Gulf Coast Gauges

Fifteenmile Creek near Weser water level

USGS gauge 08176550 · DeWitt County · Victoria and Matagorda Bay · NWS gauge WRST2

6.09 ft

gage height, Oct 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT · 65 minutes ago

Highest since 1985 (USGS)
26.68 ft (June 21, 1997)
Usual range
6.09 to 6.09 ft

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

No National Weather Service alert covering DeWitt 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

6.1 6.3 6.6 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 158.35 ft NAVD88. It is not a water depth and not an elevation: add 158.35 ft to get the water surface elevation.

Daily highs and lows since September 11, 2026

6.1 6.3 6.6 2026-09-11 – 2026-10-23 · bars are daily low to high

Annual peaks since 1985

In 39 complete water years of comparable USGS records (since 1985), the highest peak was 26.68 ft on June 21, 1997. So far in water year 2027 (since October 1) the highest reading is 6.10 ft on October 13, 2026.

4 10 16 22 28 1990 2000 2010 2020 Water year 1985: 11.00 ft on March 14, 1985 Water year 1986: 9.47 ft on June 12, 1986 Water year 1987: 15.07 ft on June 11, 1987 Water year 1988: 9.01 ft on November 16, 1987 Water year 1989: 6.20 ft on May 1, 1989 Water year 1990: 12.97 ft on April 26, 1990 Water year 1991: 12.87 ft on April 5, 1991 Water year 1992: 17.41 ft on April 17, 1992 Water year 1993: 16.79 ft on May 5, 1993 Water year 1994: 16.32 ft on May 14, 1994 Water year 1995: 16.93 ft on October 18, 1994 Water year 1997: 26.68 ft on June 21, 1997 Water year 1998: 18.94 ft on September 16, 1998 Water year 1999: 22.06 ft on October 19, 1998 Water year 2000: 9.47 ft on June 5, 2000 Water year 2001: 26.61 ft on September 1, 2001 Water year 2002: 13.02 ft on September 8, 2002 Water year 2003: 13.31 ft on September 13, 2003 Water year 2004: 15.77 ft on November 17, 2003 Water year 2005: 21.78 ft on May 9, 2005 Water year 2006: 9.98 ft on July 5, 2006 Water year 2007: 21.21 ft on March 14, 2007 Water year 2009: 12.86 ft on September 29, 2009 Water year 2010: 14.33 ft on November 21, 2009 Water year 2011: 8.71 ft on June 23, 2011 Water year 2012: 12.42 ft on March 29, 2012 Water year 2014: 13.61 ft on May 26, 2014 Water year 2015: 19.87 ft on May 16, 2015 Water year 2016: 11.63 ft on June 4, 2016 Water year 2017: 14.65 ft on August 26, 2017 Water year 2018: 6.17 ft on December 18, 2017 Water year 2019: 15.28 ft on December 8, 2018 Water year 2020: 13.93 ft on March 22, 2020 Water year 2021: 19.60 ft on July 9, 2021 Water year 2022: 13.51 ft on October 15, 2021 Water year 2023: 26.25 ft on May 13, 2023 Water year 2024: 17.09 ft on February 3, 2024 Water year 2025: 17.07 ft on June 12, 2025 Water year 2026: 11.95 ft on May 27, 2026 Water year 2027 so far: 6.10 ft on October 13, 2026 1997 2001 2023

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
July 9, 202119.50 ft—
December 8, 201815.28 ft—
August 26, 201714.65 ft—
March 22, 202013.93 ft—
October 15, 202113.51 ft—
June 4, 201611.63 ft—
August 22, 201611.17 ft—
May 15, 20109.92 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, 20266.09 ftOct 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM CDT0.0 fthighest since water year 2026 (11.95 ft on May 27, 2026)

Download the readings

fifteenmile-creek-near-weser.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 4,034 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. This site is not affiliated with either agency.