Gulf Coast Gauges

Sandy Creek near Ganado water level

USGS gauge 08164450 · Jackson County · Victoria and Matagorda Bay · NWS gauge CODT2

5.16 ft

gage height, Oct 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM CDT · 35 minutes ago

Below NWS minor flood stage
12.8 ft
NWS action stage
13.0 ft
NWS minor flood stage
18.0 ft
NWS moderate flood stage
19.0 ft
NWS major flood stage
21.0 ft
Highest since 1978 (USGS)
32.72 ft (October 19, 1998)
Usual range
4.61 to 6.73 ft

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

No National Weather Service alert covering Jackson County was active when this page was generated (Oct 23, 2026 at 2:50 PM CDT). Alerts are issued and expire at any time; the current list is at alerts.weather.gov.

Last 7 days

4.6 5.7 6.7 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 58.66 ft NAVD88. It is not a water depth and not an elevation: add 58.66 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

4.5 6.5 8.4 2026-09-11 – 2026-10-23 · bars are daily low to high

Annual peaks since 1978

In 48 complete water years of comparable USGS records (since 1978), the highest peak was 32.72 ft on October 19, 1998. So far in water year 2027 (since October 1) the highest reading is 8.45 ft on October 4, 2026.

7 14 21 28 35 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 major 21 ft moderate 19 ft minor 18 ft action 13 ft Water year 1978: 23.03 ft on September 14, 1978 Water year 1979: 19.96 ft on September 20, 1979 Water year 1980: 20.07 ft on January 21, 1980 Water year 1981: 20.26 ft on June 13, 1981 Water year 1982: 17.40 ft on November 2, 1981 Water year 1983: 16.58 ft on February 16, 1983 Water year 1984: 13.18 ft on November 7, 1983 Water year 1985: 15.62 ft on April 21, 1985 Water year 1986: 20.46 ft on November 13, 1985 Water year 1987: 17.78 ft on June 14, 1987 Water year 1988: 12.77 ft on December 22, 1987 Water year 1989: 14.42 ft on May 16, 1989 Water year 1990: 10.76 ft on April 27, 1990 Water year 1991: 15.72 ft on April 5, 1991 Water year 1992: 20.73 ft on February 12, 1992 Water year 1993: 19.73 ft on June 21, 1993 Water year 1994: 15.62 ft on June 4, 1994 Water year 1995: 28.45 ft on October 19, 1994 Water year 1996: 12.43 ft on December 18, 1995 Water year 1997: 19.64 ft on March 18, 1997 Water year 1998: 20.03 ft on October 14, 1997 Water year 1999: 32.72 ft on October 19, 1998 Water year 2000: 13.69 ft on May 3, 2000 Water year 2001: 20.84 ft on September 1, 2001 Water year 2002: 15.30 ft on April 9, 2002 Water year 2003: 19.96 ft on November 5, 2002 Water year 2004: 18.06 ft on June 26, 2004 Water year 2005: 25.73 ft on November 24, 2004 Water year 2006: 12.77 ft on September 24, 2006 Water year 2007: 18.50 ft on July 6, 2007 Water year 2008: 13.30 ft on October 17, 2007 Water year 2009: 15.62 ft on April 19, 2009 Water year 2010: 16.86 ft on January 17, 2010 Water year 2011: 8.55 ft on June 24, 2011 Water year 2012: 14.17 ft on February 19, 2012 Water year 2014: 17.78 ft on May 28, 2014 Water year 2015: 24.61 ft on June 19, 2015 Water year 2016: 20.25 ft on April 20, 2016 Water year 2017: 25.84 ft on August 29, 2017 Water year 2018: 11.83 ft on June 21, 2018 Water year 2019: 16.70 ft on December 9, 2018 Water year 2020: 17.00 ft on September 23, 2020 Water year 2021: 19.15 ft on May 2, 2021 Water year 2022: 11.17 ft on February 1, 2022 Water year 2023: 18.75 ft on May 15, 2023 Water year 2024: 17.92 ft on January 26, 2024 Water year 2025: 9.95 ft on March 29, 2025 Water year 2026: 10.97 ft on May 27, 2026 Water year 2027 so far: 8.45 ft on October 4, 2026 1999 1995 2017

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
October 19, 199832.72 ft14.7 ft
October 19, 199428.45 ft10.4 ft
August 30, 201725.84 ft7.8 ft
November 24, 200425.73 ft7.7 ft
June 19, 201524.61 ft6.6 ft
September 14, 197823.03 ft5.0 ft
September 1, 200120.84 ft2.8 ft
February 12, 199220.73 ft2.7 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, 20268.45 ftOct 4, 2026 at 7:30 AM CDT3.9 fthighest since water year 2026 (10.97 ft on May 27, 2026)

Download the readings

sandy-creek-near-ganado.csv (CSV): every reading stored for this gauge since September 11, 2026, 3,851 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.