Nueces River near Tilden, TX
River level and flood forecast · McMullen County
Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 11.5 ft below flood stage (14 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (September 24, 1967) | 26.57 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 31 ftThe Highway 16 bridge floor floods.
- 28 ftThe flow is to the top of the recorder shelf.
- 20 ftMajor flooding below Cotulla to below Tilden occurs, and cuts off extensive portions of the flood plain, requiring wholesale evacuation of livestock from the area. Roads and bridges near the river flood severely. Hunting cabins, pump jacks, tank batteries, irrigation pumps and any equipment in low areas near the river flood.
- 19 ftMajor lowland flooding of livestock, roads, irrigation pumps and tank batteries. Fencing is damaged as well as hunting cabins.
- 18 ftThe flooding of livestock, roads, irrigation pumps and tank batteries occurs. Fences and hunting cabins are damaged.
- 16 ftModerate lowland flooding occurs. Hunting cabins, oil field tanks and pumps are affected, and livestock become isolated.
- 15 ftMuch of the flood plain below cotulla to below tilden is cut off, as sloughs and peripheral channels fill. Hunting cabins, oil field pump jacks and tank batteries flood well away from the channel. Livestock are cut off and can drown.
- 14 ftMinor lowland flooding occurs, and causes sloughs and peripheral channels near the main stream to cut off areas of the flood plain, isolating livestock and damaging equipment in low areas. Oil field tank batteries and pump jacks flood.
- 11 ftThe main channel overflows its banks into peripheral channels, isolating areas of the flood plain.
Highest crests on record
- 26.57 ft — September 24, 1967
- 23.7 ft — June 1, 1935
- 23.5 ft — October 18, 2013
- 23.45 ft — July 19, 2002
- 23.29 ft — July 16, 2002
Recent crests: 23.12 ft (July 28, 2026) · 22.76 ft (August 19, 2022) · 22.85 ft (August 19, 2022) · 8.61 ft (August 15, 2021) · 7 ft (July 14, 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 (TILT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.