Blanco River at Fischer Store Rd near Fischer

Highest listed crest 20.38 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft7 crests since 2016

The Blanco River at Fischer Store Rd near Fischer crested above flood stage 1 time among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2022. The highest, 20.38 ft on May 8, 2019, was minor flooding, 3.38 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Blanco River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 20.38 ft; May 8, 2019; 23,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 17.0 ft; Major flooding from 38.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: May 8, 2019; 20.38 ft, minor flooding
Location: Hays County; Near Dripping Springs (14.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BFST2; USGS 08170950

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Blanco River at Fischer Store Rd near Fischer

Action stage	12.0	1	Oct 14, 2021	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	17.0	1	May 8, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	23.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	38.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2016 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Blanco River at Fischer Store Rd near Fischer

1	May 8, 2019	20.38	+3.38	Minor	23,600
2	Oct 14, 2021	14.02	−2.98	Action	9,210
3	May 25, 2020	11.72	−5.28	Below flood stage	5,740
4	Jun 2, 2016	11.69	−5.31	Below flood stage	5,710
5	Apr 11, 2017	10.71	−6.29	Below flood stage	4,490
6	Sep 9, 2018	6.64	−10.36	Below flood stage	1,110
7	Feb 3, 2022	3.71	−13.29	Below flood stage	21

The worst floods along the Blanco River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Blanco River that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 8, 2019: 20.38 ft here, minor flooding

San MarcosTX · May 9, 2019 · 24.14 ft · Moderate
BlancoTX · May 8, 2019 · 18.36 ft · Minor · its highest
WimberleyTX · May 9, 2019 · 14.57 ft · Minor
Crabapple RoadTX · May 8, 2019 · 7.01 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Blanco River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Blanco River

Blanco	TX	18.0	18.36 ft, May 8, 2019	0
Crabapple Road	TX	7.0	7.01 ft, May 8, 2019	0
Fischer Store Rd near Fischer this gauge	TX	17.0	20.38 ft, May 8, 2019	0
San Marcos	TX	18.0	43.10 ft, May 24, 2015	2
Wimberley	TX	13.0	44.90 ft, May 24, 2015	6

Other gauges in Hays County

Flood gauges in Hays County

San Marcos	18.0	43.10 ft, May 24, 2015	2
Wimberley	13.0	44.90 ft, May 24, 2015	6
Buda	15.0	23.39 ft, Oct 30, 2015	0
Driftwood	5.5	26.39 ft, Oct 30, 2015	11

Hays County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BFST2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.