River Observations - Guadalupe River, Gonzales, TX

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Gonzales, TX
Lat: 29.50N, Lon: 97.45W Weather Forecast for Gonzales, TX

Critical Stages
17' -Action	31' -Flood	37' -Moderate Flood	43' -Major Flood

Latest Observation
Updated: 2:45:00 PM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013

Stage:	11.43 ft
Flow:	0.41 kcfs*
* Thousand cubic feet per second

Forecast

Date	Stage ft	Flow kcfs
06/18/2013 07:00 pm	11.5	0.447
06/19/2013 01:00 am	11.8	0.621
06/19/2013 07:00 am	11.5	0.447
06/19/2013 01:00 pm	11.8	0.621
06/19/2013 07:00 pm	11.4	0.395
06/20/2013 01:00 am	11.8	0.621
06/20/2013 07:00 am	11.4	0.395
06/20/2013 01:00 pm	11.8	0.621
06/20/2013 07:00 pm	11.4	0.395
06/21/2013 01:00 am	11.8	0.621
06/21/2013 07:00 am	11.4	0.395
06/21/2013 01:00 pm	11.8	0.621
06/21/2013 07:00 pm	11.4	0.395
06/22/2013 01:00 am	11.8	0.621
06/22/2013 07:00 am	11.4	0.395
06/22/2013 01:00 pm	11.8	0.621
06/22/2013 07:00 pm	11.4	0.395
06/23/2013 01:00 am	11.7	0.557
06/23/2013 07:00 am	11.4	0.395

Date CDT	Stage ft	Flow kcfs
06/18/2013 02:45 pm	11.43	0.410
06/18/2013 02:30 pm	11.43	0.410
06/18/2013 02:15 pm	11.43	0.410
06/18/2013 02:00 pm	11.43	0.410
06/18/2013 01:45 pm	11.45	0.420
06/18/2013 01:30 pm	11.47	0.431
06/18/2013 01:15 pm	11.50	0.447
06/18/2013 01:00 pm	11.50	0.447
06/18/2013 12:45 pm	11.55	0.472
06/18/2013 12:30 pm	11.53	0.462
06/18/2013 12:15 pm	11.54	0.467
06/18/2013 12:00 pm	11.56	0.478
06/18/2013 11:45 am	11.58	0.488
06/18/2013 11:30 am	11.52	0.457
06/18/2013 11:15 am	11.52	0.457
06/18/2013 11:00 am	11.54	0.467
06/18/2013 10:45 am	11.51	0.452
06/18/2013 10:30 am	11.44	0.415
06/18/2013 10:15 am	11.44	0.415
06/18/2013 10:00 am	11.43	0.410
06/18/2013 09:45 am	11.34	0.356
06/18/2013 09:30 am	11.37	0.375
06/18/2013 09:15 am	11.33	0.350
06/18/2013 09:00 am	11.35	0.362
06/18/2013 08:45 am	11.26	0.309
06/18/2013 08:30 am	11.27	0.315
06/18/2013 08:15 am	11.28	0.320
06/18/2013 08:00 am	11.29	0.326
06/18/2013 07:45 am	11.36	0.369
06/18/2013 07:30 am	11.42	0.405
06/18/2013 07:15 am	11.56	0.478

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Flood Impacts
48.0	FLOW PASSES THROUGH THE WINDOWS OF THE OLD POWER PLANT. ALL HIGHWAYS INTO TOWN ARE FLOODED EXCEPT HIGHWAY 87 NORTH. NEARLY ALL OF THE CITY PARK IS UNDER SEVERAL FEET OF WATER. THE FLOOD PLAIN NORTHWEST OF TOWN BELOW THE GUADALUPE-SAN MARCOS RIVERS CONFLUENCE IS SEVERAL MILES WIDE. LOWEST HOMES ALONG MILES OF TINSLEY CREEK ARE FLOODED AS THE GUADALUPE RIVER BACKS INTO IT
45.0	FLOW REACHES THE FLOOR OF THE OLD POWER PLANT AND TO THE SLAB OF THE ELECTRIC PLANT. WATER IS SEVERAL FEET DEEP IN THE BASEBALL AND CONCESSION BUILDINGS IN THE CITY PARK. FLOODING IS SEVERAL MILES WIDE IN THE FLOOD PLAIN JUST NORTHWEST OF GONZALES. FLOW APPROACHES LOWER HOMES IN THE TINSLEY CREEK FLOOD PLAIN IN GONZALES AS THE GUADALUPE RIVER BACKS UP. ANY FLOW DOWN TINSLEY CREEK OVER THE BACKFLOW CAN FLOOD HOMES
43.0	MAJOR FLOODING CLOSES HIGHWAYS 183...97 AND FM 108. RUNOFF DOWN TINSLEY CREEK IN GONZALES ADDED TO THE GUADALUPE RIVER BACKWATER CAN FLOOD LOWEST HOMES NEAR THE CREEK. SECONDARY ROADS AND STREETS NEAR THE RIVER ARE FLOODED AND DANGEROUS TO MOTORISTS
40.0	MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING INUNDATES A LARGE AREA OF PASTURELAND NORTHWEST OF GONZALES BETWEEN THE GUADALUPE AND SAN MARCOS RIVERS. HIGHWAY 183 HAS WATER GOING OVER THE BRIDGE...LIKELY CLOSING THE HIGHWAY. MUCH OF THE CITY PARK IN GONZALES IS FLOODED WITH LOWEST AREAS UP TO 9 FEET. MANY SECONDARY ROADS IN THE FLOOD PLAIN ARE FLOODED AND CLOSED
37.0	MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING INUNDATES PASTURE AND CROPLAND BETWEEN THE GUADALUPE/SAN MARCOS RIVER CONFLUENCE AND GONZALES. SECONDARY ROADS...LOW BRIDGES AND MUCH OF THE CITY PARK AND FACILITIES NEAR THE RIVER IN GONZALES ARE FLOODED
34.0	PASTURELAND NORTHWEST OF GONZALES BETWEEN THE GUADALUPE AND SAN MARCOS RIVERS IS FLOODED. LOWEST AREAS OF THE CITY PARK FLOOD
31.0	MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO ENTER THE GONZALES CITY PARK

Historical Crests	Low Water Records
1) 50.44 ft on 10/18/1998 2) 50.43 ft on 05/29/1929 3) 43.97 ft on 11/23/2004 4) 42.24 ft on 07/07/2002 5) 40.53 ft on 03/13/2007 6) 40.25 ft on 07/22/2007 7) 39.19 ft on 11/17/2001 8) 38.80 ft on 06/24/1997 9) 38.20 ft on 07/01/1936 10) 38.10 ft on 12/04/1913	Historical low water information is not available.

Location		Stage	Condition
Cibolo Creek
	Falls City - Gauge FCTT2	0.84 ft	Normal

Coleto Creek
	Arnold Road Crossing - Gauge SCDT2	2.59 ft	Normal

Colorado River
	Bastrop - Gauge BRTT2	3.13 ft	Normal
	La Grange - Gauge LGRT2	4.15 ft	Normal
	Smithville - Gauge SMIT2	1.54 ft	Normal

Fifteenmile Creek
	Weser - Gauge WRST2	6.13 ft	Normal

Guadalupe River
	Comal River At New Braunfels - Gauge NBRT2	1.71 ft	Normal
	Cuero - Gauge CUET2	7.49 ft	Normal
	Seguin - Gauge SEGT2	1.00 ft	Normal

Lavaca River
	Hallettsville - Gauge HTST2	3.72 ft	Normal

Navidad River
	Morales - Gauge MRAT2	6.93 ft	Normal
	Speaks - Gauge SPAT2	2.67 ft	Normal
	Sublime - Gauge SBMT2	4.74 ft	Normal

Onion Creek
	Us 183 - Gauge ATIT2	4.03 ft	Normal

San Marcos River
	Luling - Gauge LLGT2	4.24 ft	Normal

Sandies Creek
	Westhoff - Gauge WHOT2	2.29 ft	Normal