Nueces River at Mathis

Last updated: Jun 28, 2025, 12:48 PM UTC
No watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for this area.

Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 48.7 - Flood of record - Septemeber 24, 1967 - remnants of Hurricane Beulah (138,000 cfs).
  • 43.5 - Massive life threatening flooding occurs, and severely damages residential areas below Bluntzer to Calallen. Major flooding of the flood plain below Lake Corpus Christi to below Bluntzer, floods roads and bridges near the river. Livestock are cut off and potentially drowned. Just below the dam, water is over the Highway 359 bridge around the right end.
  • 29.34 - Major lowland flooding occurs, causing widespread evacuations downstream above Calallen. The west bank residents below Bluntzer may be cut off for several weeks.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 28.0381, -97.8600
RFC WGRFC
State TX
WFO CRP
County San Patricio
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS 08211000

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 5.88 ft on 10-02-2021
2. 12.47 ft on 07-09-2021
3. 7.49 ft on 06-04-2021
4. 4.56 ft on 09-10-2020
5. 28.09 ft on 11-01-2018

Historic Crests

1. 48.70 ft on 09-24-1967
2. 41.00 ft on 09-20-1919
3. 39.03 ft on 09-16-2002
4. 38.38 ft on 07-12-1942
5. 38.12 ft on 07-17-2002

Vertical Datum Table

type NGVD29
major Flooding 54.53 ft
moderate Flooding 52.53 ft
minor Flooding 51.53 ft
action 42.53 ft
Latest Value 27.50 ft
Gauge Zero 26.53 ft

Gauge Photos

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Probability Information

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WFO Information

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Corpus Christi
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Corpus Christi, TX 78406-1803
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