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Concho River at Paint Rock

Highest listed crest 43.40 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft13 crests since 1882

The Concho River at Paint Rock crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1882 to 2025. The highest, 43.40 ft on September 17, 1936, was major flooding, 17.40 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Concho River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
43.40 ft
September 17, 1936; 301,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
4
157th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
July 4, 2025
29.40 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Concho County
Texas

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Concho River at Paint Rock
Action stage24.01Sep 29, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.04Sep 9, 1980Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.03Jul 4, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.04Oct 4, 1959Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1882 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Concho River at Paint Rock, 1882 to 2025 202530354045ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 33.0 ft Aug 1, 1882: 39.90 ft, major flooding; 201,000 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1906: 39.50 ft, major flooding; 176,000 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1922: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 76,500 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1936: 43.40 ft, major flooding; 301,000 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1938: 31.95 ft, moderate flooding; 86,000 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1942: 26.94 ft, minor flooding; 37,400 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1949: 26.70 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1957: 22.10 ft, below flood stage; 44,200 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1957: 31.95 ft, moderate flooding; 79,300 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1959: 33.95 ft, major flooding; 97,300 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1980: 28.25 ft, minor flooding; 46,600 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2012: 24.45 ft, action stage; 29,600 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2025: 29.40 ft, moderate flooding; 56,279 cubic feet per second Highest, 43.40 ft, Sep 17, 1936 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Concho River at Paint Rock 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 1 1930s: 2 2 1940s: 2 1950s: 2 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Concho River at Paint Rock
1Sep 17, 193643.40+17.40Major301,000
2Aug 1, 188239.90+13.90Major201,000
3Aug 1, 190639.50+13.50Major176,000
4Oct 4, 195933.95+7.95Major97,300
5Jul 24, 193831.95+5.95Moderate86,000
6May 10, 195731.95+5.95Moderate79,300
7Jul 4, 202529.40+3.40Moderate56,279
8Sep 9, 198028.25+2.25Minor46,600
9Apr 27, 192227.50+1.50Minor76,500
10Aug 24, 194226.94+0.94Minor37,400
11May 28, 194926.70+0.70Minor37,000
12Sep 29, 201224.45−1.55Action29,600
13Apr 27, 195722.10−3.90Below flood stage44,200

The worst floods along the Concho River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Concho River that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 17, 1936: 43.40 ft here, major flooding

August 1, 1906: 39.50 ft here, major flooding

  • San AngeloTX · Aug 6, 1906 · 47.50 ft · Major · its highest

October 4, 1959: 33.95 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Concho River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Concho River
San AngeloTX26.047.50 ft, Aug 6, 19064
Paint Rock this gaugeTX26.043.40 ft, Sep 17, 19364

Concho County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRKT2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.