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Guadalupe River near Cuero

Highest listed crest 44.36 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft75 crests since 1903

The Guadalupe River near Cuero crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 75 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1903 to 2023. The highest, 44.36 ft on August 29, 2017, was major flooding, 20.36 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Guadalupe River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
44.36 ft
August 29, 2017; 178,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 37.0 ft
Crests at major
12
46th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 15, 2023
29.18 ft, minor flooding
Location
DeWitt County
Texas

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 Cuero
Action stage19.013May 7, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.024May 15, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage33.09Oct 17, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage37.012Aug 29, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

75 crests from 1903 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Guadalupe River near Cuero, 1903 to 2023 01020304050ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 37.0 ft Mar 1, 1903: 43.00 ft, major flooding; 71,300 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1913: 42.10 ft, major floodingDec 6, 1913: 39.10 ft, major floodingOct 20, 1919: 36.70 ft, moderate flooding; 72,000 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1929: 39.70 ft, major flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1936: 44.33 ft, major floodingJun 21, 1961: 37.00 ft, major floodingMar 21, 1964: 12.04 ft, below flood stage; 4,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1965: 24.85 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1965: 18.62 ft, below flood stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1967: 36.56 ft, moderate flooding; 61,500 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1968: 33.81 ft, moderate flooding; 44,200 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1969: 22.31 ft, action stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1970: 17.87 ft, below flood stage; 9,480 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1971: 15.45 ft, below flood stage; 7,700 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1972: 36.90 ft, moderate flooding; 64,200 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1973: 31.97 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1973: 28.93 ft, minor flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1976: 22.01 ft, action stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1977: 35.24 ft, moderate flooding; 52,400 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1978: 16.30 ft, below flood stage; 8,480 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1979: 25.28 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1981: 41.83 ft, major flooding; 132,000 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1983: 16.22 ft, below flood stage; 8,400 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1983: 8.53 ft, below flood stage; 2,520 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1985: 16.54 ft, below flood stage; 8,700 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1985: 22.57 ft, action stage; 15,100 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1987: 40.01 ft, major flooding; 102,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1989: 11.12 ft, below flood stage; 4,270 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1990: 12.64 ft, below flood stage; 5,370 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1991: 20.77 ft, action stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1991: 37.68 ft, major flooding; 72,200 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1992: 20.39 ft, action stageJan 28, 1992: 27.47 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 1992: 35.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 27, 1992: 31.70 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 1992: 30.21 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 1992: 22.90 ft, action stageApr 21, 1992: 24.34 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1992: 28.96 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 1992: 25.85 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 1993: 25.37 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1994: 21.62 ft, action stageOct 19, 1994: 21.01 ft, action stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1996: 18.36 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1997: 24.32 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2000: 13.52 ft, below flood stage; 6,850 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2001: 32.66 ft, minor flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2002: 37.01 ft, major flooding; 65,100 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2002: 36.90 ft, moderate flooding; 64,300 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2004: 40.74 ft, major flooding; 113,000 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2006: 15.36 ft, below flood stage; 5,620 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2007: 30.59 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2007: 31.74 ft, minor floodingJul 25, 2007: 28.40 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2008: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,310 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2009: 29.59 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2010: 25.30 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2011: 9.97 ft, below flood stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2012: 23.69 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2013: 23.20 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2014: 20.82 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2015: 28.70 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 36.84 ft, moderate flooding; 48,400 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2015: 27.27 ft, minor flooding; 17,653 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2016: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 20,851 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2017: 44.36 ft, major flooding; 178,000 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2018: 22.80 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2018: 25.27 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2019: 21.10 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2020: 15.28 ft, below flood stage; 5,320 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2021: 24.10 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2021: 35.28 ft, moderate flooding; 45,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2022: 13.35 ft, below flood stage; 3,890 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2023: 29.18 ft, minor flooding Highest, 44.36 ft, Aug 29, 2017 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Guadalupe River near Cuero 1900s: 1 1910s: 3 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 4 1970s: 5 1980s: 2 1990s: 10 10 2000s: 8 2010s: 7 2020s: 3 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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: 50.35 ft on Oct 20, 1998.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 75 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Guadalupe River near Cuero
1Aug 29, 201744.36+20.36Major178,000
2Jul 2, 193644.33+20.33Major—
3Mar 1, 190343.00+19.00Major71,300
4Oct 4, 191342.10+18.10Major—
5Sep 1, 198141.83+17.83Major132,000
6Nov 24, 200440.74+16.74Major113,000
7Jun 6, 198740.01+16.01Major102,000
8May 30, 192939.70+15.70Major101,000
9Dec 6, 191339.10+15.10Major—
10Dec 24, 199137.68+13.68Major72,200
11Jul 9, 200237.01+13.01Major65,100
12Jun 21, 196137.00+13.00Major—
13May 14, 197236.90+12.90Moderate64,200
14Nov 7, 200236.90+12.90Moderate64,300
15May 29, 201536.84+12.84Moderate48,400
16Oct 20, 191936.70+12.70Moderate72,000
17Sep 23, 196736.56+12.56Moderate61,500
18Oct 17, 202135.28+11.28Moderate45,400
19Apr 22, 197735.24+11.24Moderate52,400
20Feb 6, 199235.00+11.00Moderate—
21Jan 23, 196833.81+9.81Moderate44,200
22Sep 2, 200132.66+8.66Minor41,000
23Jun 15, 197331.97+7.97Minor36,300
24May 1, 200731.74+7.74Minor—
25Feb 27, 199231.70+7.70Minor—
26Mar 16, 200730.59+6.59Minor22,400
27Mar 7, 199230.21+6.21Minor—
28Nov 23, 200929.59+5.59Minor20,900
29May 15, 202329.18+5.18Minor—
30May 19, 199228.96+4.96Minor—
31Oct 14, 197328.93+4.93Minor26,500
32May 21, 201528.70+4.70Minor21,800
33Jul 25, 200728.40+4.40Minor—
34Jun 6, 201627.50+3.50Minor20,851
35Jan 28, 199227.47+3.47Minor—
36Nov 4, 201527.27+3.27Minor17,653
37Jun 6, 199225.85+1.85Minor—
38Jun 29, 199325.37+1.37Minor22,200
39Jan 18, 201025.30+1.30Minor15,400
40Jun 6, 197925.28+1.28Minor19,200
41Dec 11, 201825.27+1.27Minor16,000
42Feb 20, 196524.85+0.85Minor17,900
43Apr 21, 199224.34+0.34Minor—
44Apr 12, 199724.32+0.32Minor20,500
45May 26, 202124.10+0.10Minor15,700
46Jan 28, 201223.69−0.31Action17,400
47Nov 3, 201323.20−0.80Action13,200
48Apr 8, 199222.90−1.10Action—
49Apr 1, 201822.80−1.20Action13,200
50Nov 27, 198522.57−1.43Action15,100

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 29, 2017: 44.36 ft here, major flooding

  • VictoriaTX · Aug 30, 2017 · 31.30 ft · Major
  • BloomingtonTX · Sep 1, 2017 · 29.01 ft · Major
  • GonzalesTX · Aug 28, 2017 · 42.50 ft · Moderate

July 2, 1936: 44.33 ft here, major flooding

  • VictoriaTX · Jul 3, 1936 · 31.22 ft · Major
  • GonzalesTX · Jul 1, 1936 · 38.20 ft · Moderate

September 1, 1981: 41.83 ft here, major flooding

  • VictoriaTX · Sep 2, 1981 · 31.10 ft · Major
  • BloomingtonTX · Sep 4, 1981 · 28.50 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
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
Cuero this gaugeTX24.044.36 ft, Aug 29, 201712
VictoriaTX21.034.04 ft, Oct 20, 199824
BloomingtonTX20.034.00 ft, Oct 21, 199813

Other gauges in DeWitt County

Flood gauges in DeWitt County
Westhoff21.032.28 ft, Sep 1, 198110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CUET2, 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.