Medina River near La Coste

Highest listed crest 32.00 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft5 crests since 1987

The Medina River near La Coste crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1987 to 2002. The highest, 32.00 ft on July 6, 2002, was major flooding, 17.00 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Medina River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 32.00 ft; July 6, 2002
Flood stage: 15.0 ft; Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major: 3; 187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest: July 6, 2002; 32.00 ft, major flooding
Location: Medina County; Texas
Identifiers: NWS LACT2; USGS 08180640

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Medina River near La Coste

Action stage	15.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	15.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	19.0	2	Oct 18, 1998	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	22.0	3	Jul 6, 2002	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1987 to 2002. 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, Medina River near La Coste

1	Jul 6, 2002	32.00	+17.00	Major	—
2	May 30, 1987	24.05	+9.05	Major	24,600
3	Jun 22, 1997	23.97	+8.97	Major	24,200
4	Oct 18, 1998	21.30	+6.30	Moderate	13,400
5	Mar 4, 1992	19.13	+4.13	Moderate	8,540

The worst floods along the Medina River

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

July 6, 2002: 32.00 ft here, major flooding

San Antonio US 281STX · Jul 4, 2002 · 55.65 ft · Major · its highest
SomersetTX · Jul 6, 2002 · 42.19 ft · Major · its highest
BanderaTX · Jul 5, 2002 · 38.91 ft · Major

May 30, 1987: 24.05 ft here, major flooding

San Antonio US 281STX · Jun 5, 1987 · 37.37 ft · Major
BanderaTX · Jun 3, 1987 · 24.90 ft · Major

June 22, 1997: 23.97 ft here, major flooding

San Antonio US 281STX · Jun 23, 1997 · 28.14 ft · Major
BanderaTX · Jun 22, 1997 · 24.49 ft · Major

Gauges on the Medina River

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

Flood gauges on the Medina River

Bandera	TX	13.0	46.62 ft, Aug 2, 1978	5
Medina Lake	TX	1,064.2	1,065.76 ft, Jun 3, 2016	0
La Coste this gauge	TX	15.0	32.00 ft, Jul 6, 2002	3
Somerset	TX	18.0	42.19 ft, Jul 6, 2002	1
San Antonio US 281S	TX	20.0	55.65 ft, Jul 4, 2002	11

Other gauges in Medina County

Flood gauges in Medina County

SH 173 near Hondo	12.0	21.00 ft, Sep 1, 1919	5
Tarpley	10.0	29.64 ft, Jun 22, 1997	1
Medina Lake	1,064.2	1,065.76 ft, Jun 3, 2016	0
Miller Ranch near Utopia	8.0	17.70 ft, Jun 22, 1997	3
Rowe Ranch near D'Hanis	15.0	35.70 ft, May 31, 1935	10

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LACT2, 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.