Salado Creek at NE Loop 410, TX

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 21 ftDisastrous life threatening flooding is over the Loop 410 bridge railings. All the businesses of Los Patios shopping center have several feet of water in them. Most homes in the flood plain from the headwaters to the San Antonio River are flooded severely.
• 17 ftDisastrous flooding extends from the headwaters to the San Antonio River Confluence. Flow reaches the NE Loop 410 bridge floor. Lowest buildings in the Los Patios Shopping Center are flooded, and all are threatened.
• 14 ftMajor flooding puts most of the Los Patios shopping center grounds just above NE Loop 410 under water.
• 12 ftModerate flooding just upstream from NE Loop 410.

Highest crests on record

1. 24 ft — October 1, 1913
2. 22.4 ft — October 17, 1998
3. 19.16 ft — July 1, 2002
4. 18.2 ft — September 27, 1946
5. 18 ft — September 1, 1921

Recent crests: 11.19 ft (October 14, 2021) · 19.16 ft (July 1, 2002) · 22.4 ft (October 17, 1998) · 15.91 ft (May 5, 1993) · 12.04 ft (April 5, 1991)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamSalado Creek at Wilderness Road near San Antonio, TX
• DownstreamSalado Creek at Loop 13, TX
• Olmos Creek at Dresden Drive, TX
• West Elm Creek at Encino Rio at San Antonio, TX
• Cibolo Creek at Selma, TX
• San Antonio River at Mitchell Street, TX
• Leon Creek at I-10 and Loop 1604, TX
• Leon Creek at Loop 410 near Leon Valley, TX