Nueces River below Uvalde
Future / Actual / Minor
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01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC through 01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC
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Observed (OBS) 06/29/2025 2:30 PM CDTCATEGORY STAGE 
Major Flooding 17 ft Moderate Flooding 15 ft Minor Flooding 11 ft Action 10 ft Reliability of the Forecast:
NOTE: 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.
National Water Model Hydrograph
Official NWS streamflow forecasts are produced by NWS hydrologic forecasters for river gauge locations using hydrologic models which are calibrated to that location. This process considers additional guidance and information, including local expertise and experience, to produce the best forecast possible. The NWM output provides supplemental guidance to NWS forecasters and should not be considered an official NWS river forecast.
Flood Impacts
- 25 - Residents of many low lying homes in Crystal City flood in less than a day from a crest in Uvalde. Roads and bridges are damaged above Barksdale to below Carrizo Springs. Flow ranges from one half mile to four miles wide in the flood plain, trapping livestock and destroying equipment in the flood plain.
- 23 - Disastrous widespread lowland flooding reaches several homes in Crystal City. Roads, fencing, and any improvements in the flood plain are damaged. Flow is generally 1/2 mile wide in the flood plain and livestock should be moved from vulnerable areas.
- 21 - Lowest homes downstream in the east edge of Crystal City flood. Numerous secondary roads and low bridges are extremely dangerous to motorists above Barksdale to below Carrizo Springs. Livestock are cut off and equipment destroyed in the flood plain from the headwaters to below Tilden with massive damage to fencing and secondary roads.
Gauge Info
| Coordinates | 29.1236, -99.8944 |
| RFC | WGRFC |
| State | TX |
| WFO | EWX |
| County | Uvalde |
| Data Provider(s) | |
| US Geological Survey | USGS--Water Resources of the United States |
| USGS | 08192000 |
Gauge Location
Recent Crests
| 1. | 18.91 ft | on 10-16-2018 |
| 2. | 18.99 ft | on 10-10-2018 |
| 3. | 10.80 ft | on 08-12-2018 |
| 4. | 14.75 ft | on 11-17-2004 |
| 5. | 12.98 ft | on 07-02-2002 |
Recent Crests
| 1. | 18.91 ft | on 10-16-2018 |
| 2. | 18.99 ft | on 10-10-2018 |
| 3. | 10.80 ft | on 08-12-2018 |
| 4. | 14.75 ft | on 11-17-2004 |
| 5. | 12.98 ft | on 07-02-2002 |
| 6. | 18.88 ft | on 06-22-1997 |
| 7. | 24.88 ft | on 10-28-1996 |
| 8. | 14.33 ft | on 09-16-1991 |
| 9. | 13.02 ft | on 04-26-1990 |
| 10. | 16.54 ft | on 05-29-1987 |
| 11. | 19.30 ft | on 07-13-1939 |
| 12. | 23.30 ft | on 09-01-1932 |
Historic Crests
| 1. | 24.88 ft | on 10-28-1996 |
| 2. | 23.30 ft | on 09-01-1932 |
| 3. | 19.30 ft | on 07-13-1939 |
| 4. | 18.99 ft | on 10-10-2018 |
| 5. | 18.91 ft | on 10-16-2018 |
Historic Crests
| 1. | 24.88 ft | on 10-28-1996 |
| 2. | 23.30 ft | on 09-01-1932 |
| 3. | 19.30 ft | on 07-13-1939 |
| 4. | 18.99 ft | on 10-10-2018 |
| 5. | 18.91 ft | on 10-16-2018 |
| 6. | 18.88 ft | on 06-22-1997 |
| 7. | 16.54 ft | on 05-29-1987 |
| 8. | 14.75 ft | on 11-17-2004 |
| 9. | 14.33 ft | on 09-16-1991 |
| 10. | 13.02 ft | on 04-26-1990 |
| 11. | 12.98 ft | on 07-02-2002 |
| 12. | 10.80 ft | on 08-12-2018 |
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