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Weather Forecast Office Corpus Christi, TX

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Coleto Creek at Highway 59 are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	30
Moderate Flood Stage:	28
Flood Stage:	25
Action Stage:	15
Low Stage (in feet):	0

Historic Crests
(1) 42.00 ft on 09/22/1967
(2) 37.85 ft on 04/20/1976
(3) 36.64 ft on 10/16/1946
(4) 32.20 ft on 07/01/1936
(5) 28.00 ft on 04/05/1991
(6) 27.98 ft on 11/22/2004
(7) 27.68 ft on 04/17/1992
(8) 27.02 ft on 10/31/1981
(9) 21.60 ft on 07/03/2007
(10) 21.03 ft on 08/26/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 21.03 ft on 08/26/2017
(2) 16.01 ft on 03/10/2016
(3) 19.84 ft on 06/18/2015
(4) 17.36 ft on 03/21/2015
(5) 16.56 ft on 03/18/2015
(6) 18.62 ft on 07/06/2007
(7) 21.60 ft on 07/03/2007
(8) 27.98 ft on 11/22/2004
(9) 11.53 ft on 07/17/2002
(10) 27.68 ft on 04/17/1992
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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	Gauge Location	Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

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40	Major lowland flooding occurs. Water closes the northbound lane of Highway 59. The lowest homes in the flood plain flood, some up to nine feet. Livestock are cut off and potentially drowned below Highway 59. Levees near the San Antonio River confluence are threatened, as flow is several miles wide above and below Highway 35. Several tens of homes near Tivoli flood and are cut off, and a fishing camp just below Highway 35 floods
38	Major lowland flooding occurs. The lowest homes in the flood plain flood, some up to seven feet. Hundreds of livestock are cut off and potentially drowned, below Highway 59 to the Guadalupe River confluence. The flood plain above and below Highway 35 is miles wide, flooding and isolating several tens of homes, and flooding a fishing camp near Tivoli. Thirty eight feet is the FEMA hundred year flood elevation
31	Major lowland flooding occurs. The lowest homes below Highway 59 flood. Many livestock are cut off and potentially drowned below Highway 59 to the Guadalupe River confluence
30	Major lowland flooding occurs. The flow approaches the lowest homes below Highway 59. Livestock below Highway 59 to the Guadalupe River confluence are cut off and potentially drowned
28	Moderate lowland flooding of secondary roads and low bridges. Livestock are threatened in the flood plain
25	Minor lowland flooding occurs. The flow is well into flood plain, cutting off cattle below Highway 59 to the Guadalupe River confluence. Camino drive is inundated
19	Overbank conditions occur. The flow reaches lowest areas of the flood plain with no significant damage. The rating flattens considerably
15	Flow exceeds the right and left banks
Photos (1) Low-Lying area West of Bridge (2) Highway 59 At Bridge Looking South (3) Low-Lying Area Looking Southwest From Bridge (4) Normal Flow on Creek Looking Upstream (5) Looking At Bridge and Gage on Railroad Tracks (6) Coleto Creek Normal Flows Looking Upstream (7) Looking at Gage on Highway 59 - Looking Southeast (8) River During November 2004 Flood Looking Upstream (9) Water Levels During November 2004 Flood (10) November 2004 Flood Looking Downstream

About This Location

Latitude: 28.730833° N, Longitude: 97.138333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	25 ft	Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum	Elevation (gauge height = 0)	Elevation (gauge height = flood stage)	Elevation information source
NAVD88	Not Available	Not Available	Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29	44.18 ft	69.18 ft	Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL	Not Available	Not Available	Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other	Not Available	Not Available

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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Highway 59

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Corpus Christi Weather Forecast Office
426 Pinson Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78406-1803
(361) 289-0959
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