Frio River below Dry Frio near Uvalde

Highest listed crest 35.00 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft12 crests since 1894

The Frio River below Dry Frio near Uvalde crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1894 to 2026. The highest, 35.00 ft on January 1, 1894, was major flooding, 23.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 35.00 ft; January 1, 1894
Flood stage: 12.0 ft; Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major: 7; 90th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest: July 15, 2026; 19.39 ft, major flooding
Location: Uvalde County; Near Uvalde (6.6 mi)
Identifiers: NWS UDET2; USGS 08197500

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Frio River below Dry Frio near Uvalde

Action stage	10.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	12.0	2	Oct 19, 1985	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	15.0	3	May 24, 2015	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	17.0	7	Jul 15, 2026	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1894 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Frio River below Dry Frio near Uvalde

1	Jan 1, 1894	35.00	+23.00	Major	—
2	Jul 1, 1932	30.00	+18.00	Major	—
3	Jun 22, 1997	25.09	+13.09	Major	100,000
4	Aug 13, 1966	23.88	+11.88	Major	88,500
5	Dec 31, 1984	20.29	+8.29	Major	58,500
6	Jul 15, 2026	19.39	+7.39	Major	—
7	Sep 21, 1995	17.81	+5.81	Major	18,100
8	Sep 16, 1991	16.88	+4.88	Moderate	36,400
9	May 24, 2015	15.48	+3.48	Moderate	28,825
10	Jul 2, 2002	15.23	+3.23	Moderate	—
11	Apr 23, 1981	14.52	+2.52	Minor	24,300
12	Oct 19, 1985	12.50	+0.50	Minor	16,100

The worst floods along the Frio River

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

July 1, 1932: 30.00 ft here, major flooding

ConcanTX · Jul 1, 1932 · 34.40 ft · Major · its highest
DerbyTX · Jul 4, 1932 · 29.45 ft · Major · its highest
TildenTX · Jul 2, 1932 · 28.20 ft · Major

June 22, 1997: 25.09 ft here, major flooding

TildenTX · Jun 28, 1997 · 29.80 ft · Major
ConcanTX · Jun 22, 1997 · 24.40 ft · Major
DerbyTX · Jun 24, 1997 · 21.77 ft · Major

Gauges on the Frio River

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

Flood gauges on the Frio River

Concan	TX	11.0	34.40 ft, Jul 1, 1932	13
Dry Frio near Uvalde this gauge	TX	12.0	35.00 ft, Jan 1, 1894	7
Derby	TX	6.0	29.45 ft, Jul 4, 1932	7
Tilden	TX	22.0	30.06 ft, Jul 10, 2002	10

Other gauges in Uvalde County

Flood gauges in Uvalde County

Reagan Wells near Uvalde 23N	10.0	33.00 ft, Jan 1, 1980	6
Concan	11.0	34.40 ft, Jul 1, 1932	13
Laguna	10.0	29.95 ft, Sep 24, 1955	8
Uvalde	11.0	28.01 ft, Jul 17, 2026	7
Sabinal	12.0	40.00 ft, Aug 24, 1919	6

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge UDET2, 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.