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Leon River at Gatesville

Highest listed crest 35.00 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft59 crests since 1908

The Leon River at Gatesville crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 59 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1908 to 2025. The highest, 35.00 ft on May 1, 1908, was major flooding, 13.00 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Leon River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
35.00 ft
May 1, 1908; 70,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
22.0 ft
Major flooding from 34.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
July 13, 2025
25.81 ft, minor flooding
Location
Coryell County
Near Gatesville (0.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Leon River at Gatesville
Action stage20.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)22.038Jul 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.018Jun 12, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage34.03Dec 21, 1991Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

59 crests from 1908 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Leon River at Gatesville, 1908 to 2025 20253035ft Flood stage 22.0 ftMajor 34.0 ft May 1, 1908: 35.00 ft, major flooding; 70,000 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1952: 24.79 ft, minor flooding; 7,230 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1953: 24.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,030 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1955: 28.10 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1956: 31.06 ft, moderate flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1957: 31.60 ft, moderate flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1958: 26.03 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1959: 34.14 ft, major flooding; 51,200 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1961: 24.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,470 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1961: 32.63 ft, moderate flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1964: 24.37 ft, minor flooding; 6,680 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1965: 31.02 ft, moderate flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1965: 30.50 ft, moderate flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1968: 25.42 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1969: 23.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,990 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1971: 26.88 ft, minor flooding; 9,180 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1971: 24.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,680 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1974: 28.42 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1976: 27.81 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1977: 23.72 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1979: 25.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1981: 27.77 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1986: 22.63 ft, minor flooding; 5,770 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1987: 22.96 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1988: 24.23 ft, minor flooding; 7,470 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1989: 25.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,670 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1990: 28.63 ft, moderate flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1991: 35.00 ft, major flooding; 68,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1994: 22.23 ft, minor flooding; 6,130 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1995: 26.42 ft, minor flooding; 9,760 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1996: 26.94 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1997: 31.04 ft, moderate flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1998: 29.14 ft, moderate flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2000: 24.11 ft, minor flooding; 7,530 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2003: 26.94 ft, minor flooding; 9,495 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2004: 27.07 ft, minor flooding; 9,702 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2005: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 9,750 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2007: 25.29 ft, minor flooding; 7,538 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2007: 32.33 ft, moderate flooding; 36,247 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2007: 25.31 ft, minor flooding; 10,393 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2007: 25.35 ft, minor flooding; 10,450 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2007: 27.14 ft, minor flooding; 13,765 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2009: 25.89 ft, minor flooding; 11,225 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2010: 28.42 ft, moderate flooding; 15,747 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2010: 26.55 ft, minor flooding; 10,689 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 27.31 ft, minor flooding; 9,310 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2015: 28.57 ft, moderate flooding; 11,687 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2015: 25.82 ft, minor flooding; 7,750 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2015: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,011 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2016: 25.53 ft, minor flooding; 7,990 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2016: 28.52 ft, moderate flooding; 11,593 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2016: 27.72 ft, minor flooding; 9,960 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2018: 29.94 ft, moderate flooding; 16,669 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 22.74 ft, minor flooding; 6,373 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2021: 22.96 ft, minor flooding; 7,027 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2024: 33.78 ft, moderate flooding; 47,563 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2024: 29.04 ft, moderate flooding; 12,981 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2025: 28.26 ft, moderate flooding; 10,075 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2025: 25.81 ft, minor flooding; 8,017 cubic feet per second Highest, 35.00 ft, May 1, 1908 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Leon River at Gatesville 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 7 1960s: 7 1970s: 6 1980s: 5 1990s: 7 2000s: 10 10 2010s: 10 2020s: 6 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 59 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Leon River at Gatesville
1May 1, 190835.00+13.00Major70,000
2Dec 21, 199135.00+13.00Major68,000
3Oct 4, 195934.14+12.14Major51,200
4May 5, 202433.78+11.78Moderate47,563
5Oct 10, 196132.63+10.63Moderate35,000
6Jun 29, 200732.33+10.33Moderate36,247
7May 13, 195731.60+9.60Moderate27,100
8May 1, 195631.06+9.06Moderate25,300
9Feb 24, 199731.04+9.04Moderate31,000
10May 16, 196531.02+9.02Moderate23,500
11Nov 8, 196530.50+8.50Moderate20,500
12Oct 17, 201829.94+7.94Moderate16,669
13Mar 16, 199829.14+7.14Moderate22,800
14May 23, 202429.04+7.04Moderate12,981
15May 5, 199028.63+6.63Moderate17,900
16May 31, 201528.57+6.57Moderate11,687
17Jun 8, 201628.52+6.52Moderate11,593
18Oct 31, 197428.42+6.42Moderate12,200
19Jan 29, 201028.42+6.42Moderate15,747
20Jun 12, 202528.26+6.26Moderate10,075
21May 19, 195528.10+6.10Moderate10,600
22Jul 4, 197627.81+5.81Minor10,600
23Jun 16, 198127.77+5.77Minor10,500
24Jun 17, 201627.72+5.72Minor9,960
25May 26, 201527.31+5.31Minor9,310
26Sep 6, 200727.14+5.14Minor13,765
27Aug 10, 200527.10+5.10Minor9,750
28Nov 18, 200427.07+5.07Minor9,702
29Aug 31, 199626.94+4.94Minor10,800
30Oct 9, 200326.94+4.94Minor9,495
31Jul 25, 197126.88+4.88Minor9,180
32Sep 8, 201026.55+4.55Minor10,689
33Aug 5, 199526.42+4.42Minor9,760
34May 4, 195826.03+4.03Minor7,680
35Oct 22, 200925.89+3.89Minor11,225
36Oct 24, 201525.82+3.82Minor7,750
37Jul 13, 202525.81+3.81Minor8,017
38May 17, 198925.54+3.54Minor8,670
39Apr 18, 201625.53+3.53Minor7,990
40Jan 21, 196825.42+3.42Minor6,960
41Jul 11, 200725.35+3.35Minor10,450
42Jul 6, 200725.31+3.31Minor10,393
43Mar 30, 200725.29+3.29Minor7,538
44Jun 1, 197925.21+3.21Minor7,550
45May 28, 195224.79+2.79Minor7,230
46May 12, 195324.60+2.60Minor7,030
47Jun 16, 196424.37+2.37Minor6,680
48Jun 5, 198824.23+2.23Minor7,470
49Oct 21, 197124.12+2.12Minor6,680
50Jun 4, 200024.11+2.11Minor7,530

The worst floods along the Leon River

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

May 1, 1908: 35.00 ft here, major flooding

  • HamiltonTX · May 1, 1908 · 38.40 ft · Major · its highest
  • DeLeonTX · May 1, 1908 · 19.30 ft · Major

December 21, 1991: 35.00 ft here, major flooding

  • HamiltonTX · Dec 20, 1991 · 35.02 ft · Major
  • DeLeonTX · Dec 21, 1991 · 16.35 ft · Moderate

October 4, 1959: 34.14 ft here, major flooding

  • HamiltonTX · Oct 1, 1959 · 34.10 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Leon River

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

Flood gauges on the Leon River
DeLeonTX12.019.78 ft, Jun 28, 20073
HamiltonTX26.038.40 ft, May 1, 19084
Gatesville this gaugeTX22.035.00 ft, May 1, 19083
BeltonTX14.025.00 ft, Dec 1, 19135

Other gauges in Coryell County

Flood gauges in Coryell County
Pidcoke20.044.51 ft, May 5, 20246

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GAST2, 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.