Gulf Coast Gauges

Goose Creek at Baytown water level

USGS gauge 08067525 · Harris County · Spring Gully & Goose Creek watershed

4.84 ft

gage height, Oct 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM CDT · 80 minutes ago

Highest since 1985 (USGS)
23.97 ft (August 27, 2017)
Usual range
4.82 to 4.99 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

4.8 5.1 5.3 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

4.8 5.2 5.7 2026-09-11 – 2026-10-20 · bars are daily low to high

Annual peaks since 1985

In 40 complete water years of comparable USGS records (since 1985), the highest peak was 23.97 ft on August 27, 2017. So far in water year 2027 (since October 1) the highest reading is 5.69 ft on October 2, 2026.

4 10 15 20 25 1990 2000 2010 2020 Water year 1985: 15.18 ft on March 14, 1985 Water year 1986: 17.10 ft on May 1, 1986 Water year 1987: 18.04 ft on June 11, 1987 Water year 1988: 10.48 ft on March 2, 1988 Water year 1990: 12.73 ft on March 28, 1990 Water year 1991: 12.73 ft on April 5, 1991 Water year 1992: 14.95 ft on June 2, 1992 Water year 1993: 15.48 ft on April 23, 1993 Water year 1994: 17.73 ft on May 16, 1994 Water year 1995: 22.04 ft on October 17, 1994 Water year 1996: 22.04 ft on October 17, 1995 Water year 1997: 22.04 ft on April 25, 1997 Water year 1998: 23.47 ft on January 22, 1998 Water year 1999: 17.92 ft on November 13, 1998 Water year 2000: 17.83 ft on May 20, 2000 Water year 2001: 17.22 ft on March 28, 2001 Water year 2002: 18.50 ft on September 20, 2002 Water year 2003: 15.59 ft on August 31, 2003 Water year 2004: 18.66 ft on June 24, 2004 Water year 2005: 13.64 ft on July 14, 2005 Water year 2007: 20.08 ft on October 16, 2006 Water year 2008: 18.74 ft on August 5, 2008 Water year 2009: 20.11 ft on April 18, 2009 Water year 2010: 17.84 ft on October 22, 2009 Water year 2011: 10.28 ft on December 29, 2010 Water year 2012: 16.51 ft on January 9, 2012 Water year 2013: 14.13 ft on May 10, 2013 Water year 2014: 16.50 ft on October 31, 2013 Water year 2015: 19.46 ft on May 26, 2015 Water year 2016: 19.41 ft on October 31, 2015 Water year 2017: 23.97 ft on August 27, 2017 Water year 2018: 11.78 ft on September 14, 2018 Water year 2019: 17.84 ft on September 19, 2019 Water year 2020: 10.82 ft on October 25, 2019 Water year 2021: 12.25 ft on June 28, 2021 Water year 2022: 10.24 ft on January 8, 2022 Water year 2023: 14.23 ft on November 24, 2022 Water year 2024: 14.03 ft on May 3, 2024 Water year 2025: 15.44 ft on June 12, 2025 Water year 2026: 11.98 ft on June 17, 2026 Water year 2027 so far: 5.69 ft on October 2, 2026 2017 1998 1995

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, 20265.69 ftOct 2, 2026 at 5:30 AM CDT0.9 fthighest since water year 2026 (11.98 ft on June 17, 2026)

Harris County gauge nearby

Goose Creek at Baker Road, less than 0.1 mi away, read 4.84 ft at Oct 20, 2026 at 11:39 AM CDT, 13.6 ft below its top of bank. Both gauges report water surface elevation.

Download the readings

goose-creek-at-baytown.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 929 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.