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Seco Creek at Miller Ranch near Utopia

Highest listed crest 17.70 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft24 crests since 1958

The Seco Creek at Miller Ranch near Utopia crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 24 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1958 to 2016. The highest, 17.70 ft on June 22, 1997, was major flooding, 9.70 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Seco Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.70 ft
June 22, 1997; 64,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 29, 2016
8.78 ft, minor flooding
Location
Medina County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Seco Creek at Miller Ranch near Utopia
Action stage5.05Jun 9, 1992The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.04May 29, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.01May 5, 1993Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.03Jul 5, 2002Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

24 crests from 1958 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Seco Creek at Miller Ranch near Utopia, 1958 to 2016 05101520ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Jun 17, 1958: 16.40 ft, major flooding; 52,600 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1986: 4.33 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1986: 3.88 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1987: 7.57 ft, action stage; 8,330 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1987: 9.51 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1987: 5.47 ft, action stage; 3,690 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1991: 5.17 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1992: 4.49 ft, below flood stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1992: 4.65 ft, below flood stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1992: 4.28 ft, below flood stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1992: 5.59 ft, action stage; 3,930 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1992: 5.15 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1993: 12.00 ft, moderate flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1994: 2.28 ft, below flood stage; 91 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1995: 4.26 ft, below flood stage; 1,650 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1996: 2.95 ft, below flood stage; 396 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1996: 3.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1997: 4.96 ft, below flood stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1997: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1997: 17.70 ft, major flooding; 64,900 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1998: 9.13 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2002: 14.04 ft, major flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 12,971 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2016: 8.78 ft, minor flooding; 11,799 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.70 ft, Jun 22, 1997 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Seco Creek at Miller Ranch near Utopia 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Seco Creek at Miller Ranch near Utopia
1Jun 22, 199717.70+9.70Major64,900
2Jun 17, 195816.40+8.40Major52,600
3Jul 5, 200214.04+6.04Major36,400
4May 5, 199312.00+4.00Moderate25,600
5Jun 3, 19879.51+1.51Minor14,400
6Aug 23, 19989.13+1.13Minor13,000
7May 24, 20159.12+1.12Minor12,971
8May 29, 20168.78+0.78Minor11,799
9May 29, 19877.57−0.43Action8,330
10May 27, 19925.59−2.41Action3,930
11Jun 13, 19875.47−2.53Action3,690
12Dec 21, 19915.17−2.83Action3,130
13Jun 9, 19925.15−2.85Action3,090
14Apr 3, 19974.96−3.04Below flood stage2,750
15Mar 27, 19924.65−3.35Below flood stage2,220
16Apr 26, 19974.50−3.50Below flood stage1,990
17Mar 4, 19924.49−3.51Below flood stage1,980
18May 9, 19864.33−3.67Below flood stage1,750
19May 21, 19924.28−3.72Below flood stage1,680
20Sep 21, 19954.26−3.74Below flood stage1,650
21Oct 28, 19963.92−4.08Below flood stage1,240
22Oct 12, 19863.88−4.12Below flood stage1,200
23Sep 15, 19962.95−5.05Below flood stage396
24May 15, 19942.28−5.72Below flood stage91

The worst floods along the Seco Creek

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

June 22, 1997: 17.70 ft here, major flooding

June 17, 1958: 16.40 ft here, major flooding

July 5, 2002: 14.04 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Seco Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Seco Creek
Miller Ranch near Utopia this gaugeTX8.017.70 ft, Jun 22, 19973
Rowe Ranch near D'HanisTX15.035.70 ft, May 31, 193510

Other gauges in Medina County

Flood gauges in Medina County
SH 173 near Hondo12.021.00 ft, Sep 1, 19195
Tarpley10.029.64 ft, Jun 22, 19971
Medina Lake1,064.21,065.76 ft, Jun 3, 20160
La Coste15.032.00 ft, Jul 6, 20023
Rowe Ranch near D'Hanis15.035.70 ft, May 31, 193510

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SSMT2, 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.