Rivers in Texas

Cibolo Creek at Selma

Bexar County, TexasNWS SELT2USGS 08185000New Braunfels office

Below flood stage
1.74ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 9:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
17.00 ft
Record crest
35.40 ft1998

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood22.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action14.00 ft
  1. 31.00 ftWater reaches the floor of the Highway 78 bridge.
  2. 22.00 ftMajor flooding severely floods a trailer park in Schertz. Major lowland flooding damages crop and pasture land below Bulverde to below Falls City, flooding secondary roads and low bridges.
  3. 20.00 ftA trailer park downstream in Schertz floods. Flow approaches lowest businesses and residences in Schertz. Moderate lowland flooding damages crop and pasture land in the flood plain below Bulverde to below Stockdale.
  4. 18.00 ftRiver has reached the floor of the bridge at the intersection of Lookout Road and North Evans Road near the gauge.
  5. 17.00 ftMinor lowland flooding floods a trailer park downstream in Schertz. Moderate lowland flooding in the flood plain below Bulverde to below Stockdale floods secondary roads and bridges near the creek.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding13%
Moderate flooding6%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 28, 2026.

Crest history

12 crests on NOAA’s list since 1972.

#DateStage
1October 17, 199835.40 ft
2June 22, 199729.73 ft
3January 1, 198926.00 ft
4May 12, 197224.34 ft
5July 2, 200222.31 ft
6July 16, 202621.93 ft
7October 30, 201521.93 ft
8May 22, 199220.97 ft
9December 21, 199119.83 ft
10May 24, 201519.02 ft
11November 22, 200417.36 ft
12June 12, 20258.58 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 16, 2026: 21.93 ft
  • June 12, 2025: 8.58 ft
  • October 30, 2015: 21.93 ft
  • May 24, 2015: 19.02 ft
  • November 22, 2004: 17.36 ft
  • July 2, 2002: 22.31 ft
  • October 17, 1998: 35.40 ft
  • June 22, 1997: 29.73 ft
  • May 22, 1992: 20.97 ft
  • December 21, 1991: 19.83 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

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.

Sources

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.