Big Sandy Creek (TX) near Elgin

The past week

What floods at each level

• 26 ft

  Major flooding reaches the Highway 95 bridge floor. Numerous roads and bridges are flooded and extremely dangerous. Livestock can be cut off and drowned in the flood plain.

• 23 ft

  Major flooding is well into the flood plain and can cut off and drown livestock. Numerous roads and bridges are severely flooded and dangerous. The bridge floor of Highway 95 is threatened.

• 20 ft

  Moderate lowland flooding well into the flood plain can cut off and drown livestock. Lowest roads and bridges are flooded and dangerous.

• 16 ft

  Moderate lowland flooding can cut off and drown livestock in the flood plain. Lowest roads and bridges are flooded and dangerous.

• 13 ft

  Minor lowland flooding in low areas of the flood plain causes no significant damage.

• 9 ft

  Flow exceeds the right bank.

• 8 ft

  Flow exceeds the left bank.

Highest crests on record