San Antonio River at Loop 410, TX

River level and flood forecast · Bexar County

Normal3.7 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 8.3 ft below flood stage (12 ft).

Flow: 20 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0510152025TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 12 ftFlood 12 ftModerate 20 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 stage26 ft
Moderate flood stage20 ft
Flood stage12 ft
Action stage12 ft
Record crest (May 25, 2013)34.21 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 30 ftDrainage from above loop 410 and Brooks City Base cuts streets and areas below Loop 410 in the San Antonio River flood plain off. Several homes have a few feet of water in them.
  • 27 ftThree residences below Loop 410 on the left bank flood. Roads into the area are flooded and dangerous.
  • 26 ftMajor flooding reaches slabs of residences on the left bank below Southeast Loop 410. Roads and streets near the San Antonio River are severely flooded and very dangerous.
  • 23 ftModerate lowland flooding of lowest roads and bridges in the flood plain make auto traffic very dangerous. Lowest homes below Loop 410 in the left flood plain are threatened.
  • 20 ftModerate lowland flooding of roads and streets below Brooks City Base and in the flood plain near Loop 410 makes auto travel in the flood plain very dangerous.
  • 12 ftMinor lowland flooding extends into low areas of the flood plain with no significant impact.

Highest crests on record

  1. 34.21 ft — May 25, 2013
  2. 32.57 ft — October 17, 1998
  3. 32.2 ft — July 15, 1990
  4. 29.36 ft — May 27, 1992
  5. 27.6 ft — May 24, 2015

Recent crests: 13.46 ft (October 1, 2026) · 25.1 ft (June 12, 2025) · 15.68 ft (October 14, 2021) · 12.61 ft (October 9, 2018) · 27.43 ft (June 2, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SNPT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.