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San Saba River near Brady

Highest listed crest 30.53 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft12 crests since 1930

The San Saba River near Brady crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1930 to 2025. The highest, 30.53 ft on July 4, 2025, was major flooding, 12.53 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the San Saba River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.53 ft
July 4, 2025; 92,726 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
2
218th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
July 4, 2025
30.53 ft, major flooding
Location
McCulloch 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 near Brady
Action stage16.01Apr 27, 1941The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.06Nov 3, 2000Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.03Sep 8, 1980Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.02Jul 4, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1930 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the San Saba River near Brady, 1930 to 2025 1520253035ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Oct 6, 1930: 25.90 ft, moderate flooding; 50,300 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1938: 29.10 ft, major flooding; 86,000 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1941: 16.81 ft, action stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1952: 24.80 ft, moderate flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1955: 22.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1980: 25.50 ft, moderate flooding; 66,000 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1981: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1984: 18.13 ft, minor flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1990: 21.64 ft, minor flooding; 49,800 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1990: 20.99 ft, minor flooding; 47,200 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2000: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 43,800 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2025: 30.53 ft, major flooding; 92,726 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.53 ft, Jul 4, 2025 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, San Saba River near Brady 1930s: 2 1940s: 0 1950s: 2 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 3 3 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 Saba River near Brady
1Jul 4, 202530.53+12.53Major92,726
2Jul 23, 193829.10+11.10Major86,000
3Oct 6, 193025.90+7.90Moderate50,300
4Sep 8, 198025.50+7.50Moderate66,000
5Sep 10, 195224.80+6.80Moderate39,100
6May 18, 195522.40+4.40Minor31,300
7Jul 16, 199021.64+3.64Minor49,800
8Sep 18, 199020.99+2.99Minor47,200
9Nov 3, 200020.10+2.10Minor43,800
10Jul 26, 198119.80+1.80Minor24,700
11Dec 31, 198418.13+0.13Minor40,400
12Apr 27, 194116.81−1.19Action15,500

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.

July 4, 2025: 30.53 ft here, major flooding

  • San SabaTX · Jul 5, 2025 · 34.28 ft · Major

July 23, 1938: 29.10 ft here, major flooding

  • MenardTX · Jul 23, 1938 · 22.20 ft · Moderate

September 8, 1980: 25.50 ft here, moderate flooding

  • San SabaTX · Sep 9, 1980 · 29.31 ft · Moderate
  • MenardTX · Sep 8, 1980 · 21.00 ft · Minor

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
Brady this gaugeTX18.030.53 ft, Jul 4, 20252
San SabaTX24.036.70 ft, Jun 6, 18993

Other gauges in McCulloch County

Flood gauges in McCulloch County
Brady26.029.10 ft, Jul 23, 19380
Winchell26.062.20 ft, Sep 19, 193618

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BSST2, 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.