Sandies Creek near Westhoff

1. 26.50 ftSandies Creek is generally three quarters to one mile wide below the headwaters southeast of Seguin to the Guadalupe River confluence near Cuero. The approaches to the Westhoff/Cheapside road bridge are under five to six feet of water and the bridge floor is flooded. Livestock are cut off and potentially drowned in the flood plain.
2. 25.50 ftMajor lowland flooding from the headwaters southeast of Seguin to the Guadalupe River confluence near Cuero is generally three quarters of a mile wide. Livestock are cut off and potentially drowned in the flood plain. Flow is to the bottom of the Westhoff/Cheapside bridge deck and four to five feet deep in the approaches. All secondary roads and bridge crossings over Sandies Creek are flooded and impassable.
3. 24.00 ftMajor lowland flooding from the headwaters southeast of Seguin to the Guadalupe River confluence near Cuero. The flow is over one half mile wide. Livestock are cut off and potentially drowned in low areas of the flood plain if not relocated. Roads and low bridges near the creek are flooded and impassable including FM 1116, and County Road 210.
4. 22.00 ftSandies Creek escapes the channel hundreds of yards into the flood plain from the headwaters to the Guadalupe River confluence. Livestock in low areas are cut off and potentially drowned. Secondary roads and low bridges are flooded and dangerous. The approaches of the Westhoff/Cheapside road bridge over Sandies Creek are flooded and water is to the bottom of the bridge.
5. 21.00 ftMinor lowland flooding from the headwaters southeast of Seguin to the Guadalupe River confluence near Cuero cuts off and potentially drowns livestock. The approaches to the Farm to Market 240 bridge three miles northeast of Westhoff flood.

Chance of flooding, September to November

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

Most recent crests

• May 14, 2023: 25.36 ft
• April 8, 2023: 22.87 ft
• October 15, 2021: 27.94 ft
• June 5, 2020: 23.91 ft
• September 30, 2018: 12.14 ft
• August 28, 2017: 27.17 ft
• June 4, 2016: 23.10 ft
• May 27, 2015: 23.47 ft
• May 20, 2015: 21.23 ft
• April 20, 2015: 22.08 ft

• Guadalupe River at Hwy 183 near Hochheim
• Guadalupe River at Cuero
• Sandies Creek at FM 108 near Smiley
• Guadalupe River at Gonzales
• Peach Creek at Dilworth
• Guadalupe River at CR 143 near Gonzales
• Fifteenmile Creek at Weser
• Coleto Creek at Arnold Road Crossing

Forecasts by the West Gulf River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. 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.