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Salado Creek at Loop 13

Highest listed crest 34.07 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft19 crests since 1960

The Salado Creek at Loop 13 crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1960 to 2025. The highest, 34.07 ft on October 17, 1998, was major flooding, 16.07 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Salado Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.07 ft
October 17, 1998; 47,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
10
59th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2025
24.91 ft, major flooding
Location
Bexar County
Near San Antonio (10.0 mi), Converse (12.6 mi), Live Oak (14.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Salado Creek at Loop 13
Action stage15.03Sep 3, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.03Oct 14, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.03May 24, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.010Jun 12, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1960 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salado Creek at Loop 13, 1960 to 2025 1520253035ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Aug 15, 1960: 26.80 ft, major floodingSep 27, 1973: 28.83 ft, major flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1977: 22.00 ft, major flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1986: 27.95 ft, major flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1991: 21.19 ft, moderate flooding; 4,910 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1992: 20.74 ft, moderate flooding; 4,760 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1993: 27.04 ft, major flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1998: 34.07 ft, major flooding; 47,800 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2002: 17.19 ft, action stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 2004: 27.37 ft, major flooding; 13,376 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2013: 25.93 ft, major flooding; 10,770 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2015: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,770 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 20.29 ft, moderate flooding; 5,002 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2016: 22.19 ft, major flooding; 6,530 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2018: 19.67 ft, minor flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2021: 19.27 ft, minor flooding; 4,430 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2023: 15.91 ft, action stage; 2,890 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2024: 15.20 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2025: 24.91 ft, major flooding; 9,290 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.07 ft, Oct 17, 1998 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salado Creek at Loop 13 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 4 2000s: 1 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 2 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Salado Creek at Loop 13
1Oct 17, 199834.07+16.07Major47,800
2Sep 27, 197328.83+10.83Major13,100
3Jun 4, 198627.95+9.95Major11,600
4Nov 22, 200427.37+9.37Major13,376
5May 6, 199327.04+9.04Major10,200
6Aug 15, 196026.80+8.80Major—
7May 26, 201325.93+7.93Major10,770
8Jun 12, 202524.91+6.91Major9,290
9Dec 3, 201622.19+4.19Major6,530
10Nov 1, 197722.00+4.00Major5,470
11Apr 5, 199121.19+3.19Moderate4,910
12Dec 19, 199220.74+2.74Moderate4,760
13May 24, 201520.29+2.29Moderate5,002
14Sep 4, 201819.67+1.67Minor4,640
15Oct 14, 202119.27+1.27Minor4,430
16Apr 25, 201518.20+0.20Minor3,770
17Jul 5, 200217.19−0.81Action3,310
18May 13, 202315.91−2.09Action2,890
19Sep 3, 202415.20−2.80Action2,610

The worst floods along the Salado Creek

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

October 17, 1998: 34.07 ft here, major flooding

May 6, 1993: 27.04 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Salado Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Salado Creek
NE Loop 410TX12.024.00 ft, Oct 1, 19136
Loop 13 this gaugeTX18.034.07 ft, Oct 17, 199810

Other gauges in Bexar County

Flood gauges in Bexar County
I-35S near San Antonio15.029.31 ft, Oct 18, 199810
San Antonio US 281S20.055.65 ft, Jul 4, 200211
Somerset18.042.19 ft, Jul 6, 20021
Dresden Drive9.014.82 ft, Sep 13, 19787
NE Loop 41012.024.00 ft, Oct 1, 19136
Elmendorf35.064.20 ft, Oct 18, 19987
Loop 41012.034.21 ft, May 25, 20137
Mitchell Street13.014.67 ft, May 25, 20130

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SACT2, 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.