Sabana River near DeLeon, TX

River level and flood forecast · Comanche County

Normal1.6 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

The river is 17.4 ft below flood stage (19 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-100102030TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 17 ftFlood 19 ftModerate 22 ftMajor 24 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage24 ft
Moderate flood stage22 ft
Flood stage19 ft
Action stage17 ft
Record crest (May 1, 1908)24 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 24 ftMajor flooding can be expected along the river.
  • 23 ftModerate flooding can be expected along the river.
  • 22 ftModerate flooding can be expected along the river.
  • 19 ftMinor flooding can be expected along the river.

Highest crests on record

  1. 24 ft — May 1, 1908
  2. 23.65 ft — April 26, 1990
  3. 22.75 ft — June 14, 1989
  4. 22.44 ft — June 27, 2007
  5. 22.26 ft — May 28, 2016

Recent crests: 19.49 ft (April 25, 2025) · 19.41 ft (May 31, 2024) · 19.6 ft (June 1, 2021) · 19.17 ft (May 29, 2021) · 19.09 ft (October 18, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DSBT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.