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Onion Creek at Buda

Highest listed crest 23.39 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft3 crests since 2015

The Onion Creek at Buda crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2019. The highest, 23.39 ft on October 30, 2015, was minor flooding, 8.39 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Onion Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.39 ft
October 30, 2015; 30,312 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 9, 2019
16.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hays County
Near Buda (0.9 mi), Kyle (6.7 mi)
Identifiers
NWS BDUT2
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Onion Creek at Buda
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.03May 9, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2015 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Onion Creek at Buda, 2015 to 2019 1520253035ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft Oct 30, 2015: 23.39 ft, minor flooding; 30,312 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2019: 23.02 ft, minor flooding; 25,583 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2019: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 13,090 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.39 ft, Oct 30, 2015 201520202025
  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, Onion Creek at Buda
1Oct 30, 201523.39+8.39Minor30,312
2May 4, 201923.02+8.02Minor25,583
3May 9, 201916.70+1.70Minor13,090

The worst floods along the Onion Creek

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

October 30, 2015: 23.39 ft here, minor flooding

  • US 183TX · Oct 30, 2015 · 39.22 ft · Major
  • DriftwoodTX · Oct 30, 2015 · 26.39 ft · Major · its highest

May 4, 2019: 23.02 ft here, minor flooding

  • DriftwoodTX · May 4, 2019 · 26.30 ft · Major
  • US 183TX · May 4, 2019 · 26.99 ft · Moderate

May 9, 2019: 16.70 ft here, minor flooding

  • DriftwoodTX · May 4, 2019 · 26.30 ft · Major
  • US 183TX · May 4, 2019 · 26.99 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Onion Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Onion Creek
Buda this gaugeTX15.023.39 ft, Oct 30, 20150
US 183TX17.040.15 ft, Oct 31, 20138
DriftwoodTX5.526.39 ft, Oct 30, 201511

Other gauges in Hays County

Flood gauges in Hays County
Fischer Store Rd near Fischer17.020.38 ft, May 8, 20190
San Marcos18.043.10 ft, May 24, 20152
Wimberley13.044.90 ft, May 24, 20156
Driftwood5.526.39 ft, Oct 30, 201511

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BDUT2, 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.