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Pease River near Vernon

Highest listed crest 20.15 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft35 crests since 1960

The Pease River near Vernon crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 35 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1960 to 2025. The highest, 20.15 ft on October 21, 1983, was major flooding, 5.15 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Pease River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.15 ft
October 21, 1983; 40,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
April 27, 2025
15.24 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wilbarger County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pease River near Vernon
Action stage13.017May 24, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.08Apr 27, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.07Jul 11, 1999Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.03Aug 2, 1995Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

35 crests from 1960 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pease River near Vernon, 1960 to 2025 121416182022ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Oct 18, 1960: 14.30 ft, action stage; 22,500 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1962: 15.42 ft, minor flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1965: 18.50 ft, moderate flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1965: 17.60 ft, moderate flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1967: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1968: 13.15 ft, action stage; 8,450 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1972: 13.54 ft, action stage; 9,300 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1973: 14.70 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1974: 14.80 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1975: 17.37 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1979: 14.78 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1979: 14.75 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1980: 17.00 ft, moderate flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1981: 13.60 ft, action stage; 6,520 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1982: 14.06 ft, action stage; 9,040 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1983: 20.15 ft, major flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1985: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1985: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1987: 17.30 ft, moderate flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1991: 15.87 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1995: 19.10 ft, major floodingAug 2, 1995: 19.23 ft, major flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1997: 14.90 ft, action stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1997: 17.04 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1998: 14.68 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1999: 18.39 ft, moderate flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2000: 15.86 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2006: 16.64 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2010: 14.59 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2010: 14.37 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2010: 14.90 ft, action stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2015: 13.10 ft, action stage; 7,190 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2015: 13.65 ft, action stage; 8,480 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 13.91 ft, action stage; 9,140 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2025: 15.24 ft, minor flooding; 8,040 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.15 ft, Oct 21, 1983 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pease River near Vernon 1960s: 4 1970s: 1 1980s: 5 5 1990s: 5 2000s: 2 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Pease River near Vernon
1Oct 21, 198320.15+5.15Major40,500
2Aug 2, 199519.23+4.23Major32,000
3Jun 5, 199519.10+4.10Major—
4Sep 19, 196518.50+3.50Moderate31,000
5Jul 11, 199918.39+3.39Moderate26,300
6Oct 18, 196517.60+2.60Moderate25,600
7Jul 25, 197517.37+2.37Moderate22,500
8May 29, 198717.30+2.30Moderate22,000
9Sep 23, 199717.04+2.04Moderate20,600
10May 15, 198017.00+2.00Moderate22,000
11Oct 17, 200616.64+1.64Minor18,700
12Jun 6, 198516.50+1.50Minor18,000
13Jun 8, 199115.87+0.87Minor11,900
14Jun 3, 200015.86+0.86Minor15,400
15Jun 9, 196215.42+0.42Minor25,600
16Apr 27, 202515.24+0.24Minor8,040
17Apr 12, 196715.12+0.12Minor13,100
18Oct 11, 198515.000.00Minor12,200
19Apr 26, 199714.90−0.10Action13,000
20Sep 17, 201014.90−0.10Action12,700
21Sep 25, 197414.80−0.20Action11,300
22May 22, 197914.78−0.22Action10,500
23Jun 9, 197914.75−0.25Action10,400
24Jul 30, 197314.70−0.30Action12,600
25Mar 16, 199814.68−0.32Action12,300
26Apr 18, 201014.59−0.41Action11,500
27Jul 9, 201014.37−0.63Action11,500
28Oct 18, 196014.30−0.70Action22,500
29Jun 19, 198214.06−0.94Action9,040
30May 24, 201513.91−1.09Action9,140
31May 15, 201513.65−1.35Action8,480
32Jun 3, 198113.60−1.40Action6,520
33Sep 4, 197213.54−1.46Action9,300
34Aug 29, 196813.15−1.85Action8,450
35May 9, 201513.10−1.90Action7,190

The worst floods along the Pease River

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

October 21, 1983: 20.15 ft here, major flooding

June 5, 1995: 19.10 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Pease River

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

Flood gauges on the Pease River
Childress 17SETX13.022.00 ft, Jun 1, 19570
Vernon this gaugeTX15.020.15 ft, Oct 21, 19833

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VERT2, 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.