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San Antonio River near Falls City

Highest listed crest 38.43 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft27 crests since 1913

The San Antonio River near Falls City crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2016. The highest, 38.43 ft on July 6, 2002, was major flooding, 26.43 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the San Antonio River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
38.43 ft
July 6, 2002
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
10
59th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 5, 2016
15.45 ft, minor flooding
Location
Karnes 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 near Falls City
Action stage6.01May 26, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.08Jun 5, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.08May 28, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.010Jul 22, 2007Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 1913 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the San Antonio River near Falls City, 1913 to 2016 10203040ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Oct 28, 1913: 28.40 ft, major flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1937: 16.65 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1946: 33.80 ft, major flooding; 47,400 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1948: 13.88 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1949: 18.05 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1967: 25.26 ft, major flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1968: 22.87 ft, major flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1973: 27.26 ft, major flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1981: 16.84 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1986: 19.75 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1986: 14.96 ft, minor flooding; 9,670 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1987: 24.00 ft, major floodingJul 18, 1990: 15.79 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1991: 19.29 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1992: 17.08 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1992: 16.37 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1993: 13.68 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1993: 14.68 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1997: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1998: 33.60 ft, major flooding; 70,000 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2002: 38.43 ft, major floodingNov 24, 2004: 20.20 ft, major flooding; 21,899 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2007: 26.59 ft, major floodingMay 28, 2013: 17.11 ft, moderate flooding; 15,395 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2015: 13.09 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 11.70 ft, action stage; 8,875 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2016: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 12,963 cubic feet per second Highest, 38.43 ft, Jul 6, 2002 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, San Antonio River near Falls City 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 3 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 4 1990s: 8 8 2000s: 3 2010s: 3 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, San Antonio River near Falls City
1Jul 6, 200238.43+26.43Major—
2Sep 29, 194633.80+21.80Major47,400
3Oct 20, 199833.60+21.60Major70,000
4Oct 28, 191328.40+16.40Major28,900
5Sep 29, 197327.26+15.26Major24,400
6Jul 22, 200726.59+14.59Major—
7Sep 22, 196725.26+13.26Major14,600
8Jun 7, 198724.00+12.00Major—
9Jan 21, 196822.87+10.87Major17,300
10Nov 24, 200420.20+8.20Major21,899
11Jun 6, 198619.75+7.75Moderate14,300
12Dec 23, 199119.29+7.29Moderate20,200
13Jun 28, 194918.05+6.05Moderate14,800
14May 28, 201317.11+5.11Moderate15,395
15Feb 6, 199217.08+5.08Moderate15,300
16Jun 18, 198116.84+4.84Moderate11,400
17Jun 2, 193716.65+4.65Moderate14,600
18May 23, 199216.37+4.37Moderate14,300
19Jul 18, 199015.79+3.79Minor10,400
20Jun 5, 201615.45+3.45Minor12,963
21Dec 24, 198614.96+2.96Minor9,670
22May 24, 199314.68+2.68Minor11,900
23Aug 26, 194813.88+1.88Minor10,900
24May 8, 199313.68+1.68Minor10,700
25Jun 26, 199713.41+1.41Minor11,500
26May 15, 201513.09+1.09Minor10,300
27May 26, 201511.70−0.30Action8,875

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.

July 6, 2002: 38.43 ft here, major flooding

  • ElmendorfTX · Jul 6, 2002 · 63.16 ft · Major
  • GoliadTX · Jul 10, 2002 · 52.24 ft · Major

September 29, 1946: 33.80 ft here, major flooding

  • ElmendorfTX · Sep 27, 1946 · 61.00 ft · Major

October 20, 1998: 33.60 ft here, major flooding

  • ElmendorfTX · Oct 18, 1998 · 64.20 ft · Major · its highest
  • GoliadTX · Oct 22, 1998 · 52.87 ft · Major
  • Loop 410TX · Oct 17, 1998 · 32.57 ft · Major

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 City this gaugeTX12.038.43 ft, Jul 6, 200210
SH 72 near RungeTX27.047.60 ft, Aug 22, 20161
GoliadTX25.053.70 ft, Sep 23, 196717

Other gauges in Karnes County

Flood gauges in Karnes County
Falls City17.039.86 ft, Oct 19, 199821
SH 72 near Runge27.047.60 ft, Aug 22, 20161

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FACT2, 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.