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Blanco River at Wimberley

Highest listed crest 44.90 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft16 crests since 1929

The Blanco River at Wimberley crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2019. The highest, 44.90 ft on May 24, 2015, was major flooding, 31.90 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Blanco River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
44.90 ft
May 24, 2015; 175,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
6
111th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 9, 2019
14.57 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hays County
Near Kyle (12.3 mi), San Marcos (12.3 mi), Dripping Springs (13.9 mi)

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 Wimberley
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.03May 9, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.07Mar 12, 2007Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.06Oct 30, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1929 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Blanco River at Wimberley, 1929 to 2019 1020304050ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft May 28, 1929: 33.30 ft, major flooding; 113,000 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1981: 14.29 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1987: 16.54 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1991: 20.10 ft, moderate flooding; 32,900 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1992: 18.25 ft, moderate flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1997: 20.46 ft, moderate flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1998: 28.50 ft, major flooding; 116,000 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 2000: 19.86 ft, moderate floodingNov 16, 2001: 28.89 ft, major floodingJul 5, 2002: 25.71 ft, moderate flooding; 66,700 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2004: 20.12 ft, moderate flooding; 33,962 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2007: 20.79 ft, moderate floodingOct 31, 2013: 26.75 ft, major flooding; 75,800 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 44.90 ft, major flooding; 175,000 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2015: 26.54 ft, major flooding; 71,020 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2019: 14.57 ft, minor flooding; 15,913 cubic feet per second Highest, 44.90 ft, May 24, 2015 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Blanco River at Wimberley 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 4 2000s: 5 5 2010s: 4 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. 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.
  2. 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 Wimberley
1May 24, 201544.90+31.90Major175,000
2May 28, 192933.30+20.30Major113,000
3Nov 16, 200128.89+15.89Major—
4Oct 17, 199828.50+15.50Major116,000
5Oct 31, 201326.75+13.75Major75,800
6Oct 30, 201526.54+13.54Major71,020
7Jul 5, 200225.71+12.71Moderate66,700
8Mar 12, 200720.79+7.79Moderate—
9Jun 9, 199720.46+7.46Moderate34,100
10Nov 17, 200420.12+7.12Moderate33,962
11Dec 21, 199120.10+7.10Moderate32,900
12Nov 10, 200019.86+6.86Moderate—
13Mar 4, 199218.25+5.25Moderate26,800
14Jul 17, 198716.54+3.54Minor21,600
15May 9, 201914.57+1.57Minor15,913
16Oct 7, 198114.29+1.29Minor14,600

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 24, 2015: 44.90 ft here, major flooding

  • San MarcosTX · May 24, 2015 · 43.10 ft · Major · 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
BlancoTX18.018.36 ft, May 8, 20190
Crabapple RoadTX7.07.01 ft, May 8, 20190
Fischer Store Rd near FischerTX17.020.38 ft, May 8, 20190
San MarcosTX18.043.10 ft, May 24, 20152
Wimberley this gaugeTX13.044.90 ft, May 24, 20156

Other gauges in Hays County

Flood gauges in Hays County
Fischer Store Rd near Fischer17.020.38 ft, May 8, 20190
San Marcos18.043.10 ft, May 24, 20152
Buda15.023.39 ft, Oct 30, 20150
Driftwood5.526.39 ft, Oct 30, 201511

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WMBT2, 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.