Rivers in Texas

San Antonio River at Loop 410

Bexar County, TexasNWS SNPT2USGS 08178565New Braunfels office

Below flood stage
3.78ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
12.00 ft
Record crest
34.21 ft2013

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood12.00 ft
Action12.00 ft
  1. 30.00 ftDrainage from above loop 410 and Brooks City Base cuts streets and areas below Loop 410 in the San Antonio River flood plain off. Several homes have a few feet of water in them.
  2. 27.00 ftThree residences below Loop 410 on the left bank flood. Roads into the area are flooded and dangerous.
  3. 26.00 ftMajor flooding reaches slabs of residences on the left bank below Southeast Loop 410. Roads and streets near the San Antonio River are severely flooded and very dangerous.
  4. 23.00 ftModerate lowland flooding of lowest roads and bridges in the flood plain make auto traffic very dangerous. Lowest homes below Loop 410 in the left flood plain are threatened.
  5. 20.00 ftModerate lowland flooding of roads and streets below Brooks City Base and in the flood plain near Loop 410 makes auto travel in the flood plain very dangerous.
  6. 12.00 ftMinor lowland flooding extends into low areas of the flood plain with no significant impact.

Crest history

18 crests on NOAA’s list since 1987.

#DateStage
1May 25, 201334.21 ft
2October 17, 199832.57 ft
3July 15, 199032.20 ft
4May 27, 199229.36 ft
5May 24, 201527.60 ft
6June 2, 201627.43 ft
7May 19, 198726.79 ft
8June 12, 202525.10 ft
9May 5, 199322.65 ft
10June 29, 199522.45 ft
11June 23, 199121.75 ft
12July 21, 198821.67 ft
13May 13, 199419.37 ft
14April 25, 201518.51 ft
15June 21, 199716.74 ft
16October 14, 202115.68 ft
17September 15, 199615.07 ft
18October 9, 201812.61 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 12, 2025: 25.10 ft
  • October 14, 2021: 15.68 ft
  • October 9, 2018: 12.61 ft
  • June 2, 2016: 27.43 ft
  • May 24, 2015: 27.60 ft
  • April 25, 2015: 18.51 ft
  • May 25, 2013: 34.21 ft
  • October 17, 1998: 32.57 ft
  • June 21, 1997: 16.74 ft
  • September 15, 1996: 15.07 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the West Gulf River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. 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.