Sandies Creek near Westhoff, TX
River level and flood forecast · De Witt County
Normal2.3 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 18.8 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Flow: 1 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 | 24 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (September 1, 1981) | 32.28 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26.5 ftSandies Creek is generally three quarters to one mile wide below the headwaters southeast of Seguin to the Guadalupe River confluence near Cuero. The approaches to the Westhoff/Cheapside road bridge are under five to six feet of water and the bridge floor is flooded. Livestock are cut off and potentially drowned in the flood plain.
- 25.5 ftMajor lowland flooding from the headwaters southeast of Seguin to the Guadalupe River confluence near Cuero is generally three quarters of a mile wide. Livestock are cut off and potentially drowned in the flood plain. Flow is to the bottom of the Westhoff/Cheapside bridge deck and four to five feet deep in the approaches. All secondary roads and bridge crossings over Sandies Creek are flooded and impassable.
- 24 ftMajor lowland flooding from the headwaters southeast of Seguin to the Guadalupe River confluence near Cuero. The flow is over one half mile wide. Livestock are cut off and potentially drowned in low areas of the flood plain if not relocated. Roads and low bridges near the creek are flooded and impassable including FM 1116, and County Road 210.
- 22 ftSandies Creek escapes the channel hundreds of yards into the flood plain from the headwaters to the Guadalupe River confluence. Livestock in low areas are cut off and potentially drowned. Secondary roads and low bridges are flooded and dangerous. The approaches of the Westhoff/Cheapside road bridge over Sandies Creek are flooded and water is to the bottom of the bridge.
- 21 ftMinor lowland flooding from the headwaters southeast of Seguin to the Guadalupe River confluence near Cuero cuts off and potentially drowns livestock. The approaches to the Farm to Market 240 bridge three miles northeast of Westhoff flood.
Highest crests on record
- 32.28 ft — September 1, 1981
- 29.06 ft — May 18, 1992
- 28.8 ft — October 19, 1998
- 27.94 ft — October 15, 2021
- 27.53 ft — July 3, 2002
Recent crests: 25.36 ft (May 14, 2023) · 22.87 ft (April 8, 2023) · 27.94 ft (October 15, 2021) · 23.91 ft (June 5, 2020) · 12.14 ft (September 30, 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 (WHOT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.