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Llano River near Junction

Highest listed crest 35.08 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft14 crests since 1990

The Llano River near Junction crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1990 to 2026. The highest, 35.08 ft on November 3, 2000, was major flooding, 19.08 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Llano River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
35.08 ft
November 3, 2000; 158,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
July 17, 2026
30.52 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Kimble County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Llano River near Junction
Action stage12.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.04Jul 23, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.07Jul 17, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.03Oct 8, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1990 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Llano River near Junction, 1990 to 2026 152025303540ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Sep 17, 1990: 24.70 ft, moderate flooding; 50,300 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1991: 18.69 ft, minor flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1996: 23.70 ft, moderate floodingAug 23, 1998: 25.18 ft, moderate flooding; 53,100 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2000: 35.08 ft, major flooding; 158,000 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2001: 22.51 ft, moderate flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2004: 31.47 ft, major flooding; 118,733 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2015: 17.22 ft, minor flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2018: 17.25 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2018: 31.53 ft, major flooding; 121,000 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2018: 28.39 ft, moderate flooding; 92,200 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2024: 19.07 ft, minor flooding; 38,342 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2025: 23.56 ft, moderate flooding; 60,270 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2026: 30.52 ft, moderate flooding; 105,172 cubic feet per second Highest, 35.08 ft, Nov 3, 2000 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Llano River near Junction 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 3 2010s: 4 2020s: 3 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 21 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 16.10 ft on Oct 1, 1927; 25.20 ft on Oct 6, 1930; 27.15 ft on Sep 1, 1932; 43.30 ft on Jun 14, 1935; 32.20 ft on Sep 16, 1936; 30.30 ft on Jul 22, 1938; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Llano River near Junction
1Nov 3, 200035.08+19.08Major158,000
2Oct 8, 201831.53+15.53Major121,000
3Nov 17, 200431.47+15.47Major118,733
4Jul 17, 202630.52+14.52Moderate105,172
5Oct 16, 201828.39+12.39Moderate92,200
6Aug 23, 199825.18+9.18Moderate53,100
7Sep 17, 199024.70+8.70Moderate50,300
8Oct 28, 199623.70+7.70Moderate—
9Jul 13, 202523.56+7.56Moderate60,270
10Nov 15, 200122.51+6.51Moderate49,700
11Jul 23, 202419.07+3.07Minor38,342
12Sep 16, 199118.69+2.69Minor24,000
13Sep 22, 201817.25+1.25Minor32,000
14May 21, 201517.22+1.22Minor30,200

The worst floods along the Llano River

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

November 3, 2000: 35.08 ft here, major flooding

  • MasonTX · Nov 4, 2000 · 32.00 ft · Major
  • LlanoTX · Nov 4, 2000 · 28.65 ft · Major

October 8, 2018: 31.53 ft here, major flooding

  • MasonTX · Oct 8, 2018 · 22.68 ft · Minor

November 17, 2004: 31.47 ft here, major flooding

  • LlanoTX · Nov 17, 2004 · 22.07 ft · Moderate
  • MasonTX · Nov 17, 2004 · 21.59 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Llano River

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

Flood gauges on the Llano River
Junction this gaugeTX16.035.08 ft, Nov 3, 20003
MasonTX18.037.00 ft, Sep 8, 19805
LlanoTX10.041.50 ft, Jun 14, 19356

Other gauges in Kimble County

Flood gauges in Kimble County
Junction21.025.30 ft, Nov 16, 20040

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JNCT2, 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.