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Leon River near DeLeon

Highest listed crest 19.78 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft44 crests since 1908

The Leon River near DeLeon crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 44 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1908 to 2024. The highest, 19.78 ft on June 28, 2007, was major flooding, 7.78 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Leon River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.78 ft
June 28, 2007; 42,187 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 1, 2024
12.53 ft, minor flooding
Location
Comanche County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Leon River near DeLeon
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.015Jun 1, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.026Jun 8, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.03Jun 28, 2007Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

44 crests from 1908 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Leon River near DeLeon, 1908 to 2024 1214161820ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft May 1, 1908: 19.30 ft, major floodingJun 18, 1961: 13.24 ft, minor flooding; 1,800 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1962: 15.02 ft, moderate flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1963: 14.02 ft, moderate flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1964: 14.27 ft, moderate flooding; 2,470 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1965: 15.42 ft, moderate flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1966: 15.30 ft, moderate flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1967: 14.70 ft, moderate flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1968: 15.50 ft, moderate flooding; 7,540 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1969: 14.87 ft, moderate flooding; 6,040 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1971: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1973: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,730 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1977: 14.74 ft, moderate flooding; 5,530 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1981: 14.43 ft, moderate flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1985: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,160 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1986: 15.45 ft, moderate flooding; 7,390 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1987: 14.11 ft, moderate flooding; 4,310 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1988: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,150 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1989: 15.63 ft, moderate flooding; 7,070 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1990: 19.00 ft, major flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1991: 14.09 ft, moderate flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1991: 16.35 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1993: 14.98 ft, moderate flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1995: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 6,160 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1996: 12.57 ft, minor flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1997: 16.37 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1998: 14.79 ft, moderate flooding; 6,390 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 2002: 12.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2007: 12.89 ft, minor flooding; 2,617 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2007: 12.12 ft, minor flooding; 1,964 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2007: 19.78 ft, major flooding; 42,187 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2012: 12.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,177 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2015: 13.01 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 16.23 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2015: 14.37 ft, moderate flooding; 4,790 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 14.77 ft, moderate flooding; 6,580 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2016: 15.12 ft, moderate flooding; 5,820 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2016: 17.67 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2018: 12.53 ft, minor flooding; 2,429 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2021: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 2,906 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2021: 12.78 ft, minor flooding; 2,618 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2021: 15.70 ft, moderate flooding; 7,491 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2021: 14.74 ft, moderate flooding; 4,910 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2024: 12.53 ft, minor flooding; 2,439 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.78 ft, Jun 28, 2007 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Leon River near DeLeon 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 9 9 1970s: 3 1980s: 6 1990s: 8 2000s: 4 2010s: 8 2020s: 5 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

Highest listed crests, Leon River near DeLeon
1Jun 28, 200719.78+7.78Major42,187
2May 1, 190819.30+7.30Major—
3Apr 26, 199019.00+7.00Major24,500
4Jun 1, 201617.67+5.67Moderate16,000
5Jun 24, 199716.37+4.37Moderate10,500
6Dec 21, 199116.35+4.35Moderate10,400
7May 27, 201516.23+4.23Moderate10,400
8Jun 2, 202115.70+3.70Moderate7,491
9May 17, 198915.63+3.63Moderate7,070
10Jan 21, 196815.50+3.50Moderate7,540
11Jun 6, 198615.45+3.45Moderate7,390
12May 17, 196515.42+3.42Moderate4,700
13May 1, 196615.30+3.30Moderate4,400
14Apr 22, 201615.12+3.12Moderate5,820
15Sep 7, 196215.02+3.02Moderate3,000
16Aug 2, 199515.00+3.00Moderate6,160
17Oct 20, 199314.98+2.98Moderate6,110
18Apr 13, 196914.87+2.87Moderate6,040
19Mar 17, 199814.79+2.79Moderate6,390
20Nov 29, 201514.77+2.77Moderate6,580
21Mar 27, 197714.74+2.74Moderate5,530
22Jun 8, 202114.74+2.74Moderate4,910
23Jun 13, 196714.70+2.70Moderate5,600
24Oct 14, 198114.43+2.43Moderate4,690
25Jul 11, 201514.37+2.37Moderate4,790
26Sep 21, 196414.27+2.27Moderate2,470
27May 29, 198714.11+2.11Moderate4,310
28Aug 14, 199114.09+2.09Moderate4,280
29May 30, 196314.02+2.02Moderate2,270
30Jan 1, 198513.30+1.30Minor3,160
31Jun 1, 198813.29+1.29Minor3,150
32Jun 18, 196113.24+1.24Minor1,800
33May 20, 202113.21+1.21Minor2,906
34Apr 23, 197313.10+1.10Minor2,730
35May 11, 201513.01+1.01Minor3,400
36Apr 1, 200712.89+0.89Minor2,617
37May 29, 202112.78+0.78Minor2,618
38Sep 15, 199612.57+0.57Minor2,320
39Oct 18, 201812.53+0.53Minor2,429
40Jun 1, 202412.53+0.53Minor2,439
41Jan 26, 201212.41+0.41Minor2,177
42Oct 19, 200212.35+0.35Minor2,220
43May 30, 197112.33+0.33Minor2,170
44Jun 18, 200712.12+0.12Minor1,964

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.

June 28, 2007: 19.78 ft here, major flooding

  • GatesvilleTX · Jun 29, 2007 · 32.33 ft · Moderate
  • HamiltonTX · Jun 28, 2007 · 27.09 ft · Minor

May 1, 1908: 19.30 ft here, major flooding

  • HamiltonTX · May 1, 1908 · 38.40 ft · Major · its highest
  • GatesvilleTX · May 1, 1908 · 35.00 ft · Major · its highest

June 1, 2016: 17.67 ft here, moderate flooding

  • HamiltonTX · Jun 6, 2016 · 31.50 ft · Moderate
  • GatesvilleTX · Jun 8, 2016 · 28.52 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
DeLeon this gaugeTX12.019.78 ft, Jun 28, 20073
HamiltonTX26.038.40 ft, May 1, 19084
GatesvilleTX22.035.00 ft, May 1, 19083
BeltonTX14.025.00 ft, Dec 1, 19135

Other gauges in Comanche County

Flood gauges in Comanche County
DeLeon19.024.00 ft, May 1, 19081

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DLLT2, 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.