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Rio Grande 14 miles S of Dryden

Highest listed crest 61.33 ftFlood stage 59.0 ft4 crests since 1978

The Rio Grande 14 miles S of Dryden crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1978 to 2013. The highest, 61.33 ft on November 5, 1978, was major flooding, 2.33 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
61.33 ft
November 5, 1978
Flood stage
59.0 ft
Major flooding from 61.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
November 5, 1978
61.33 ft, major flooding
Location
Terrell County
Texas
Identifiers
NWS DYNT2
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, Rio Grande 14 miles S of Dryden
Action stage25.02Jul 10, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)59.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage60.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage61.01Nov 5, 1978Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1978 to 2013. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rio Grande 14 miles S of Dryden, 1978 to 2013 203040506070ft Flood stage 59.0 ftMajor 61.0 ft Nov 5, 1978: 61.33 ft, major floodingSep 30, 1991: 26.90 ft, action stageJul 10, 2010: 36.07 ft, action stage; 58,444 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2013: 22.43 ft, below flood stage; 22,343 cubic feet per second Highest, 61.33 ft, Nov 5, 1978 1980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rio Grande 14 miles S of Dryden 1970s: 1 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Rio Grande 14 miles S of Dryden
1Nov 5, 197861.33+2.33Major—
2Jul 10, 201036.07−22.93Action58,444
3Sep 30, 199126.90−32.10Action—
4Jul 27, 201322.43−36.57Below flood stage22,343

Other gauges in Terrell County

Flood gauges in Terrell County
Independence Creek 18 miles SSE of Sheffield11.022.00 ft, Jun 28, 19541

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DYNT2, 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.