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Nueces River at Laguna

Highest listed crest 29.95 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft20 crests since 1913

The Nueces River at Laguna crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2026. The highest, 29.95 ft on September 24, 1955, was major flooding, 19.95 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.95 ft
September 24, 1955; 307,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
8
81st of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
July 16, 2026
21.88 ft, major flooding
Location
Uvalde County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Nueces River at Laguna
Action stage7.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.03Jul 2, 2002Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.09Oct 16, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.08Jul 16, 2026Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1913 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Nueces River at Laguna, 1913 to 2026 1015202530ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Jun 1, 1913: 29.00 ft, major flooding; 210,000 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1923: 26.50 ft, major flooding; 160,000 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1936: 21.30 ft, major flooding; 114,000 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1955: 29.95 ft, major flooding; 307,000 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1971: 20.50 ft, moderate flooding; 72,000 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1973: 26.00 ft, major flooding; 150,000 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1981: 19.50 ft, moderate flooding; 62,700 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1984: 18.53 ft, moderate flooding; 53,700 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1987: 12.82 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1991: 16.33 ft, moderate flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1996: 25.60 ft, major flooding; 142,500 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1997: 11.68 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1997: 25.40 ft, major flooding; 139,000 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1998: 20.06 ft, moderate floodingJul 2, 2002: 10.46 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 2004: 16.13 ft, moderate flooding; 35,780 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2018: 14.40 ft, moderate flooding; 26,488 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2018: 20.31 ft, moderate flooding; 70,675 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2018: 19.84 ft, moderate flooding; 65,951 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2026: 21.88 ft, major flooding Highest, 29.95 ft, Sep 24, 1955 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Nueces River at Laguna 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 1990s: 5 5 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Nueces River at Laguna
1Sep 24, 195529.95+19.95Major307,000
2Jun 1, 191329.00+19.00Major210,000
3Sep 21, 192326.50+16.50Major160,000
4Oct 13, 197326.00+16.00Major150,000
5Oct 28, 199625.60+15.60Major142,500
6Jun 22, 199725.40+15.40Major139,000
7Jul 16, 202621.88+11.88Major—
8Sep 16, 193621.30+11.30Major114,000
9Aug 11, 197120.50+10.50Moderate72,000
10Oct 9, 201820.31+10.31Moderate70,675
11Aug 22, 199820.06+10.06Moderate—
12Oct 16, 201819.84+9.84Moderate65,951
13Oct 13, 198119.50+9.50Moderate62,700
14Dec 31, 198418.53+8.53Moderate53,700
15Sep 16, 199116.33+6.33Moderate36,700
16Nov 17, 200416.13+6.13Moderate35,780
17Aug 12, 201814.40+4.40Moderate26,488
18Sep 15, 198712.82+2.82Minor20,300
19Jun 16, 199711.68+1.68Minor15,800
20Jul 2, 200210.46+0.46Minor—

The worst floods along the Nueces River

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

October 28, 1996: 25.60 ft here, major flooding

  • UvaldeTX · Oct 28, 1996 · 24.88 ft · Major

Gauges on the Nueces River

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

Flood gauges on the Nueces River
Laguna this gaugeTX10.029.95 ft, Sep 24, 19558
UvaldeTX11.028.01 ft, Jul 17, 20267
AshertonTX20.033.00 ft, Jun 30, 191314
CotullaTX15.032.40 ft, Jun 18, 193516
TildenTX14.026.57 ft, Sep 24, 196721
Three RiversTX25.049.21 ft, Sep 23, 196720
MathisTX25.048.70 ft, Sep 24, 196721
BluntzerTX18.032.22 ft, Sep 16, 200215
CalallenTX7.016.00 ft, Sep 24, 196711

Other gauges in Uvalde County

Flood gauges in Uvalde County
Reagan Wells near Uvalde 23N10.033.00 ft, Jan 1, 19806
Concan11.034.40 ft, Jul 1, 193213
Dry Frio near Uvalde12.035.00 ft, Jan 1, 18947
Uvalde11.028.01 ft, Jul 17, 20267
Sabinal12.040.00 ft, Aug 24, 19196

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge UVAT2, 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.