Cibolo Creek at Selma, TX
River level and flood forecast · Bexar County
Normal1.7 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 15.3 ft below flood stage (17 ft).
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 17 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (October 17, 1998) | 35.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 31 ftWater reaches the floor of the Highway 78 bridge.
- 22 ftMajor flooding severely floods a trailer park in Schertz. Major lowland flooding damages crop and pasture land below Bulverde to below Falls City, flooding secondary roads and low bridges.
- 20 ftA trailer park downstream in Schertz floods. Flow approaches lowest businesses and residences in Schertz. Moderate lowland flooding damages crop and pasture land in the flood plain below Bulverde to below Stockdale.
- 18 ftRiver has reached the floor of the bridge at the intersection of Lookout Road and North Evans Road near the gauge.
- 17 ftMinor lowland flooding floods a trailer park downstream in Schertz. Moderate lowland flooding in the flood plain below Bulverde to below Stockdale floods secondary roads and bridges near the creek.
Highest crests on record
- 35.4 ft — October 17, 1998
- 29.73 ft — June 22, 1997
- 26 ft — January 1, 1989
- 24.34 ft — May 12, 1972
- 22.31 ft — July 2, 2002
Recent crests: 21.93 ft (July 16, 2026) · 8.58 ft (June 12, 2025) · 21.93 ft (October 30, 2015) · 19.02 ft (May 24, 2015) · 17.36 ft (November 22, 2004)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamCibolo Creek at Specht Road near Bulverde, TX
- DownstreamCibolo Creek near St. Hedwig, TX
- West Elm Creek at Encino Rio at San Antonio, TX
- Salado Creek at NE Loop 410, TX
- Dry Comal at Loop 337, TX
- Cibolo Creek at Smithson Valley Rd nr Bulverde, TX
- Martinez Creek near Saint Hedwig, TX
- Olmos Creek at Dresden Drive, TX
- Comal River at New Braunfels, TX
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SELT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.