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Lavaca River near Edna

Highest listed crest 35.49 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft90 crests since 1936

The Lavaca River near Edna crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 90 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1936 to 2022. The highest, 35.49 ft on October 19, 1994, was major flooding, 14.49 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
35.49 ft
October 19, 1994; 150,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
12
46th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
February 2, 2022
21.40 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jackson County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lavaca River near Edna
Action stage20.01May 8, 1976The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.056Feb 2, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.021Jun 5, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.012Aug 29, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

90 crests from 1936 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lavaca River near Edna, 1936 to 2022 2025303540ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft May 25, 1936: 33.80 ft, major flooding; 83,400 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1939: 23.90 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1940: 32.51 ft, major flooding; 73,000 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1940: 29.70 ft, major flooding; 51,200 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1942: 23.60 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1944: 22.70 ft, minor flooding; 9,640 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1946: 24.78 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1946: 25.34 ft, moderate flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1948: 24.69 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1952: 26.54 ft, moderate flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1953: 22.70 ft, minor flooding; 8,560 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1955: 23.30 ft, minor flooding; 9,490 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1957: 23.55 ft, minor flooding; 9,440 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1957: 26.66 ft, moderate flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1959: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1960: 23.47 ft, minor flooding; 9,860 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1960: 27.50 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1961: 24.06 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1965: 24.42 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 1965: 22.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1967: 26.37 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1968: 25.47 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1969: 24.61 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1970: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1971: 24.63 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1972: 26.27 ft, moderate flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1973: 30.99 ft, major flooding; 59,900 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1974: 25.06 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1975: 23.45 ft, minor flooding; 9,700 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1976: 20.36 ft, action stage; 5,180 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1976: 24.28 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1978: 26.46 ft, moderate flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1979: 24.14 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1980: 22.37 ft, minor flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1981: 28.57 ft, major flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1981: 26.21 ft, moderate flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1982: 25.03 ft, moderate flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 1983: 21.13 ft, minor flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1985: 27.17 ft, moderate flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1985: 22.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,490 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1987: 27.22 ft, moderate flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1991: 23.73 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1992: 27.78 ft, moderate flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1993: 25.37 ft, moderate flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1994: 22.99 ft, minor flooding; 9,980 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1994: 35.49 ft, major flooding; 150,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1997: 30.38 ft, major flooding; 49,800 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1997: 26.52 ft, moderate flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1998: 32.38 ft, major flooding; 80,000 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2001: 28.00 ft, major flooding; 29,400 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2002: 23.78 ft, minor flooding; 9,330 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2002: 25.40 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2003: 24.11 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2004: 22.70 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2004: 24.34 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 22.70 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2004: 23.40 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 2004: 21.90 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 2004: 22.60 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 2004: 25.57 ft, moderate flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2005: 21.88 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 2005: 23.09 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2007: 24.71 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 2007: 23.63 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 2007: 27.03 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 2007: 23.96 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 2007: 28.08 ft, major flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2007: 21.37 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 2009: 22.59 ft, minor flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2009: 24.90 ft, minor floodingNov 22, 2009: 21.70 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 2010: 23.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2010: 21.30 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2010: 25.59 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2012: 21.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,980 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2015: 23.27 ft, minor flooding; 8,970 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2015: 23.65 ft, minor flooding; 9,790 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2015: 24.55 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2015: 22.06 ft, minor flooding; 7,530 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2015: 29.72 ft, major flooding; 39,200 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2016: 23.48 ft, minor flooding; 9,270 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2016: 22.93 ft, minor flooding; 8,415 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2017: 21.92 ft, minor flooding; 6,978 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2017: 32.53 ft, major flooding; 74,300 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2018: 22.73 ft, minor flooding; 8,120 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2018: 22.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,850 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2018: 24.11 ft, minor flooding; 10,811 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2021: 26.14 ft, moderate flooding; 13,564 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2021: 23.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2022: 21.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,325 cubic feet per second Highest, 35.49 ft, Oct 19, 1994 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lavaca River near Edna 1930s: 2 1940s: 7 1950s: 6 1960s: 8 1970s: 9 1980s: 8 1990s: 8 2000s: 22 22 2010s: 16 2020s: 3 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 90 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Lavaca River near Edna
1Oct 19, 199435.49+14.49Major150,000
2May 25, 193633.80+12.80Major83,400
3Aug 29, 201732.53+11.53Major74,300
4Jul 1, 194032.51+11.51Major73,000
5Oct 19, 199832.38+11.38Major80,000
6Jun 14, 197330.99+9.99Major59,900
7Apr 12, 199730.38+9.38Major49,800
8Jun 19, 201529.72+8.72Major39,200
9Nov 26, 194029.70+8.70Major51,200
10Sep 2, 198128.57+7.57Major37,300
11Jul 3, 200728.08+7.08Major29,900
12Sep 2, 200128.00+7.00Major29,400
13Feb 12, 199227.78+6.78Moderate28,000
14Oct 20, 196027.50+6.50Moderate25,100
15Jun 6, 198727.22+6.22Moderate24,700
16Apr 23, 198527.17+6.17Moderate24,400
17May 2, 200727.03+6.03Moderate—
18Oct 17, 195726.66+5.66Moderate24,500
19May 29, 195226.54+5.54Moderate23,000
20Oct 14, 199726.52+5.52Moderate21,100
21Sep 14, 197826.46+5.46Moderate22,400
22Sep 23, 196726.37+5.37Moderate22,500
23May 8, 197226.27+5.27Moderate19,700
24Nov 2, 198126.21+5.21Moderate21,000
25Jun 5, 202126.14+5.14Moderate13,564
26Sep 10, 201025.59+4.59Moderate16,100
27Nov 25, 200425.57+4.57Moderate17,300
28May 13, 196825.47+4.47Moderate13,200
29Nov 6, 200225.40+4.40Moderate16,700
30Jun 21, 199325.37+4.37Moderate16,600
31Oct 18, 194625.34+4.34Moderate19,600
32Sep 16, 197425.06+4.06Moderate15,300
33Nov 21, 198225.03+4.03Moderate15,100
34Oct 7, 200924.90+3.90Minor—
35Aug 31, 194624.78+3.78Minor17,200
36Mar 15, 200724.71+3.71Minor—
37May 27, 194824.69+3.69Minor15,200
38Sep 13, 197124.63+3.63Minor13,300
39Apr 13, 196924.61+3.61Minor13,200
40Apr 19, 201524.55+3.55Minor12,500
41May 20, 196524.42+3.42Minor12,300
42May 15, 200424.34+3.34Minor13,400
43Dec 8, 197624.28+3.28Minor13,100
44Jun 8, 197924.14+3.14Minor12,600
45Nov 18, 200324.11+3.11Minor—
46Dec 10, 201824.11+3.11Minor10,811
47Nov 15, 196124.06+3.06Minor11,200
48May 30, 200723.96+2.96Minor—
49Jul 13, 193923.90+2.90Minor13,600
50Apr 13, 195923.80+2.80Minor10,400

The worst floods along the Lavaca River

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

July 1, 1940: 32.51 ft here, major flooding

October 19, 1998: 32.38 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Lavaca River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Lavaca River
HallettsvilleTX27.041.10 ft, Aug 31, 19817
KomenskyTX25.025.94 ft, May 26, 20150
Edna this gaugeTX21.035.49 ft, Oct 19, 199412

Other gauges in Jackson County

Flood gauges in Jackson County
Strane Park24.031.28 ft, Aug 29, 20174
Morales29.035.83 ft, Aug 29, 20171
Cordele18.032.72 ft, Oct 19, 19986
Ganado20.028.39 ft, Oct 19, 19944

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EDNT2, 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.