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Guadalupe River near Bloomington

Highest listed crest 34.00 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft85 crests since 1981

The Guadalupe River near Bloomington crested at major flood stage 13 times among the 85 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1981 to 2021. The highest, 34.00 ft on October 21, 1998, was major flooding, 14.00 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Guadalupe River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.00 ft
October 21, 1998
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
13
41st of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
October 19, 2021
27.09 ft, major flooding
Location
Victoria County
Near Victoria (11.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Guadalupe River near Bloomington
Action stage20.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.020Nov 10, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.046Jul 10, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.013Oct 19, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

85 crests from 1981 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Guadalupe River near Bloomington, 1981 to 2021 101520253035ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Sep 4, 1981: 28.50 ft, major flooding; 61,500 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1987: 28.20 ft, major floodingDec 27, 1991: 27.20 ft, major flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1992: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 2, 1992: 26.80 ft, moderate floodingFeb 9, 1992: 27.10 ft, major flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1992: 24.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 4, 1992: 24.30 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 1992: 26.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 26, 1992: 24.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 7, 1992: 26.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1992: 23.50 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1992: 27.00 ft, major floodingApr 26, 1992: 23.00 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1992: 20.50 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1992: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingOct 21, 1998: 34.00 ft, major floodingJul 12, 2002: 27.84 ft, major floodingApr 16, 2004: 24.16 ft, moderate floodingMay 15, 2004: 26.65 ft, moderate floodingJul 6, 2004: 26.54 ft, moderate flooding; 16,090 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2004: 24.86 ft, moderate floodingNov 27, 2004: 28.81 ft, major floodingDec 1, 2004: 27.21 ft, major floodingMar 18, 2007: 26.95 ft, moderate flooding; 19,575 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2007: 26.48 ft, moderate flooding; 15,580 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2007: 26.79 ft, moderate flooding; 18,215 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2007: 23.53 ft, minor flooding; 5,461 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2007: 27.03 ft, major flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2009: 25.82 ft, moderate flooding; 8,945 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2009: 26.32 ft, moderate flooding; 11,407 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2009: 24.22 ft, moderate flooding; 6,069 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2009: 26.75 ft, moderate flooding; 14,710 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 2009: 22.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,268 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2010: 26.57 ft, moderate flooding; 13,239 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2010: 26.37 ft, moderate flooding; 11,755 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2010: 21.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,933 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2010: 25.54 ft, moderate flooding; 8,274 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2010: 23.27 ft, minor flooding; 4,758 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2010: 24.32 ft, moderate flooding; 6,193 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2010: 24.73 ft, moderate flooding; 6,728 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2012: 24.88 ft, moderate flooding; 6,933 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2012: 24.35 ft, moderate flooding; 7,653 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2012: 25.91 ft, moderate flooding; 12,762 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2012: 21.11 ft, minor flooding; 4,796 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2012: 22.02 ft, minor flooding; 5,347 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2013: 24.84 ft, moderate flooding; 8,629 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2014: 24.71 ft, moderate flooding; 8,359 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2015: 20.39 ft, minor flooding; 3,715 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2015: 23.34 ft, minor flooding; 5,816 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2015: 25.94 ft, moderate flooding; 12,697 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2015: 25.52 ft, moderate flooding; 10,816 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2015: 27.10 ft, major flooding; 25,940 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2015: 23.66 ft, minor flooding; 6,367 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2015: 26.45 ft, moderate flooding; 30,396 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 2015: 22.12 ft, minor flooding; 4,756 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 24.33 ft, moderate flooding; 7,843 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2016: 25.61 ft, moderate flooding; 14,253 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2016: 26.91 ft, moderate flooding; 20,378 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2016: 26.73 ft, moderate flooding; 19,303 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2016: 25.64 ft, moderate flooding; 12,991 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2016: 19.01 ft, below flood stage; 2,658 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2016: 25.32 ft, moderate flooding; 11,652 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2017: 22.39 ft, minor flooding; 5,121 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2017: 21.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,178 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2017: 22.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,134 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2017: 19.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2017: 14.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,425 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2017: 14.96 ft, below flood stage; 1,694 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2017: 29.01 ft, major flooding; 95,348 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2018: 25.67 ft, moderate flooding; 13,130 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2018: 20.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,974 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2018: 20.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,482 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2018: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 2018: 23.99 ft, minor flooding; 7,424 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2018: 26.65 ft, moderate flooding; 21,170 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2019: 24.31 ft, moderate flooding; 8,203 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2019: 25.24 ft, moderate flooding; 11,357 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2021: 25.15 ft, moderate flooding; 11,405 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2021: 26.56 ft, moderate flooding; 18,287 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2021: 26.73 ft, moderate flooding; 21,627 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2021: 26.62 ft, moderate flooding; 19,297 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2021: 17.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,283 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2021: 15.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,455 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 2021: 27.09 ft, major flooding; 31,259 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.00 ft, Oct 21, 1998 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Guadalupe River near Bloomington 1980s: 2 1990s: 15 2000s: 17 2010s: 40 40 2020s: 5 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 20.27 ft on Apr 28, 2019.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 85 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Guadalupe River near Bloomington
1Oct 21, 199834.00+14.00Major—
2Sep 1, 201729.01+9.01Major95,348
3Nov 27, 200428.81+8.81Major—
4Sep 4, 198128.50+8.50Major61,500
5Jun 8, 198728.20+8.20Major—
6Jul 12, 200227.84+7.84Major—
7Dec 1, 200427.21+7.21Major—
8Dec 27, 199127.20+7.20Major23,000
9Feb 9, 199227.10+7.10Major22,000
10May 31, 201527.10+7.10Major25,940
11Oct 19, 202127.09+7.09Major31,259
12Jul 3, 200727.03+7.03Major20,600
13Apr 18, 199227.00+7.00Major—
14Mar 18, 200726.95+6.95Moderate19,575
15May 24, 201626.91+6.91Moderate20,378
16Feb 2, 199226.80+6.80Moderate—
17May 3, 200726.79+6.79Moderate18,215
18Nov 24, 200926.75+6.75Moderate14,710
19Jun 7, 201626.73+6.73Moderate19,303
20Jun 7, 202126.73+6.73Moderate21,627
21Mar 10, 199226.70+6.70Moderate—
22May 15, 200426.65+6.65Moderate—
23Dec 13, 201826.65+6.65Moderate21,170
24Jul 10, 202126.62+6.62Moderate19,297
25Jan 20, 201026.57+6.57Moderate13,239
26May 25, 202126.56+6.56Moderate18,287
27Jul 6, 200426.54+6.54Moderate16,090
28May 21, 199226.50+6.50Moderate—
29Apr 1, 200726.48+6.48Moderate15,580
30Nov 5, 201526.45+6.45Moderate30,396
31Feb 16, 201026.37+6.37Moderate11,755
32Oct 8, 200926.32+6.32Moderate11,407
33Apr 7, 199226.20+6.20Moderate—
34Apr 20, 201525.94+5.94Moderate12,697
35Mar 25, 201225.91+5.91Moderate12,762
36Apr 22, 200925.82+5.82Moderate8,945
37Apr 3, 201825.67+5.67Moderate13,130
38Aug 26, 201625.64+5.64Moderate12,991
39Apr 23, 201625.61+5.61Moderate14,253
40May 17, 201025.54+5.54Moderate8,274
41Apr 29, 201525.52+5.52Moderate10,816
42Dec 9, 201625.32+5.32Moderate11,652
43May 9, 201925.24+5.24Moderate11,357
44May 6, 202125.15+5.15Moderate11,405
45Jan 18, 199225.00+5.00Moderate—
46Mar 26, 199224.90+4.90Moderate—
47Feb 2, 201224.88+4.88Moderate6,933
48Nov 5, 200424.86+4.86Moderate—
49Nov 5, 201324.84+4.84Moderate8,629
50Sep 20, 201024.73+4.73Moderate6,728

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.

October 21, 1998: 34.00 ft here, major flooding

  • GonzalesTX · Oct 19, 1998 · 50.44 ft · Major · its highest
  • ComalTX · Oct 17, 1998 · 38.54 ft · Major
  • SeguinTX · Oct 18, 1998 · 36.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • Comal River at New BraunfelsTX · Oct 17, 1998 · 35.57 ft · Major
  • VictoriaTX · Oct 20, 1998 · 34.04 ft · Major · its highest

September 1, 2017: 29.01 ft here, major flooding

  • CueroTX · Aug 29, 2017 · 44.36 ft · Major · its highest
  • VictoriaTX · Aug 30, 2017 · 31.30 ft · Major
  • GonzalesTX · Aug 28, 2017 · 42.50 ft · Moderate

November 27, 2004: 28.81 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Guadalupe River

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

Flood gauges on the Guadalupe River
HuntTX10.037.52 ft, Jul 4, 20255
KerrvilleTX9.039.00 ft, Jul 2, 19324
ComfortTX21.042.30 ft, Jul 1, 18699
Spring BranchTX30.053.00 ft, Aug 3, 18696
Canyon LakeTX943.0950.02 ft, Jul 6, 20021
SattlerTX9.039.00 ft, Jul 1, 19325
Comal River at New BraunfelsTX7.038.00 ft, Aug 8, 186912
ComalTX13.039.50 ft, Aug 8, 186916
SeguinTX19.036.80 ft, Oct 18, 19989
GonzalesTX31.050.44 ft, Oct 19, 19983
CueroTX24.044.36 ft, Aug 29, 201712
VictoriaTX21.034.04 ft, Oct 20, 199824
Bloomington this gaugeTX20.034.00 ft, Oct 21, 199813

Other gauges in Victoria County

Flood gauges in Victoria County
Highway 5925.042.00 ft, Sep 22, 19674
Inez20.033.43 ft, Oct 19, 19949
Victoria21.034.04 ft, Oct 20, 199824

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DUPT2, 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.