979: 61.05 ft on January 20, 1979 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1980: 58.51 ft on January 23, 1980 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1981: 57.60 ft on May 5, 1981 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1982: 60.31 ft on May 15, 1982 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1983: 60.53 ft on May 22, 1983 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1984: 53.04 ft on March 24, 1984 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1985: 57.08 ft on March 21, 1985 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1986: 59.78 ft on June 11, 1986 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1987: 60.40 ft on June 15, 1987 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1988: 59.91 ft on November 27, 1987 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1989: 54.72 ft on May 18, 1989 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1990: 51.76 ft on May 4, 1990 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1991: 59.93 ft on April 16, 1991 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1992: 60.05 ft on February 6, 1992 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1993: 60.34 ft on June 23, 1993 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1994: 55.88 ft on May 17, 1994 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1995: 63.49 ft on October 18, 1994 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1996: 51.05 ft on September 19, 1996 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1997: 56.87 ft on March 14, 1997 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1998: 58.49 ft on January 7, 1998 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 1999: 63.49 ft on October 19, 1998 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2000: 53.86 ft on May 22, 2000 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2001: 57.78 ft on March 30, 2001 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2002: 56.55 ft on December 14, 2001 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2003: 60.95 ft on November 6, 2002 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2004: 59.37 ft on May 16, 2004 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2005: 61.11 ft on November 24, 2004 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2006: 51.96 ft on July 6, 2006 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2007: 59.18 ft on October 18, 2006 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2008: 53.24 ft on November 20, 2007 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2009: 60.41 ft on April 28, 2009 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2010: 54.58 ft on February 13, 2010 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2011: 48.14 ft on March 15, 2011 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2012: 60.67 ft on July 14, 2012 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2013: 150.21 ft on April 28, 2013 (different datum or site: not compared) Water year 2014: 158.76 ft on May 30, 2014 Water year 2015: 159.45 ft on May 29, 2015 Water year 2016: 162.34 ft on April 18, 2016 Water year 2017: 162.85 ft on August 28, 2017 Water year 2018: 154.59 ft on February 27, 2018 Water year 2019: 156.63 ft on January 5, 2019 Water year 2020: 153.90 ft on September 23, 2020 Water year 2021: 156.02 ft on May 27, 2021 Water year 2022: 151.11 ft on September 4, 2022 Water year 2023: 157.10 ft on May 16, 2023 Water year 2024: 156.71 ft on July 8, 2024 Water year 2025: 150.92 ft on December 25, 2024 Water year 2026: 154.42 ft on May 2, 2026 Water year 2027 so far: 154.79 ft on October 2, 2026 2017

Each dot is the highest gage height of a water year (October to September), from the USGS annual peak record, with recent years USGS has not published yet taken from its 15-minute readings and this site's own; hover a dot for its date. Dashed lines are NWS flood stages. Grey hollow dots (38 years) were measured on a different datum or at a different site, or before the gauge's datum last changed, so they are shown but not compared.

NWS historic crests

DateCrestAbove minor flood stage
August 28, 2017162.85 ft5.5 ft
October 19, 1998162.65 ft5.3 ft
October 18, 1994162.65 ft5.3 ft
April 18, 2016162.34 ft5.0 ft
November 14, 1998161.30 ft4.0 ft
June 9, 2001160.60 ft3.3 ft
May 27, 2016160.50 ft3.2 ft
November 24, 2004160.27 ft3.0 ft

The highest crests the National Weather Service lists for this gauge, as published. They can differ from the USGS annual peaks above: USGS records the year's highest gage height, which is not always the crest the NWS lists for the same flood.

In past storms

StormPeakPeak timeRiseCompared with its record
October 1–2, 2026154.79 ftOct 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM CDT9.5 fthighest since water year 2024 (156.71 ft on July 8, 2024)

Harris County gauge nearby

Cypress Creek at Katy-Hockley Road, less than 0.1 mi away, read 145.60 ft at Oct 20, 2026 at 11:27 AM CDT, 11.7 ft below its top of bank. Both gauges report water surface elevation.

Download the readings

cypress-creek-at-katy-hockley-rd-near-hockley.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 915 rows, with time in UTC and Central, gage height in feet, and the USGS approval status.

Source. Gage height from the U.S. Geological Survey; flood stages and historic crests from the NWS National Water Prediction Service. This site is not affiliated with either agency.