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Rio Grande 5 miles SE of Presidio

Highest listed crest 23.24 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft45 crests since 1990

The Rio Grande 5 miles SE of Presidio crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 45 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1990 to 2026. The highest, 23.24 ft on September 17, 2008, was major flooding, 14.24 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.24 ft
September 17, 2008; 152,070 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
2
218th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
October 26, 2026
9.66 ft, minor flooding
Location
Presidio County
Texas
Identifiers
NWS PRDT2
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 5 miles SE of Presidio
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.037Oct 26, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.06Sep 14, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.02Sep 17, 2008Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

45 crests from 1990 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rio Grande 5 miles SE of Presidio, 1990 to 2026 510152025ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Oct 3, 1990: 13.88 ft, moderate flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1991: 16.00 ft, major flooding; 47,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1997: 9.00 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2003: 10.00 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 2003: 10.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,073 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2004: 9.72 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 2004: 11.95 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 2004: 13.89 ft, moderate floodingAug 16, 2004: 10.81 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 2004: 12.02 ft, minor floodingJul 15, 2007: 9.67 ft, minor flooding; 6,571 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2008: 23.24 ft, major flooding; 152,070 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2010: 9.04 ft, minor flooding; 5,839 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2011: 10.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,223 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2012: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 9,629 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2013: 13.95 ft, moderate flooding; 18,997 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2013: 11.94 ft, minor flooding; 14,162 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2013: 12.24 ft, minor flooding; 14,858 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2013: 9.51 ft, minor flooding; 7,274 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2013: 9.01 ft, minor flooding; 6,098 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2014: 12.75 ft, minor flooding; 16,614 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2014: 10.63 ft, minor flooding; 9,513 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2015: 10.25 ft, minor flooding; 8,973 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2015: 10.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,136 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2016: 10.89 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2016: 9.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,903 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2017: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,994 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2017: 10.95 ft, minor flooding; 12,744 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2017: 9.71 ft, minor flooding; 9,279 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2017: 9.41 ft, minor flooding; 7,323 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2017: 10.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,259 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2018: 9.76 ft, minor flooding; 7,477 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2019: 10.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,867 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2020: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 11,172 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2021: 10.05 ft, minor flooding; 11,224 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2022: 13.24 ft, moderate flooding; 20,160 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2022: 13.20 ft, moderate flooding; 19,989 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2022: 9.15 ft, minor flooding; 7,572 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2022: 13.26 ft, moderate flooding; 13,425 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2022: 9.47 ft, minor flooding; 4,068 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2023: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 13,385 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2024: 11.13 ft, minor flooding; 7,532 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2025: 12.94 ft, minor flooding; 15,258 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2025: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,643 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2026: 9.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,745 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.24 ft, Sep 17, 2008 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rio Grande 5 miles SE of Presidio 1990s: 3 2000s: 9 2010s: 21 21 2020s: 12 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 4 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 26.70 ft on Sep 11, 1904; -0.99 ft on Sep 1, 1917; 21.26 ft on Sep 22, 1958; 15.41 ft on Sep 30, 1978.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Rio Grande 5 miles SE of Presidio
1Sep 17, 200823.24+14.24Major152,070
2Sep 26, 199116.00+7.00Major47,500
3Jun 14, 201313.95+4.95Moderate18,997
4Jul 28, 200413.89+4.89Moderate—
5Oct 3, 199013.88+4.88Moderate33,100
6Sep 14, 202213.26+4.26Moderate13,425
7Aug 17, 202213.24+4.24Moderate20,160
8Aug 24, 202213.20+4.20Moderate19,989
9Jul 5, 202512.94+3.94Minor15,258
10Sep 6, 201412.75+3.75Minor16,614
11May 28, 202312.40+3.40Minor13,385
12Jul 29, 201312.24+3.24Minor14,858
13Aug 22, 200412.02+3.02Minor—
14Mar 23, 200411.95+2.95Minor—
15Jul 21, 201311.94+2.94Minor14,162
16Sep 29, 201211.60+2.60Minor9,629
17Sep 15, 202011.35+2.35Minor11,172
18Sep 2, 202411.13+2.13Minor7,532
19Jul 16, 201710.95+1.95Minor12,744
20Jun 3, 201910.90+1.90Minor9,867
21Jun 28, 201610.89+1.89Minor12,100
22Aug 16, 200410.81+1.81Minor—
23Sep 26, 201410.63+1.63Minor9,513
24Oct 9, 200310.45+1.45Minor6,073
25Jul 9, 201510.25+1.25Minor8,973
26Aug 28, 201710.16+1.16Minor6,259
27Jun 28, 202110.05+1.05Minor11,224
28Sep 17, 201110.04+1.04Minor7,223
29Sep 10, 201510.01+1.01Minor10,136
30Jun 13, 200310.00+1.00Minor—
31Sep 2, 202510.00+1.00Minor9,643
32Aug 31, 20169.90+0.90Minor9,903
33Sep 7, 20189.76+0.76Minor7,477
34Mar 13, 20049.72+0.72Minor—
35Jul 23, 20179.71+0.71Minor9,279
36Jul 15, 20079.67+0.67Minor6,571
37Oct 26, 20269.66+0.66Minor8,745
38Aug 8, 20139.51+0.51Minor7,274
39Sep 21, 20229.47+0.47Minor4,068
40Aug 22, 20179.41+0.41Minor7,323
41Sep 7, 20229.15+0.15Minor7,572
42Jun 13, 20179.12+0.12Minor7,994
43Sep 25, 20109.04+0.04Minor5,839
44Aug 12, 20139.01+0.01Minor6,098
45Feb 1, 19979.000.00Minor15,700

Other gauges in Presidio County

Flood gauges in Presidio County
Presidio International Bridge15.528.21 ft, Sep 16, 20085

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRDT2, 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.