Gulf Coast Gauges

Coleto Creek at Arnold Rd Crossing near Schroeder water level

USGS gauge 08176900 · Goliad County · Victoria and Matagorda Bay · NWS gauge SCDT2

1.88 ft

gage height, Oct 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM CDT · 20 minutes ago

Below NWS minor flood stage
13.1 ft
NWS action stage
14.0 ft
NWS minor flood stage
15.0 ft
NWS moderate flood stage
20.0 ft
NWS major flood stage
25.0 ft
Highest since 1979 (USGS)
31.17 ft (June 22, 1997)
Usual range
1.87 to 2.10 ft

USGS marks recent readings as provisional: they can be revised after review.

No National Weather Service alert covering Goliad County was active when this page was generated (Oct 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM CDT). Alerts are issued and expire at any time; the current list is at alerts.weather.gov.

Last 7 days

1.9 2.1 2.4 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23

Hourly averages of USGS readings. The shaded band is this gauge's usual range: the middle 80% of its readings since September 11, 2026.

How to read this gauge

Gage height is the height of the water surface above this gauge's own zero point, which sits at 126.55 ft NAVD88. It is not a water depth and not an elevation: add 126.55 ft to get the water surface elevation.

The flood stages are the National Weather Service's, on the same scale as the gage height; they are the NWS's references for this location, not estimates made here.

Daily highs and lows since September 11, 2026

1.9 2.1 2.4 2026-09-11 – 2026-10-23 · bars are daily low to high

Annual peaks since 1979

In 47 complete water years of comparable USGS records (since 1979), the highest peak was 31.17 ft on June 22, 1997. So far in water year 2027 (since October 1) the highest reading is 1.99 ft on October 1, 2026.

-0 8 17 25 34 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 major 25 ft moderate 20 ft minor 15 ft action 14 ft Water year 1979: 15.54 ft on May 11, 1979 Water year 1980: 15.44 ft on June 20, 1980 Water year 1981: 17.78 ft on August 31, 1981 Water year 1982: 17.78 ft on October 31, 1981 Water year 1983: 16.48 ft on November 19, 1982 Water year 1984: 11.44 ft on March 12, 1984 Water year 1985: 8.74 ft on June 13, 1985 Water year 1986: 9.88 ft on March 14, 1986 Water year 1987: 16.30 ft on December 23, 1986 Water year 1988: 6.91 ft on November 17, 1987 Water year 1989: 4.76 ft on June 14, 1989 Water year 1990: 13.16 ft on April 26, 1990 Water year 1991: 17.40 ft on April 5, 1991 Water year 1992: 22.86 ft on April 17, 1992 Water year 1993: 18.67 ft on May 6, 1993 Water year 1994: 13.91 ft on May 14, 1994 Water year 1995: 24.13 ft on October 18, 1994 Water year 1996: 8.43 ft on September 20, 1996 Water year 1997: 31.17 ft on June 22, 1997 Water year 1998: 24.46 ft on September 11, 1998 Water year 1999: 21.15 ft on November 14, 1998 Water year 2000: 8.32 ft on June 11, 2000 Water year 2001: 27.44 ft on August 31, 2001 Water year 2002: 15.45 ft on July 16, 2002 Water year 2003: 17.15 ft on November 5, 2002 Water year 2004: 15.31 ft on May 14, 2004 Water year 2005: 23.74 ft on November 21, 2004 Water year 2006: 8.59 ft on July 5, 2006 Water year 2007: 22.13 ft on July 2, 2007 Water year 2008: 5.68 ft on July 9, 2008 Water year 2009: 10.29 ft on April 28, 2009 Water year 2010: 14.15 ft on November 21, 2009 Water year 2011: 8.91 ft on January 16, 2011 Water year 2012: 7.23 ft on July 11, 2012 Water year 2014: 13.57 ft on May 26, 2014 Water year 2015: 22.22 ft on June 17, 2015 Water year 2016: 11.71 ft on June 8, 2016 Water year 2017: 20.43 ft on August 26, 2017 Water year 2018: 6.75 ft on September 15, 2018 Water year 2019: 15.94 ft on December 8, 2018 Water year 2020: 12.02 ft on May 13, 2020 Water year 2021: 19.71 ft on July 10, 2021 Water year 2022: 11.39 ft on October 14, 2021 Water year 2023: 24.43 ft on May 14, 2023 Water year 2024: 18.60 ft on February 3, 2024 Water year 2025: 15.48 ft on June 12, 2025 Water year 2026: 8.84 ft on May 28, 2026 Water year 2027 so far: 1.99 ft on October 1, 2026 1997 2001

Each dot is the highest gage height of a water year (October to September), from the USGS annual peak record, with recent years USGS has not published yet taken from its 15-minute readings and this site's own; hover a dot for its date. Dashed lines are NWS flood stages.

NWS historic crests

DateCrestAbove minor flood stage
September 21, 196733.47 ft18.5 ft
April 3, 199731.80 ft16.8 ft
June 21, 199731.17 ft16.2 ft
April 4, 199726.63 ft11.6 ft
October 18, 199424.13 ft9.1 ft
November 21, 200423.74 ft8.7 ft
October 16, 194622.90 ft7.9 ft
April 17, 199222.86 ft7.9 ft

The highest crests the National Weather Service lists for this gauge, as published. They can differ from the USGS annual peaks above: USGS records the year's highest gage height, which is not always the crest the NWS lists for the same flood.

In past storms

StormPeakPeak timeRiseCompared with its record
October 1–2, 20261.99 ftOct 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM CDT0.1 fthighest since water year 2026 (8.84 ft on May 28, 2026)

Download the readings

coleto-creek-at-arnold-rd-crossing-near-schroeder.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 4,038 rows, with time in UTC and Central, gage height in feet, and the USGS approval status.

Source. Gage height from the U.S. Geological Survey; flood stages and historic crests from the NWS National Water Prediction Service. This site is not affiliated with either agency.