Comal River level at New Braunfels
Texas · Tubing & floating
Measured at USGS 08169000 — Comal Rv at New Braunfels, TX · NWS forecast point NBCT2
Reading taken · as of 43 min ago
Running thin — a slow, scrapey float
At 153 CFS, this gauge is in the lowest quarter of the 93 years USGS has recorded for this date (1933–2026), at 54% of the 281 CFS median.
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Flood stages at New Braunfels
National Weather Service categories for gauge NBCT2, WFO EWX. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Major flood 23.0 ft
- 23.0 ft Major flooding impacts the tube chute at Prince Solms Park and floods the lower deck of a restuarant downstream. Residences are threatened downstream and upstream. Numerous roads, streets and bridges are very dangerous.
- 26.0 ft Major flooding reaches lowest residences in New Braunfels. Numerous streets and bridges are flooded and very dangerous. Businesses near San Antonio Street flood.
- 30.0 ft Flooding is life threatening. Several homes are flooded in the Comal River flood plain. Lowest businesses flood near San Antonio Street. Many people are cut off as numerous streets and roads flood and are extremely dangerous.
- 33.0 ft Disastrous flooding is life threatening. Flow is well into residential areas and can trap people in their homes. Roads and streets are severely flooded and extremely dangerous.
- 36.0 ft Life threatening flooding. Tens of homes destroyed, hundreds severely damaged in New Braunfels to below Seguin. Turbulent flow is hundreds of yards wide, trapping residents in homes and autos. Roads, streets and bridges flood rapidly to severe levels.
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Moderate flood 15.0 ft
- 15.0 ft Moderate lowland flooding closes many secondary roads and streets making them and low bridges dangerous to motorists. The tube chute at Prince Solms Park is flooded to the walkway across the low dam.
- 19.0 ft Moderate flooding threatens lowest businesses in the vicinity of San Antonio Street. Numerous secondary roads and streets in the Comal River flood plain are flooded in New Braunfels.
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Minor flood 11.0 ft
- 11.0 ft Minor lowland flooding extends into low areas near the tube chute at Prince Solms Park above San Antonio Street and low areas of the flood plain.
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Action 9.0 ft
- Right now 3.65 ft
NWS forecast: 3.70 ft by .
Flow history at New Braunfels
Daily values from USGS 08169000, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for NBCT2 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at New Braunfels
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 39.28 ft | 73,500 CFS | Oct 17, 1998 |
| 37.65 ft | — | Oct 17, 1870 |
| 36.91 ft | — | Jul 8, 1869 |
| 36.55 ft | 60,800 CFS | May 11, 1972 |
| 36.14 ft | 35,000 CFS | Sep 11, 1952 |
| 35.59 ft | — | Jun 8, 1872 |
| 35.45 ft | 55,800 CFS | May 12, 1972 |
| 35.40 ft | — | Dec 13, 1913 |
| 30.71 ft | — | Jun 15, 1935 |
| 29.51 ft | — | Jul 3, 1932 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Comal River at New Braunfels
In Texas — the reading paddlers, anglers and outfitters here check before committing to a shuttle. Shortest, most-tubed river in Texas; Tube Chute.
Comal River at New Braunfels — common questions
3 questions
Does rain upstream change Comal River at New Braunfels quickly?
Yes. It is free-flowing, so rain upstream moves it directly. Several feet in a few hours is normal after a heavy storm.
Is Comal River at New Braunfels high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for late September here is 281 CFS, from 93 years of record (1933–2026). Today sits in the lowest quarter of those years, at 54% of the median. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 08169000 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for NBCT2 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.