Culebra Creek in GCSNA near Helotes water level

Name: Culebra Creek in GCSNA near Helotes water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Culebra Creek in GCSNA, Texas, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

0.17ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 09:15 PM CDT (58 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Culebra Creek in GCSNA near Helotes reads 0.17 ft as of Oct 19, 2026, 09:15 PM CDT. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.17 ft and 0.18 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 1.64 ftJune 15, 2026

Floating and fishing near Culebra Creek in GCSNA near Helotes

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	1.64 ft	June 15, 2026
2	1.39 ft	July 8, 2002

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 67° 49° – Wind 15 mph

18 Sun 72° 50° – Wind 8 mph

19 Mon 71° 53° – Wind 8 mph

20 Tue 81° 61° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 78° 62° – Wind 8 mph

22 Thu 83° 62° – Wind 9 mph

23 Fri 83° 58° – Wind 12 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 07:01 PM Daylight 11 hr, 20 min First quarter 64%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Helotes Creek at HelotesRiver gauge, Helotes Creek	0.89 ft	Normal	±0	4.5 mi
San Geronimo Creek near HelotesRiver gauge, San Geronimo Creek	2.35 ft	Normal	±0	6.2 mi
Leon Creek at Lp 410 at San AntonioRiver gauge, Leon Creek	4.01 ft	Low	−0.03 ft	9 mi
Leon Creek at IH 10 and Loop 1604 near San AntonioRiver gauge, Leon Creek	982.59 ft	Highest on record	±0	10 mi
Medina Lake near San AntonioLake, Medina Lake	1,020.21 ft	High	−0.05 ft	11 mi
Salado Creek at Wilderness Rd, San AntonioRiver gauge, Salado Creek	0.02 ft	Low	±0	13 mi
Medina River near MacdonaRiver gauge, Medina River	−0.08 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	15 mi
Olmos Creek at Dresden Dr, San AntonioRiver gauge, Olmos Creek	1.81 ft	Normal	±0	15 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Culebra Creek in GCSNA near Helotes today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 09:15 PM CDT, the water level was 0.17 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Culebra Creek in GCSNA near Helotes rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Culebra Creek in GCSNA near Helotes normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Culebra Creek in GCSNA near Helotes?

The highest level on record is 1.64 ft on June 15, 2026.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:08180941 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 29.53917, -98.75139 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NGVD29
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.17 ft	2026-10-20 02:15	Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Culebra Creek in GCSNA near Helotes (usgs:08180941). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/texas/culebra-creek-in-gcsna-near-helotes

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer