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Navidad River near Speaks

Critical Stages
21' - Action
24' - Flood
27' - Moderate
29' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 12:00 AM CST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 3.35 ft

Flow: 0.0195 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12:00 AM 12/15 3.35 0.0195
11:45 PM 12/14 3.35 0.0195
11:30 PM 12/14 3.35 0.0195
11:15 PM 12/14 3.35 0.0195
11:00 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
10:45 PM 12/14 3.35 0.0195
10:30 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
10:15 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
10:00 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
9:45 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
9:30 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
9:15 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
9:00 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
8:45 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
8:30 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
8:15 PM 12/14 3.33 0.0189
8:00 PM 12/14 3.33 0.0189
7:45 PM 12/14 3.34 0.0192
7:30 PM 12/14 3.33 0.0189
7:15 PM 12/14 3.33 0.0189
7:00 PM 12/14 3.33 0.0189
6:45 PM 12/14 3.33 0.0189
6:30 PM 12/14 3.32 0.0186
6:15 PM 12/14 3.32 0.0186
6:00 PM 12/14 3.32 0.0186
5:45 PM 12/14 3.32 0.0186
5:30 PM 12/14 3.31 0.0183
5:15 PM 12/14 3.31 0.0183
5:00 PM 12/14 3.31 0.0183
4:45 PM 12/14 3.31 0.0183
Hydrograph for Navidad River near Speaks
33' - Disastrous flooding occurs with the lowest homes upstream near Vienna and in the lower part of Lavaca and northern parts of Jackson counties are flooded. Flows are over one mile wide in much of the floodplain and numerous roads and bridges are impassable. Hundreds of head of livestock are cut off and can drown.
29' - Major lowland flooding continues with the river close to one mile wide near Speaks and FM 530 cutting off large areas of the floodplain. Several roads and bridges near the river are inundated and impassable. Homes in low-lying areas of the floodplain upstream near Vienna and in the lowwer part of Lavaca County are threatened. Hundreds of head of livestock are threatened.
28' - Major lowland flooding begins with the river several hundred yards wide in the vicinity of the gauge. Approaches to the FM 530 bridge are flooded and impassable. Much of the floodplain is cut off endangering livestock.
27' - Moderate lowland flooding begins with the approaches to the FM 530 bridge inundated and the gage cut off. Large areas of the floodplain are cut off potentially isolated and drowning cattle.
24' - Minor lowland flooding begins with the river one hundred yards wide in the vicinity of the gage. The approaches to the FM 530 bridge are flooded.
21' - Flows exceed the lowest sections of both banks.
DateStage (ft)
Aug 29, 2017 32.79
Oct 18, 1998 30.24
Apr 19, 2009 28.2
May 14, 1982 27.89
Jun 17, 2015 27.75
Apr 20, 2016 27.73
Oct 14, 1997 26.32
Jun 8, 1997 25.62
Nov 26, 1985 25.29
Oct 5, 2009 25.03
Jul 10, 2021 24.87
Apr 20, 1985 24.56
Jun 5, 1987 24.54
Jun 26, 2004 24.2
May 20, 2015 24
Dec 9, 2018 23.89
May 22, 1983 22.94

Data provided by the National Weather Service.