Seco Creek at Miller Ranch near Utopia, TX
River level and flood forecast · Medina County
Normal1.0 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 7.0 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Flow: 5 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 | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (June 22, 1997) | 17.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftMajor lowland flooding 175 yards wide isolates and can potentially drown livestock in the flood plain. Fencing is destroyed. Secondary and primary roads and bridges are very dangerous.
- 10 ftModerate lowland flooding well into the flood plain threatens to isolate and potentially drown livestock. Secondary Roads and bridges are very dagerous.
- 8 ftMinor lowland flooding reaches 75 yards into the left flood plain, flooding low bridges from the headwaters to above Highway 90.
- 5 ftFlow exceeds low banks into the lower flood plain.
Highest crests on record
- 17.7 ft — June 22, 1997
- 16.4 ft — June 17, 1958
- 14.04 ft — July 5, 2002
- 12 ft — May 5, 1993
- 9.51 ft — June 3, 1987
Recent crests: 8.78 ft (May 29, 2016) · 9.12 ft (May 24, 2015) · 14.04 ft (July 5, 2002) · 9.13 ft (August 23, 1998) · 17.7 ft (June 22, 1997)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamSeco Creek at Rowe Ranch near D'Hanis, TX
- Sabinal River near Sabinal, TX
- Sabinal River at Utopia, TX
- Hondo Creek near Tarpley, TX
- Sabinal River below Mill Creek near Vanderpool, TX
- West Prong Medina River at Carpenter Creek Road, TX
- Medina River at Patterson Road at Medina, TX
- Sabinal River at Sabinal, TX
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SSMT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.