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Sabinal River at Sabinal

Critical Stages
10' - Action
12' - Flood
16' - Moderate
24' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 2:30 AM CST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.79 ft

Flow: 0.0012 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
2:30 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
2:15 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
2:00 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
1:45 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
1:30 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
1:15 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
1:00 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
12:45 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
12:30 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
12:15 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
12:00 AM 12/16 2.79 0.0012
11:45 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
11:30 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
11:15 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
11:00 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
10:45 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
10:30 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
10:15 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
10:00 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
9:45 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
9:30 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
9:15 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
9:00 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
8:45 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
8:30 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
8:15 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
8:00 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
7:45 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
7:30 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
7:15 PM 12/15 2.79 0.0012
Hydrograph for Sabinal River at Sabinal
32' - Disastrous flooding upstream near Utopia puts flow four feet deep in the "Utopia on the River" camp headquarters washing autos from the parking lot and threatening lives. Camping sites at a girl scout camp three miles south of Utopia are dangerously flooded. Secondary and primary roads and low bridges near the river flood under several feet of fast moving water as the flood wave moves from the headwaters to the Frio River confluence.
28' - Major flooding threatens the "Utopia on the River" resort near Utopia. Numerous roads, crossings, and bridges are flooded severely. Livestock should be moved from vulnerable areas of the flood plain.
24' - Major lowland flooding from the headwaters to the Frio River confluence. Very dangerous to campers upstream near Utopia. Many secondary and primary roads and low bridges are flooded and dangerous.
20' - Lowland flooding damages crops and floods pastureland cutting off and potentially drowning livestock in low areas of the flood plain. Secondary roads and low bridges flood severely as the flood wave passes downstream.
16' - Moderate lowland flooding inundates lowest secondary roads and bridges in the flood plain from the headwaters to the Frio River confluence.
12' - Minor lowland flooding impacts lowest secondary roads, crossings and low bridges.
10' - Flow extends into lowest areas of the flood plain with no significant damage.
DateStage (ft)
Aug 24, 1919 40
Jul 5, 2002 38.28
Jun 17, 1958 33.3
Jul 2, 1932 31
Jul 21, 2007 27.14
May 29, 1987 26.61
Oct 13, 1981 21.14
May 24, 2015 19.51
Dec 31, 1984 19.1
Oct 19, 1985 18.61
Jun 9, 1992 17.36
Dec 21, 1991 17.33
Jul 18, 1990 16.24
Oct 10, 2018 15.34
Oct 28, 1996 14.08
May 29, 2016 11.88

Data provided by the National Weather Service.