Pecos River at Pandale Crossing

Highest listed crest 43.90 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft8 crests since 1954

The Pecos River at Pandale Crossing crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1954 to 2026. The highest, 43.90 ft on June 28, 1954, was major flooding, 36.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 43.90 ft; June 28, 1954; 1,052,656 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 7.0 ft; Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major: 5; 132nd of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest: July 18, 2026; 15.93 ft, major flooding
Location: Val Verde County; Texas
Identifiers: NWS PDAT2; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pecos River at Pandale Crossing

Action stage	5.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	7.0	2	Oct 9, 2018	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	10.0	1	May 10, 2007	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	15.0	5	Jul 18, 2026	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1954 to 2026. 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, Pecos River at Pandale Crossing

1	Jun 28, 1954	43.90	+36.90	Major	1,052,656
2	Sep 1, 1974	29.90	+22.90	Major	464,533
3	May 31, 1996	17.00	+10.00	Major	100,000
4	Jul 18, 2026	15.93	+8.93	Major	—
5	Jul 25, 2004	15.37	+8.37	Major	95,403
6	May 10, 2007	11.73	+4.73	Moderate	—
7	Nov 17, 2004	8.97	+1.97	Minor	58,798
8	Oct 9, 2018	7.02	+0.02	Minor	9,244

The worst floods along the Pecos River

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

July 18, 2026: 15.93 ft here, major flooding

LangtryTX · Jul 18, 2026 · 16.66 ft · Moderate

July 25, 2004: 15.37 ft here, major flooding

LangtryTX · Jul 26, 2004 · 19.20 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Pecos River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Pecos River

Pandale Crossing this gauge	TX	7.0	43.90 ft, Jun 28, 1954	5
Langtry	TX	10.0	38.14 ft, Nov 5, 1978	5

Other gauges in Val Verde County

Flood gauges in Val Verde County

Bakers Crossing near Juno	6.0	35.00 ft, Jun 28, 1954	8
Cauthorn Ranch near Juno	8.0	22.57 ft, Jul 18, 2026	2
Pafford Crossing near Comstock	5.0	19.82 ft, Sep 18, 1974	6
Comstock	5.0	10.30 ft, Sep 14, 1986	0
Langtry	10.0	38.14 ft, Nov 5, 1978	5
Del Rio	4.5	38.25 ft, Jun 28, 1954	16
Foster Ranch	14.0	50.00 ft, Jun 17, 1922	9
Lake Amistad	1,120.0	1,135.66 ft, Sep 22, 1974	3

Val Verde County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PDAT2, 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.