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San Antonio River at Goliad

Highest listed crest 53.70 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft89 crests since 1913

The San Antonio River at Goliad crested at major flood stage 17 times among the 89 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2021. The highest, 53.70 ft on September 23, 1967, was major flooding, 28.70 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the San Antonio River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
53.70 ft
September 23, 1967; 138,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
17
22nd of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
October 18, 2021
28.56 ft, minor flooding
Location
Goliad County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, San Antonio River at Goliad
Action stage15.011Jun 3, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.026Oct 18, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.024Jul 11, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.017Mar 17, 2007Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

89 crests from 1913 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the San Antonio River at Goliad, 1913 to 2021 0204060ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft Oct 1, 1913: 44.90 ft, major floodingJul 15, 1935: 44.90 ft, major floodingJul 9, 1942: 44.90 ft, major floodingSep 23, 1967: 53.70 ft, major flooding; 138,000 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1981: 31.96 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1981: 36.40 ft, major flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1985: 21.44 ft, action stage; 3,990 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1986: 29.45 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1986: 29.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1987: 24.80 ft, action stage; 7,640 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1987: 25.11 ft, minor flooding; 7,840 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1987: 43.80 ft, major flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1987: 40.56 ft, major floodingJul 21, 1990: 27.66 ft, minor flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1991: 30.30 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1991: 35.49 ft, major flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1991: 32.81 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1991: 31.37 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1991: 24.07 ft, action stage; 7,440 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1991: 30.53 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1991: 38.53 ft, major flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1991: 32.91 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1991: 32.98 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1991: 41.58 ft, major flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1992: 30.30 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1992: 35.49 ft, major flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1992: 31.37 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1992: 24.07 ft, action stage; 7,440 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1992: 30.53 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1992: 38.53 ft, major flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1992: 32.91 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1992: 32.98 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 1992: 26.29 ft, minor flooding; 8,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1993: 32.81 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1993: 28.13 ft, minor flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1993: 32.47 ft, moderate flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1993: 35.37 ft, major flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1994: 28.71 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1994: 28.50 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1996: 13.09 ft, below flood stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1997: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 9,370 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1997: 27.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,640 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1997: 31.78 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1998: 52.87 ft, major floodingJul 10, 2002: 52.24 ft, major flooding; 74,282 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2002: 32.43 ft, moderate flooding; 13,227 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2002: 28.62 ft, minor flooding; 10,134 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2004: 29.96 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2004: 31.39 ft, moderate floodingJul 4, 2004: 27.22 ft, minor floodingNov 27, 2004: 40.43 ft, major floodingMar 17, 2007: 35.70 ft, major flooding; 16,590 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2007: 25.16 ft, minor flooding; 7,059 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2007: 24.87 ft, action stage; 7,683 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2007: 25.22 ft, minor flooding; 7,896 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2007: 33.16 ft, moderate flooding; 13,887 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2009: 28.74 ft, minor flooding; 11,154 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2009: 26.84 ft, minor flooding; 9,740 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2010: 27.25 ft, minor flooding; 10,076 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2010: 28.99 ft, minor flooding; 11,192 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,936 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2015: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,893 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2015: 10.63 ft, below flood stage; 2,194 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2015: 25.48 ft, minor flooding; 9,093 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2015: 32.66 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 31.62 ft, moderate flooding; 13,221 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2015: 25.76 ft, minor flooding; 8,144 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 11.52 ft, below flood stage; 2,520 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2016: 31.59 ft, moderate flooding; 13,179 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2016: 34.79 ft, moderate flooding; 16,435 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2016: 23.93 ft, action stage; 6,786 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2016: 11.07 ft, below flood stage; 2,204 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2016: 30.31 ft, moderate flooding; 11,857 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2017: 12.07 ft, below flood stage; 2,573 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2017: 12.01 ft, below flood stage; 1,893 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2017: 11.25 ft, below flood stage; 1,659 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2018: 24.01 ft, action stage; 8,251 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2018: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 10,002 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2018: 21.36 ft, action stage; 6,350 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2020: 21.02 ft, action stage; 6,730 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2021: 26.37 ft, minor flooding; 8,487 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2021: 17.00 ft, action stage; 4,588 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2021: 19.72 ft, action stage; 5,608 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2021: 28.30 ft, minor flooding; 9,551 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2021: 31.68 ft, moderate flooding; 11,636 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2021: 11.59 ft, below flood stage; 2,513 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2021: 13.08 ft, below flood stage; 3,088 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2021: 28.56 ft, minor flooding; 9,697 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2021: 10.17 ft, below flood stage; 2,001 cubic feet per second Highest, 53.70 ft, Sep 23, 1967 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, San Antonio River at Goliad 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 7 1990s: 28 28 2000s: 13 2010s: 11 2020s: 4 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 89 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, San Antonio River at Goliad
1Sep 23, 196753.70+28.70Major138,000
2Oct 22, 199852.87+27.87Major—
3Jul 10, 200252.24+27.24Major74,282
4Oct 1, 191344.90+19.90Major—
5Jul 15, 193544.90+19.90Major—
6Jul 9, 194244.90+19.90Major—
7Jun 7, 198743.80+18.80Major33,200
8Dec 25, 199141.58+16.58Major27,500
9Jun 15, 198740.56+15.56Major—
10Nov 27, 200440.43+15.43Major—
11May 20, 199138.53+13.53Major21,500
12May 20, 199238.53+13.53Major21,500
13Sep 2, 198136.40+11.40Major17,400
14Mar 17, 200735.70+10.70Major16,590
15Feb 8, 199135.49+10.49Major17,300
16Feb 8, 199235.49+10.49Major17,300
17Jun 30, 199335.37+10.37Major16,200
18Aug 25, 201634.79+9.79Moderate16,435
19Jul 25, 200733.16+8.16Moderate13,887
20Jun 1, 199132.98+7.98Moderate13,700
21Jun 1, 199232.98+7.98Moderate13,700
22May 26, 199132.91+7.91Moderate13,700
23May 26, 199232.91+7.91Moderate13,700
24Feb 27, 199132.81+7.81Moderate14,200
25Feb 27, 199332.81+7.81Moderate14,200
26May 18, 201532.66+7.66Moderate10,400
27May 27, 199332.47+7.47Moderate13,300
28Jul 17, 200232.43+7.43Moderate13,227
29Jun 21, 198131.96+6.96Moderate12,800
30Jun 28, 199731.78+6.78Moderate12,600
31Jul 11, 202131.68+6.68Moderate11,636
32May 29, 201531.62+6.62Moderate13,221
33Jun 8, 201631.59+6.59Moderate13,179
34Jun 14, 200431.39+6.39Moderate—
35Mar 9, 199131.37+6.37Moderate12,900
36Mar 9, 199231.37+6.37Moderate12,900
37Apr 21, 199130.53+5.53Moderate12,100
38Apr 21, 199230.53+5.53Moderate12,100
39Dec 9, 201630.31+5.31Moderate11,857
40Jan 30, 199130.30+5.30Moderate11,900
41Jan 30, 199230.30+5.30Moderate11,900
42May 16, 200429.96+4.96Minor—
43Dec 27, 198629.60+4.60Minor10,800
44Jun 10, 198629.45+4.45Minor10,700
45Sep 12, 201028.99+3.99Minor11,192
46Oct 8, 200928.74+3.74Minor11,154
47May 18, 199428.71+3.71Minor10,200
48Sep 14, 200228.62+3.62Minor10,134
49May 30, 201328.60+3.60Minor10,936
50Oct 18, 202128.56+3.56Minor9,697

The worst floods along the San Antonio River

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

September 23, 1967: 53.70 ft here, major flooding

October 22, 1998: 52.87 ft here, major flooding

  • ElmendorfTX · Oct 18, 1998 · 64.20 ft · Major · its highest
  • Falls CityTX · Oct 20, 1998 · 33.60 ft · Major
  • Loop 410TX · Oct 17, 1998 · 32.57 ft · Major

July 10, 2002: 52.24 ft here, major flooding

  • ElmendorfTX · Jul 6, 2002 · 63.16 ft · Major
  • Falls CityTX · Jul 6, 2002 · 38.43 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the San Antonio River

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

Flood gauges on the San Antonio River
Mitchell StreetTX13.014.67 ft, May 25, 20130
Loop 410TX12.034.21 ft, May 25, 20137
ElmendorfTX35.064.20 ft, Oct 18, 19987
FloresvilleTX27.038.11 ft, Jun 4, 20160
Falls CityTX12.038.43 ft, Jul 6, 200210
SH 72 near RungeTX27.047.60 ft, Aug 22, 20161
Goliad this gaugeTX25.053.70 ft, Sep 23, 196717

Other gauges in Goliad County

Flood gauges in Goliad County
Arnold Road Crossing15.033.47 ft, Sep 21, 19673

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GLIT2, 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.