Guadalupe River at Comfort

Highest listed crest 42.30 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft13 crests since 1869

The Guadalupe River at Comfort crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1869 to 2026. The highest, 42.30 ft on July 1, 1869, was major flooding, 21.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 42.30 ft; July 1, 1869
Flood stage: 21.0 ft; Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major: 9; 71st of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest: July 16, 2026; 37.08 ft, major flooding
Location: Kendall County; Near Kerrville (14.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS COMT2; USGS 08167000

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Guadalupe River at Comfort

Action stage	10.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	21.0	1	Oct 16, 2018	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	26.0	3	May 29, 2016	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	28.0	9	Jul 16, 2026	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1869 to 2026. 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, Guadalupe River at Comfort

1	Jul 1, 1869	42.30	+21.30	Major	—
2	Aug 2, 1978	40.90	+19.90	Major	240,000
3	Jul 16, 2026	37.08	+16.08	Major	—
4	Jun 14, 1935	36.90	+15.90	Major	—
5	Jul 4, 2025	35.64	+14.64	Major	—
6	Sep 16, 1915	34.90	+13.90	Major	—
7	Oct 4, 1959	33.15	+12.15	Major	—
8	Jul 17, 1987	31.50	+10.50	Major	130,000
9	Jul 4, 2002	31.33	+10.33	Major	128,000
10	May 29, 2016	27.90	+6.90	Moderate	83,856
11	Oct 19, 1985	27.50	+6.50	Moderate	73,700
12	May 24, 2015	26.67	+5.67	Moderate	72,600
13	Oct 16, 2018	25.30	+4.30	Minor	61,182

The worst floods along the Guadalupe River

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

August 2, 1978: 40.90 ft here, major flooding

Spring BranchTX · Aug 3, 1978 · 45.25 ft · Major
HuntTX · Aug 2, 1978 · 23.50 ft · Major

July 16, 2026: 37.08 ft here, major flooding

KerrvilleTX · Jul 16, 2026 · 30.06 ft · Major
Spring BranchTX · Jul 17, 2026 · 36.75 ft · Moderate
HuntTX · Jul 16, 2026 · 19.30 ft · Moderate

June 14, 1935: 36.90 ft here, major flooding

SeguinTX · Jun 16, 1935 · 35.50 ft · Major
ComalTX · Jun 15, 1935 · 35.00 ft · Major
Comal River at New BraunfelsTX · Jun 15, 1935 · 32.95 ft · Major
VictoriaTX · Jun 20, 1935 · 29.72 ft · Major

Gauges on the Guadalupe River

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

Flood gauges on the Guadalupe River

Hunt	TX	10.0	37.52 ft, Jul 4, 2025	5
Kerrville	TX	9.0	39.00 ft, Jul 2, 1932	4
Comfort this gauge	TX	21.0	42.30 ft, Jul 1, 1869	9
Spring Branch	TX	30.0	53.00 ft, Aug 3, 1869	6
Canyon Lake	TX	943.0	950.02 ft, Jul 6, 2002	1
Sattler	TX	9.0	39.00 ft, Jul 1, 1932	5
Comal River at New Braunfels	TX	7.0	38.00 ft, Aug 8, 1869	12
Comal	TX	13.0	39.50 ft, Aug 8, 1869	16
Seguin	TX	19.0	36.80 ft, Oct 18, 1998	9
Gonzales	TX	31.0	50.44 ft, Oct 19, 1998	3
Cuero	TX	24.0	44.36 ft, Aug 29, 2017	12
Victoria	TX	21.0	34.04 ft, Oct 20, 1998	24
Bloomington	TX	20.0	34.00 ft, Oct 21, 1998	13

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge COMT2, 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.