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San Saba River at San Saba

Highest listed crest 36.70 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft35 crests since 1899

The San Saba River at San Saba crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 35 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1899 to 2026. The highest, 36.70 ft on June 6, 1899, was major flooding, 12.70 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the San Saba River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
36.70 ft
June 6, 1899
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
July 19, 2026
26.70 ft, minor flooding
Location
San Saba 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 Saba River at San Saba
Action stage20.01Oct 10, 1961The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.08Jul 19, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.023Jul 13, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.03Jul 5, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

35 crests from 1899 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the San Saba River at San Saba, 1899 to 2026 2025303540ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Jun 6, 1899: 36.70 ft, major floodingSep 13, 1952: 31.00 ft, major flooding; 70,400 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1955: 28.73 ft, moderate flooding; 41,300 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1956: 28.55 ft, moderate flooding; 35,600 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1957: 28.23 ft, moderate flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1957: 28.76 ft, moderate flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1959: 24.00 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1961: 24.50 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1961: 23.99 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1964: 27.67 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1965: 27.67 ft, moderate flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1968: 26.85 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1969: 28.85 ft, moderate flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1971: 28.11 ft, moderate flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1971: 28.09 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1971: 28.36 ft, moderate flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1973: 29.04 ft, moderate flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1974: 28.43 ft, moderate flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1974: 29.28 ft, moderate flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1976: 24.06 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1977: 24.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1978: 28.38 ft, moderate flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1980: 29.31 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1984: 29.11 ft, moderate flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1990: 28.76 ft, moderate flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1990: 29.49 ft, moderate flooding; 41,300 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1991: 28.88 ft, moderate flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2000: 29.72 ft, moderate flooding; 46,200 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2004: 27.93 ft, moderate flooding; 23,642 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2018: 28.54 ft, moderate flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2019: 26.80 ft, minor flooding; 15,003 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2021: 24.49 ft, minor flooding; 9,360 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2025: 34.28 ft, major flooding; 81,320 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2025: 30.84 ft, moderate flooding; 34,134 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2026: 26.70 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second Highest, 36.70 ft, Jun 6, 1899 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, San Saba River at San Saba 1890s: 1 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 6 1960s: 5 1970s: 9 9 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 4 1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 42.10 ft on Apr 26, 1922; 39.30 ft on Jul 23, 1938.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, San Saba River at San Saba
1Jun 6, 189936.70+12.70Major—
2Jul 5, 202534.28+10.28Major81,320
3Sep 13, 195231.00+7.00Major70,400
4Jul 13, 202530.84+6.84Moderate34,134
5Nov 4, 200029.72+5.72Moderate46,200
6Sep 18, 199029.49+5.49Moderate41,300
7Sep 9, 198029.31+5.31Moderate40,700
8Sep 18, 197429.28+5.28Moderate40,500
9Dec 31, 198429.11+5.11Moderate35,500
10Oct 14, 197329.04+5.04Moderate37,300
11Dec 20, 199128.88+4.88Moderate26,000
12Oct 5, 196928.85+4.85Moderate36,700
13Oct 14, 195728.76+4.76Moderate32,000
14Jul 17, 199028.76+4.76Moderate33,400
15May 19, 195528.73+4.73Moderate41,300
16May 2, 195628.55+4.55Moderate35,600
17Oct 16, 201828.54+4.54Moderate23,000
18Aug 29, 197428.43+4.43Moderate39,100
19Aug 3, 197828.38+4.38Moderate27,000
20Sep 24, 197128.36+4.36Moderate25,400
21May 13, 195728.23+4.23Moderate27,500
22Jul 26, 197128.11+4.11Moderate25,600
23Aug 2, 197128.09+4.09Moderate25,100
24Nov 18, 200427.93+3.93Moderate23,642
25Sep 24, 196427.67+3.67Moderate20,200
26May 17, 196527.67+3.67Moderate20,400
27Jan 21, 196826.85+2.85Minor17,400
28May 10, 201926.80+2.80Minor15,003
29Jul 19, 202626.70+2.70Minor12,800
30Jun 19, 196124.50+0.50Minor11,500
31May 23, 202124.49+0.49Minor9,360
32Apr 17, 197724.37+0.37Minor10,500
33Jul 4, 197624.06+0.06Minor10,300
34Oct 14, 195924.000.00Minor10,300
35Oct 10, 196123.99−0.01Action10,200

The worst floods along the San Saba River

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

June 6, 1899: 36.70 ft here, major flooding

  • MenardTX · Jun 6, 1899 · 23.30 ft · Moderate · its highest

July 5, 2025: 34.28 ft here, major flooding

  • BradyTX · Jul 4, 2025 · 30.53 ft · Major · its highest

September 13, 1952: 31.00 ft here, major flooding

  • BradyTX · Sep 10, 1952 · 24.80 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the San Saba River

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

Flood gauges on the San Saba River
MenardTX18.023.30 ft, Jun 6, 18990
BradyTX18.030.53 ft, Jul 4, 20252
San Saba this gaugeTX24.036.70 ft, Jun 6, 18993

San Saba County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SSBT2, 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.