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North Concho River at Sterling City

Highest listed crest 23.70 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft22 crests since 1922

The North Concho River at Sterling City crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1922 to 2018. The highest, 23.70 ft on July 6, 1948, was major flooding, 6.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.70 ft
July 6, 1948; 16,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
October 10, 2018
17.58 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sterling County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Concho River at Sterling City
Action stage15.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.09Oct 10, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.010Oct 22, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.03Mar 23, 2000Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 crests from 1922 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Concho River at Sterling City, 1922 to 2018 1618202224ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft May 15, 1922: 21.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 25, 1925: 21.40 ft, moderate floodingAug 10, 1925: 20.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 8, 1945: 23.50 ft, major floodingJul 6, 1948: 23.70 ft, major flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1949: 18.89 ft, minor flooding; 6,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1950: 17.63 ft, minor flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1954: 18.15 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1957: 18.95 ft, minor flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1957: 22.70 ft, moderate floodingOct 3, 1959: 20.39 ft, moderate flooding; 7,640 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1961: 22.23 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1964: 18.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,850 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1973: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 8,280 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1974: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1980: 20.01 ft, moderate flooding; 7,420 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1986: 21.85 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2000: 23.48 ft, major flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2005: 17.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,284 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2013: 18.72 ft, minor flooding; 5,228 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2015: 22.00 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 2018: 17.58 ft, minor flooding; 3,970 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.70 ft, Jul 6, 1948 1940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Concho River at Sterling City 1920s: 3 1930s: 0 1940s: 3 1950s: 5 5 1960s: 2 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, North Concho River at Sterling City
1Jul 6, 194823.70+6.70Major16,300
2Jul 8, 194523.50+6.50Major—
3Mar 23, 200023.48+6.48Major16,200
4Oct 13, 195722.70+5.70Moderate—
5Jul 22, 196122.23+5.23Moderate14,200
6Oct 22, 201522.00+5.00Moderate—
7Oct 5, 198621.85+4.85Moderate11,400
8Apr 25, 192521.40+4.40Moderate—
9May 15, 192221.10+4.10Moderate—
10Oct 3, 195920.39+3.39Moderate7,640
11Aug 10, 192520.20+3.20Moderate—
12Mar 10, 197320.20+3.20Moderate8,280
13Sep 10, 198020.01+3.01Moderate7,420
14Apr 28, 195718.95+1.95Minor5,200
15Apr 19, 194918.89+1.89Minor6,100
16Oct 14, 201318.72+1.72Minor5,228
17Sep 23, 196418.52+1.52Minor4,850
18May 11, 195418.15+1.15Minor6,000
19Sep 18, 197417.80+0.80Minor4,200
20Apr 16, 195017.63+0.63Minor3,860
21Oct 10, 201817.58+0.58Minor3,970
22Aug 15, 200517.12+0.12Minor3,284

The worst floods along the North Concho River

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

March 23, 2000: 23.48 ft here, major flooding

  • CarlsbadTX · Mar 24, 2000 · 19.31 ft · Moderate

October 13, 1957: 22.70 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CarlsbadTX · Oct 13, 1957 · 25.85 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the North Concho River

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

Flood gauges on the North Concho River
Sterling City this gaugeTX17.023.70 ft, Jul 6, 19483
CarlsbadTX12.025.85 ft, Oct 13, 19573

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SRCT2, 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.