Hondo Creek at SH 173 near Hondo

Last updated: Jul 20, 2025, 8:39 PM UTC
No watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for this area.

Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 18 - Hondo Creek floods one to two miles of Highway 90 east of Hondo with a small section at the bridge above water. The area east of the bridge is under several feet of water. Several hundred yards of the Southern Pacific railway is damaged. Highway 173 is flooded north and south of Hondo. Farm to Market 473 north of Hondo is flooded in several places.
  • 17 - Highway 90 floods with flow hundreds of yards wide in three sections near Hondo. Highway 173 floods north and south of Hondo. Farm to Market 462 is closed at several low crossings.
  • 14 - Major flooding escapes the main channel into the right and left flood plains approaching Highway 90 east of Hondo and Highway 173 north of Hondo. Farm to Market 462 north of Hondo floods at several low water crossings.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 29.3761, -99.1167
RFC WGRFC
State TX
WFO EWX
County Medina
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS 08200720

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 18.96 ft on 06-22-1997
2. 17.19 ft on 05-29-1987
3. 16.40 ft on 07-15-1973
4. 18.00 ft on 07-01-1932
5. 21.00 ft on 09-01-1919

Historic Crests

1. 21.00 ft on 09-01-1919
2. 18.96 ft on 06-22-1997
3. 18.00 ft on 07-01-1932
4. 17.19 ft on 05-29-1987
5. 16.40 ft on 07-15-1973

Vertical Datum Table

type NAVD88
major Flooding 871.02 ft
moderate Flooding 869.02 ft
minor Flooding 869.02 ft
action 867.02 ft
Latest Value 857.76 ft
Gauge Zero 857.02 ft

Gauge Photos

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Probability Information

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