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Guadalupe River near Spring Branch

Critical Stages
25' - Action
30' - Flood
36' - Moderate
39' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 5:00 PM CST 12/4/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.09 ft

Flow: 0.0548 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
7 PM 12/4 2.1 0.056
8 PM 12/4 2.1 0.056
9 PM 12/4 2.1 0.056
10 PM 12/4 2.1 0.056
11 PM 12/4 2.1 0.056
12 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
1 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
2 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
3 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
4 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
5 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
6 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
7 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
8 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
9 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
10 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
11 AM 12/5 2.1 0.056
12 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
1 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
2 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
3 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
4 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
5 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
6 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
7 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
8 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
9 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
10 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
11 PM 12/5 2.1 0.056
12 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
1 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
2 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
3 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
4 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
5 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
6 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
7 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
8 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
9 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
10 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
11 AM 12/6 2.1 0.056
12 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
1 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
2 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
3 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
4 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
5 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
6 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
7 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
8 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
9 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
10 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
11 PM 12/6 2.1 0.056
12 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
1 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
2 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
3 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
4 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
5 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
6 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
7 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
8 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
9 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
10 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
11 AM 12/7 2.1 0.056
12 PM 12/7 2.1 0.056
1 PM 12/7 2.1 0.056
2 PM 12/7 2.1 0.056
3 PM 12/7 2.1 0.056
4 PM 12/7 2.1 0.056
5 PM 12/7 2.1 0.056
6 PM 12/7 2.1 0.056
7 PM 12/7 2.1 0.056
8 PM 12/7 2.2 0.068
9 PM 12/7 2.2 0.068
10 PM 12/7 2.2 0.068
11 PM 12/7 2.2 0.068
12 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
1 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
2 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
3 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
4 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
5 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
6 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
7 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
8 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
9 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
10 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
11 AM 12/8 2.2 0.068
12 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
1 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
2 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
3 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
4 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
5 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
6 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
7 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
8 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
9 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
10 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
11 PM 12/8 2.2 0.068
12 AM 12/9 2.2 0.068
1 AM 12/9 2.2 0.068
2 AM 12/9 2.2 0.068
3 AM 12/9 2.2 0.068
4 AM 12/9 2.2 0.068
5 AM 12/9 2.2 0.068
6 AM 12/9 2.2 0.068
7 AM 12/9 2.2 0.068
8 AM 12/9 2.2 0.068
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
5:00 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
4:45 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
4:30 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
4:15 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
4:00 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
3:45 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
3:30 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
3:15 PM 12/4 2.1 0.056
3:00 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
2:45 PM 12/4 2.1 0.056
2:30 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
2:15 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
2:00 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
1:45 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
1:30 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
1:15 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
1:00 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
12:45 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
12:30 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
12:15 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
12:00 PM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
11:45 AM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
11:30 AM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
11:15 AM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
11:00 AM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
10:45 AM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
10:30 AM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
10:15 AM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
10:00 AM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
9:45 AM 12/4 2.09 0.0548
Hydrograph for Guadalupe River near Spring Branch
45' - Major flooding rises to the USGS gauge house at FM 311. Several homes are cut off above Spring Branch and two homes flood. Approaches to the Highway 281 bridge flood closing the highway. Picnic facilities at Guadalupe River State Park are flooded. Parks and facilities downstream at Canyon Lake are inundated.
43' - Major flooding reaches several lowest homes below Comfort to Canyon Lake. Numerous roads and bridges are flooded and dangerous. Lowest facilities in Guadalupe State Park are severely damaged. Parks, docks and roads around Canyon Lake are flooded and damaged.
39' - Major flooding reaches secondary roads and low bridges near the river making them extremely dangerous to motorists. The lowest residences flood from Kendall County to Canyon Lake. Picnic and camping facilities in Guadalupe River State Park upstream are severely flooded. Roads, marinas, and many parks and facilities at Canyon Lake flood.
36' - Moderate lowland flooding reaches secondary roads and low bridges in the flood plain. Recreationists should evacuate the river banks because of dangerous turbulent flow. Low sections of Guadalupe River State Park have tables, trash cans, and equiment damaged. Lowest homes in Kendall County to Canyon Lake flood.
30' - Minor lowland flooding rises into the flood plain at Guadalupe River State Park damaging tables, trash cans and camping equipment. Swimming and any recreation in the river is extremely dangerous with turbulence, trees and trash in the water.
28' - Minor lowland flooding extends into lowest areas of Guadalupe River State Park. Swimming, tubing, and canoeing above Guadalupe River State Park to Canyon Lake is dangerous except with commercial outfitters.
25' - Flow extends over lowest sections of banks. Turbulent flow is very dangerous to tubers and swimmers above Guadalupe River State Park except with commercial outfitters.
23' - Turbulent flow makes swimming and tubing dangerous above Guadalupe River State Park to Canyon Lake. Lowest areas of Guadalupe River State Park are flooded.
19' - Turbulent flow makes swimming and tubing dangerous above Guadalupe River State Park to Canyon Lake.
15' - The Guadalupe river is dangerous to swimmers, tubers and canoeists above Guadalupe River State Park to Canyon Lake, except with commercial outfitters.
DateStage (ft)
Aug 3, 1869 53
Jul 1, 1900 49
Aug 3, 1978 45.25
Jun 22, 1997 45.12
Jul 3, 2002 43.75
Jul 3, 1932 42.1
Dec 21, 1991 38
Jul 18, 1987 35.58
May 24, 2015 34.5
Jan 1, 1919 34
Oct 20, 1985 32.06
Oct 30, 2015 29.98
Oct 17, 1998 27.43
May 30, 2016 25.56

Data provided by the National Weather Service.