River stage
Tilden, Nueces River
- River level
- 2.45 ft
- Status
- Below flood stage
- 7-day change
- -0.09 ft
- Recent high
- 23.01 ft
- Recent low
- 2.05 ft
Last reported 2026-10-13 | NWS TILT2
- 30-day change
- -1.25 ft
- Average
- 6.18 ft
- Readings
- 122
- Data span
- 122 days
- Record crest
- 26.57 ft
In brief
The Nueces River at Tilden, TX read 2.45 ft on Oct 13, 2026, 8.55 ft below action stage. That is 1.25 ft lower than 30 days earlier.
Source: National Weather Service gauge TILT2
River level timeline
Stage threshold profile
Highest crests on record
| Rank | Crest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26.57 ft | 1967-09-24 |
| 2 | 23.70 ft | 1935-06-01 |
| 3 | 23.50 ft | 2013-10-18 |
| 4 | 23.45 ft | 2002-07-19 |
| 5 | 23.29 ft | 2002-07-16 |
| 6 | 23.18 ft | 2003-10-16 |
| 7 | 23.14 ft | 2002-09-18 |
| 8 | 23.12 ft | 2026-07-28 |
Flood crests recorded at this gauge by the National Weather Service.
What happens at each level
- 11.00 ft
The main channel overflows its banks into peripheral channels, isolating areas of the flood plain.
- 14.00 ft
Minor lowland flooding occurs, and causes sloughs and peripheral channels near the main stream to cut off areas of the flood plain, isolating livestock and damaging equipment in low areas. Oil field tank batteries and pump jacks flood.
- 15.00 ft
Much of the flood plain below cotulla to below tilden is cut off, as sloughs and peripheral channels fill. Hunting cabins, oil field pump jacks and tank batteries flood well away from the channel. Livestock are cut off and can drown.
- 16.00 ft
Moderate lowland flooding occurs. Hunting cabins, oil field tanks and pumps are affected, and livestock become isolated.
- 18.00 ft
The flooding of livestock, roads, irrigation pumps and tank batteries occurs. Fences and hunting cabins are damaged.
- 19.00 ft
Major lowland flooding of livestock, roads, irrigation pumps and tank batteries. Fencing is damaged as well as hunting cabins.
- 20.00 ft
Major flooding below Cotulla to below Tilden occurs, and cuts off extensive portions of the flood plain, requiring wholesale evacuation of livestock from the area. Roads and bridges near the river flood severely. Hunting cabins, pump jacks, tank batteries, irrigation pumps and any equipment in low areas near the river flood.
- 28.00 ft
The flow is to the top of the recorder shelf.
- 31.00 ft
The Highway 16 bridge floor floods.
Written by the local National Weather Service forecast office for this exact gauge.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Nueces River flooding at Tilden?
No. The Nueces River at Tilden is at 2.45 ft, 8.55 ft below action stage.
What is the flood stage at Tilden?
The National Weather Service sets action stage 11 ft, minor flooding 14 ft, moderate flooding 16 ft and major flooding 19 ft.
What is the highest the Nueces River has been at Tilden?
The highest crest on record is 26.57 ft, on 1967-09-24.
Is the Nueces River high or low right now at Tilden?
At 2.45 ft it is higher than 11% of readings over the last 122 days.
Stage and flood information from the NOAA National Weather Service (gauge TILT2); daily history from the U.S. Geological Survey (site 08194500). Last reading 2026-10-13. For flood safety decisions always follow official National Weather Service warnings.