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Hondo Creek at SH 173 near Hondo

Highest listed crest 21.00 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft5 crests since 1919

The Hondo Creek at SH 173 near Hondo crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1919 to 1997. The highest, 21.00 ft on September 1, 1919, was major flooding, 9.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.00 ft
September 1, 1919
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
5
132nd of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 1997
18.96 ft, major flooding
Location
Medina County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Hondo Creek at SH 173 near Hondo
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.05Jun 22, 1997Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1919 to 1997. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hondo Creek at SH 173 near Hondo, 1919 to 1997 121416182022ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Sep 1, 1919: 21.00 ft, major floodingJul 1, 1932: 18.00 ft, major floodingJul 15, 1973: 16.40 ft, major flooding; 46,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1987: 17.19 ft, major flooding; 51,800 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1997: 18.96 ft, major flooding; 63,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.00 ft, Sep 1, 1919 19201930194019501960197019801990

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hondo Creek at SH 173 near Hondo 1910s: 1 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s
  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, Hondo Creek at SH 173 near Hondo
1Sep 1, 191921.00+9.00Major—
2Jun 22, 199718.96+6.96Major63,600
3Jul 1, 193218.00+6.00Major—
4May 29, 198717.19+5.19Major51,800
5Jul 15, 197316.40+4.40Major46,900

The worst floods along the Hondo Creek

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

June 22, 1997: 18.96 ft here, major flooding

  • TarpleyTX · Jun 22, 1997 · 29.64 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Hondo Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Hondo Creek
TarpleyTX10.029.64 ft, Jun 22, 19971
SH 173 near Hondo this gaugeTX12.021.00 ft, Sep 1, 19195

Other gauges in Medina County

Flood gauges in Medina County
Tarpley10.029.64 ft, Jun 22, 19971
Medina Lake1,064.21,065.76 ft, Jun 3, 20160
La Coste15.032.00 ft, Jul 6, 20023
Miller Ranch near Utopia8.017.70 ft, Jun 22, 19973
Rowe Ranch near D'Hanis15.035.70 ft, May 31, 193510

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KWHT2, 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.