Guadalupe River near Bloomington, TX
River level and flood forecast · Victoria County
Normal9.2 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 10.8 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Flow: 335 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 9, 7:41 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 24 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (October 21, 1998) | 34 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 34 ftThis is the flood of record, which caused massive lowland flooding.
- 28 ftMajor flooding approaches the river levees near the San Antonio River confluence. Miles of Highway 35 and the flood plain near it flood, cutting off many homes and flooding a fishing camp near Tivoli. Hundreds of livestock are cut off and potentially drown.
- 27.5 ftMajor flooding occurs, isolating livestock. The river floods equipment and livestock in the flood plain and can flood residences downstream near Tivoli. Highway 35 east of Tivoli floods.
- 27 ftMajor flooding occurs. Flow downstream near Highway 35 is several hundred yards wide, cutting off many of the lowest homes. Livestock are cut off and could drown. Pumps, tank batteries, and any equipment in the flood plain below Victoria are flooded. The campground near Tivoli below Highway 35 and residences just above Highway 35 are flooded.
- 26 ftIrrigation and oil well pumps, tank batteries, and equipment in the lower flood plain below Victoria flood. Livestock are cut off, may have to be fed by boat, and could drown. Homes downstream above Highway 35 on the left bank are cut off.
- 24 ftModerate lowland flooding occurs, with the river reaching well into the flood plain. Any oil tank batteries, pump jacks, and secondary roads near the river may be flooded.
- 20 ftMinor lowland flooding occurs, with the flow reaching the right flood plain near the Invista Plant near Bloomington. Downstream above Highway 35, the flow escapes into the left flood plain cutting off the lowest homes.
Highest crests on record
- 34 ft — October 21, 1998
- 29.01 ft — September 1, 2017
- 28.81 ft — November 27, 2004
- 28.5 ft — September 4, 1981
- 28.2 ft — June 8, 1987
Recent crests: 27.09 ft (October 19, 2021) · 15.37 ft (October 5, 2021) · 17.82 ft (August 9, 2021) · 26.62 ft (July 10, 2021) · 26.73 ft (June 7, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DUPT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.