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Cibolo Creek near Falls City

Highest listed crest 39.86 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft33 crests since 1913

The Cibolo Creek near Falls City crested at major flood stage 21 times among the 33 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2026. The highest, 39.86 ft on October 19, 1998, was major flooding, 22.86 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Cibolo Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
39.86 ft
October 19, 1998; 51,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
21
11th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
July 18, 2026
23.51 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Karnes County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cibolo Creek near Falls City
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.04May 16, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.08Jul 18, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.021Mar 14, 2007Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

33 crests from 1913 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cibolo Creek near Falls City, 1913 to 2026 152025303540ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Jan 1, 1913: 35.00 ft, major flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1935: 32.00 ft, major flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1942: 34.45 ft, major flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1942: 30.95 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1946: 26.25 ft, major flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1946: 32.85 ft, major flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1952: 27.93 ft, major flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1965: 18.61 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1967: 33.39 ft, major flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1968: 28.13 ft, major flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1973: 24.54 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1973: 27.20 ft, major flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1973: 35.44 ft, major flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1981: 23.14 ft, moderate flooding; 9,440 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1985: 19.35 ft, minor flooding; 5,670 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1986: 22.17 ft, moderate flooding; 8,310 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1987: 26.94 ft, major floodingDec 23, 1991: 30.66 ft, major flooding; 30 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1992: 32.34 ft, major flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1993: 26.05 ft, major floodingJun 27, 1993: 31.34 ft, major floodingMay 16, 1994: 20.71 ft, minor flooding; 7,380 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1997: 28.40 ft, major flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1998: 39.86 ft, major flooding; 51,200 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2002: 30.13 ft, major flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2004: 34.01 ft, major flooding; 30,520 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2007: 26.26 ft, major flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2015: 17.62 ft, minor flooding; 5,030 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 24.46 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2015: 21.46 ft, moderate flooding; 7,864 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2016: 22.16 ft, moderate flooding; 8,470 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2021: 22.20 ft, moderate flooding; 9,622 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2026: 23.51 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 39.86 ft, Oct 19, 1998 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cibolo Creek near Falls City 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 4 1950s: 1 1960s: 3 1970s: 3 1980s: 4 1990s: 7 7 2000s: 3 2010s: 4 2020s: 2 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Cibolo Creek near Falls City
1Oct 19, 199839.86+22.86Major51,200
2Sep 28, 197335.44+18.44Major33,300
3Jan 1, 191335.00+18.00Major35,000
4Jul 6, 194234.45+17.45Major33,600
5Nov 23, 200434.01+17.01Major30,520
6Sep 22, 196733.39+16.39Major25,300
7Aug 29, 194632.85+15.85Major29,500
8May 17, 199232.34+15.34Major25,400
9Jun 14, 193532.00+15.00Major28,600
10Jun 27, 199331.34+14.34Major—
11Sep 9, 194230.95+13.95Major25,000
12Dec 23, 199130.66+13.66Major30
13Jul 4, 200230.13+13.13Major20,600
14Jun 24, 199728.40+11.40Major17,300
15Jan 21, 196828.13+11.13Major18,600
16Sep 11, 195227.93+10.93Major18,200
17Jul 18, 197327.20+10.20Major15,100
18Jun 4, 198726.94+9.94Major—
19Mar 14, 200726.26+9.26Major13,700
20Apr 23, 194626.25+9.25Major15,200
21May 26, 199326.05+9.05Major—
22Jun 12, 197324.54+7.54Moderate11,200
23May 26, 201524.46+7.46Moderate10,300
24Jul 18, 202623.51+6.51Moderate—
25Jun 17, 198123.14+6.14Moderate9,440
26Oct 16, 202122.20+5.20Moderate9,622
27Jun 5, 198622.17+5.17Moderate8,310
28Jun 4, 201622.16+5.16Moderate8,470
29Nov 1, 201521.46+4.46Moderate7,864
30May 16, 199420.71+3.71Minor7,380
31Jun 8, 198519.35+2.35Minor5,670
32Dec 4, 196518.61+1.61Minor5,700
33May 16, 201517.62+0.62Minor5,030

The worst floods along the Cibolo Creek

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

October 19, 1998: 39.86 ft here, major flooding

  • SelmaTX · Oct 17, 1998 · 35.40 ft · Major · its highest

November 23, 2004: 34.01 ft here, major flooding

  • SelmaTX · Nov 22, 2004 · 17.36 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Cibolo Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Cibolo Creek
SelmaTX17.035.40 ft, Oct 17, 19985
Sutherland SpringsTX21.038.82 ft, Oct 5, 20093
Falls City this gaugeTX17.039.86 ft, Oct 19, 199821

Other gauges in Karnes County

Flood gauges in Karnes County
SH 72 near Runge27.047.60 ft, Aug 22, 20161
Falls City12.038.43 ft, Jul 6, 200210

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FCTT2, 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.