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Live river level, flow, historical records and forecast for Peach Creek at Splendora in TX, United States, built from official government gauge data.
Peach Creek at Splendora sits in the East Fork San Jacinto watershed in Texas.
The seasonal pattern is tight. Typical level is highest in January at 6.47 ft (1.97 m), then lowest in August at 5.83 ft (1.78 m). That 7.7 in (19.5 cm) annual swing is modest, but it still matters for low docks, small crossings, and any intake that sits close to the waterline.
For people living near the creek, the main thing to watch is timing. In this part of the country, rainfall-driven rises can come in hours, while long low-flow stretches can follow between events. That means a quiet reach can change quickly after heavy rain, then settle back down.
The record high is 24.67 ft (7.52 m), set in August 2017. The record low is 3.48 ft (1.06 m), set in July 2026. Those two marks show how far the creek can move outside its usual seasonal band.
No fastest 24-hour rise is listed here, so there is no number to use for warning time. If that figure is added later, it will be one of the most practical numbers on the page, because it tells you how fast the creek can climb after a storm.
With 50 years on record, these extremes are worth treating as part of the local memory. For anglers, that means habitat and access can shift fast after rain. For cottagers and flood-watchers, it means the creek can go from manageable to high water on short notice.
The hero number on this page is best read against the median for the same calendar day across the station record, not as a raw elevation alone. That comparison shows whether Peach Creek is running above, below, or near its usual level for this date.
This station is operated by the USGS, and the record spans about 50 years. That length of record gives the daily median real value: it anchors today’s reading to what is normal for this creek at this point in the year.
Readings come from official government gauges and are rolled into daily records: the daily mean, high and low for every day on record. Each calendar day gets its own baseline from the full history, so the level you see is compared against what this specific date usually looks like rather than an annual average.
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