Nueces River near Three Rivers water level
USGS gauge 08210000 · Live Oak County · Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend · NWS gauge THET2
gage height, Oct 23, 2026 at 1:15 PM CDT · 50 minutes ago
- Below NWS minor flood stage
- 23.2 ft
- NWS action stage
- 20.0 ft
- NWS minor flood stage
- 25.0 ft
- NWS moderate flood stage
- 27.0 ft
- NWS major flood stage
- 35.0 ft
- Highest NWS-listed crest
- 49.21 ft (September 23, 1967)
- Usual range
- 1.12 to 1.63 ft
USGS marks recent readings as provisional: they can be revised after review.
Last 7 days
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 166.31 ft NAVD88. It is not a water depth and not an elevation: add 166.31 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
NWS historic crests
| Date | Crest | Above minor flood stage |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 1967 | 49.21 ft | 24.2 ft |
| January 1, 1919 | 46.00 ft | 21.0 ft |
| June 15, 1935 | 44.67 ft | 19.7 ft |
| July 9, 1942 | 44.64 ft | 19.6 ft |
| September 12, 2002 | 44.44 ft | 19.4 ft |
| July 16, 2002 | 43.19 ft | 18.2 ft |
| July 11, 2007 | 40.59 ft | 15.6 ft |
| July 13, 2002 | 40.19 ft | 15.2 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.
Download the readings
nueces-river-near-three-rivers.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 4,035 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.