Echeconnee Creek at Houston Road near Byron

The past week

What floods at each level

• 24 ft

  Major flooding begins. Water begins to flood portions of Houston Road north of the bridge. The bridge will be closed. Widespread flooding continues to innundate wooded and wetland areas. The campgrounds near the creek off of Industrial Highway will begin to flood.

• 22 ft

  Moderate flooding continues to expand and water continues to rise in wooded and wetland areas. Creek access roads are completely flooded and water level reaches the bottom of the bridge on Houston Road. The bridge may become closed.

• 20 ft

  Moderate flooding begins. Widespread flooding expands into the woodlands upstream and downstream of the gage on Houston Road. Creek access roads will be under water.

• 17 ft

  Minor flooding expands into the woodland areas upstream and downstream from the gage on Houston Road. Larger portions of creek access roads will flood.

• 15 ft

  Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of woodlands occurs upstream and downstream from the gage on Houston Road. Portions of creek access roads and low lying areas will begin to flood.

• 13 ft

  Bankfull is reached. Some minor flooding of low lying areas does occur near the stream gage on Houston Road.

Highest crests on record