USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07346050 Little Cypress Creek near Ore City, TX
LOCATION - Lat 32°40'21", long 94°45'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Upshur County, TX, Hydrologic Unit 11140307, on downstream side of southbound U.S. Highway 259 bridge, 4.0 mi downstream from Clear Creek, 9.0 mi south of Ore City, and 12.0 mi north of Longview.
DRAINAGE AREA - 383 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Dec. 1962 to Sept. 1999 (daily mean discharge), Oct. 1999 to Apr. 2014 (peaks above base discharge), May 2014 to current year (daily mean discharge).
PERIOD OF RECORD, Water-Quality.--
CHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1964 to Jan. 1968, Feb. to May 2000, Aug. 2006.
BIOCHEMICAL DATA: Oct. 1964 to Dec. 1967, Aug. 2006.
SEDIMENT DATA: Aug. 2006.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 232.67 ft above NGVD of 1929, 231.98 ft above NAVD of 1988. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage since at least 1902 occurred in Mar. 1945; maximum stage since 1945, that of Apr. 24, 1966. The flood in Apr. 1958 reached a stage of 19.4 ft, or 1.3 ft lower than the flood of Mar. 1945 at a point 6.0 mi upstream, from information by local resident.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 23,500 ft³/s, Apr. 24, 1966, gage height, 20.20 ft; no flow on many days most years.
AVERAGE DISCHARGE FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - 36 years (water years 1963-99), 290 ft³/s (210,400 acre-ft/yr).