Gulf Coast Gauges

Cypress Creek at Stuebner-Airline Rd near Westfield water level

USGS gauge 08068900 · Harris County · Cypress Creek watershed

80.05 ft

gage height, Oct 20, 2026 at 11:45 AM CDT · 20 minutes ago

Highest since 1983 (USGS)
113.82 ft (August 28, 2017)
Usual range
79.84 to 84.28 ft

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

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Text as issued by NWS Houston/Galveston.

Last 7 days

79.8 82.1 84.3 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.

Daily highs and lows since September 11, 2026

79.8 86.2 92.6 2026-09-11 – 2026-10-20 · bars are daily low to high

Annual peaks since 1983

In 44 complete water years of comparable USGS records (since 1983), the highest peak was 113.82 ft on August 28, 2017. So far in water year 2027 (since October 1) the highest reading is 92.58 ft on October 2, 2026, higher than the annual peak in 29 of 44 years.

12 39 67 94 121 1990 2000 2010 2020 Water year 1983: 35.05 ft on May 21, 1983 Water year 1984: 24.53 ft on December 10, 1983 Water year 1985: 37.88 ft on October 25, 1984 Water year 1986: 33.53 ft on November 24, 1985 Water year 1987: 30.25 ft on June 12, 1987 Water year 1988: 32.15 ft on November 27, 1987 Water year 1989: 39.15 ft on May 18, 1989 Water year 1990: 29.46 ft on February 21, 1990 Water year 1991: 34.09 ft on April 14, 1991 Water year 1992: 32.98 ft on June 2, 1992 Water year 1993: 31.27 ft on March 1, 1993 Water year 1994: 27.42 ft on February 10, 1994 Water year 1995: 39.61 ft on October 19, 1994 Water year 1996: 26.36 ft on September 24, 1996 Water year 1997: 31.86 ft on September 23, 1997 Water year 1998: 34.62 ft on September 11, 1998 Water year 1999: 38.56 ft on October 18, 1998 Water year 2000: 29.59 ft on May 20, 2000 Water year 2001: 41.33 ft on June 9, 2001 Water year 2002: 27.69 ft on September 20, 2002 Water year 2003: 32.91 ft on October 29, 2002 Water year 2004: 33.63 ft on November 17, 2003 Water year 2005: 33.61 ft on November 22, 2004 Water year 2006: 32.19 ft on December 14, 2005 Water year 2007: 35.34 ft on October 16, 2006 Water year 2008: 37.31 ft on September 13, 2008 Water year 2009: 36.40 ft on April 28, 2009 Water year 2010: 32.73 ft on October 30, 2009 Water year 2011: 19.72 ft on January 5, 2011 Water year 2012: 105.32 ft on July 14, 2012 Water year 2013: 95.73 ft on September 21, 2013 Water year 2014: 101.79 ft on May 28, 2014 Water year 2015: 102.69 ft on May 27, 2015 Water year 2016: 110.46 ft on April 19, 2016 Water year 2017: 113.82 ft on August 28, 2017 Water year 2018: 99.39 ft on March 29, 2018 Water year 2019: 101.34 ft on December 8, 2018 Water year 2020: 101.63 ft on September 23, 2020 Water year 2021: 96.05 ft on May 19, 2021 Water year 2022: 96.08 ft on October 1, 2021 Water year 2023: 102.22 ft on January 24, 2023 Water year 2024: 103.01 ft on July 8, 2024 Water year 2025: 94.05 ft on December 25, 2024 Water year 2026: 96.86 ft on April 12, 2026 Water year 2027 so far: 92.58 ft on October 2, 2026 2017 2012

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.

In past storms

StormPeakPeak timeRiseCompared with its record
October 1–2, 202692.58 ftOct 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM CDT12.7 fthighest since water year 2026 (96.86 ft on April 12, 2026)

Harris County gauge nearby

Cypress Creek at Stuebner-Airline Road, less than 0.1 mi away, read 80.01 ft at Oct 20, 2026 at 11:21 AM CDT, 22.7 ft below its top of bank. Both gauges report water surface elevation.

Download the readings

cypress-creek-at-stuebner-airline-rd-near-westfield.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 930 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. This site is not affiliated with either agency.