San Fernando Creek near Alice

1. 23.50 ftWater is to the guage height. This is the reference mark on the Edith Street bridge.
2. 22.00 ftWater is to the Edith Street bridge floor.
3. 19.00 ftWater reaches the Highway 359 bridge floor. The first business sections of Alice 1.1 mile west of the creek become flooded.
4. 17.00 ftWater reaches the east and west approaches of the bottom of Highway 359 bridge, 2 miles northeast of Alice. The theater in the flood plain one half mile west of the bridge is threatened.
5. 12.00 ftMinor lowland flooding occurs, with flow 200 yards wide. Lower sections of the Country Club Golf Course are flooded.
6. 11.00 ftOverbank condtions cause nuisance flooding.
7. 4.00 ftThe creek reaches bankfull, but there are no observable effects until the stage exceeds 10 feet.

Most recent crests

• August 15, 2022: 5.42 ft
• July 9, 2021: 12.73 ft
• July 8, 2021: 8.36 ft
• June 29, 2021: 3.07 ft
• June 4, 2021: 12.99 ft
• June 4, 2021: 12.99 ft
• May 30, 2021: 2.79 ft
• May 20, 2021: 9.59 ft
• June 2, 2020: 1.18 ft
• October 16, 2018: 5.72 ft

• San Diego Creek at Alice
• Nueces River at Bluntzer
• Tranquitas Creek at Kingsville
• Lagarto Creek at George West
• Nueces River at Lake Corpus Christi
• Nueces River at Mathis
• Petronila Creek at FM665 Nr Driscoll
• Nueces River at Calallen

Forecasts by the West Gulf River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.