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Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge

Highest listed crest 28.21 ftFlood stage 15.5 ft55 crests since 1904

The Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 55 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1904 to 2025. The highest, 28.21 ft on September 16, 2008, was major flooding, 12.71 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Rio Grande crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.21 ft
September 16, 2008; 44,672 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.5 ft
Major flooding from 22.9 ft
Crests at major
5
132nd of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
September 2, 2025
18.19 ft, minor flooding
Location
Presidio County
Texas
Identifiers
NWS PRST2
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 at Presidio International Bridge
Action stage12.03Sep 17, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.536Sep 2, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.05Sep 13, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.95Sep 16, 2008Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

55 crests from 1904 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge, 1904 to 2025 -100102030ft Flood stage 15.5 ftMajor 22.9 ft Sep 11, 1904: -0.99 ft, below flood stage; 162,000 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1905: -0.99 ft, below flood stageAug 1, 1906: -0.99 ft, below flood stageJun 12, 1912: -0.99 ft, below flood stageSep 1, 1917: -0.99 ft, below flood stageSep 2, 1932: 20.22 ft, moderate flooding; 106,000 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1942: -0.99 ft, below flood stageSep 22, 1958: 20.39 ft, moderate flooding; 54,300 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1974: 20.82 ft, moderate flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1978: 23.61 ft, major floodingSep 26, 1978: 25.60 ft, major floodingSep 30, 1978: 25.84 ft, major flooding; 71,300 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1990: 20.70 ft, moderate flooding; 36,374 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1991: 23.23 ft, major flooding; 44,850 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2004: 16.62 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2008: 28.21 ft, major flooding; 44,672 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2010: 12.42 ft, action stage; 4,055 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2010: 12.48 ft, action stage; 4,095 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2010: 12.57 ft, action stage; 4,154 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2010: 15.81 ft, minor flooding; 7,249 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2012: 17.09 ft, minor flooding; 9,373 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2013: 17.86 ft, minor flooding; 11,977 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2013: 17.78 ft, minor flooding; 11,808 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2013: 16.09 ft, minor flooding; 8,605 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2014: 17.98 ft, minor flooding; 13,953 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2014: 15.52 ft, minor flooding; 9,097 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2014: 17.71 ft, minor flooding; 9,348 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2015: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,870 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2015: 18.52 ft, minor flooding; 15,165 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2015: 16.18 ft, minor flooding; 10,242 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2016: 15.81 ft, minor flooding; 9,567 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2017: 16.45 ft, minor flooding; 11,304 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2017: 18.15 ft, minor flooding; 15,364 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2017: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 13,704 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2017: 16.77 ft, minor flooding; 11,793 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2017: 17.42 ft, minor flooding; 13,393 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2017: 18.56 ft, minor flooding; 8,090 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2018: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 11,068 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2018: 16.86 ft, minor flooding; 10,543 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2019: 18.36 ft, minor flooding; 14,382 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2019: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 10,445 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 2019: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 11,620 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2020: 17.98 ft, minor flooding; 13,399 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2020: 18.97 ft, minor flooding; 16,111 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2021: 16.61 ft, minor flooding; 9,078 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2022: 19.06 ft, minor flooding; 15,092 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2022: 19.75 ft, minor flooding; 17,096 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2022: 18.85 ft, minor flooding; 14,478 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2022: 20.65 ft, moderate flooding; 13,591 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2022: 17.19 ft, minor flooding; 5,174 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2023: 19.05 ft, minor flooding; 7,753 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2023: 16.63 ft, minor flooding; 4,551 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2024: 18.42 ft, minor flooding; 6,744 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2025: 19.53 ft, minor flooding; 8,666 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2025: 18.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,424 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.21 ft, Sep 16, 2008 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 4 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 2 2010s: 23 23 2020s: 13 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 55 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge
1Sep 16, 200828.21+12.71Major44,672
2Sep 30, 197825.84+10.34Major71,300
3Sep 26, 197825.60+10.10Major—
4Aug 6, 197823.61+8.11Major—
5Sep 26, 199123.23+7.73Major44,850
6Sep 30, 197420.82+5.32Moderate24,800
7Oct 22, 199020.70+5.20Moderate36,374
8Sep 13, 202220.65+5.15Moderate13,591
9Sep 22, 195820.39+4.89Moderate54,300
10Sep 2, 193220.22+4.72Moderate106,000
11Aug 24, 202219.75+4.25Minor17,096
12Jul 5, 202519.53+4.03Minor8,666
13Aug 20, 202219.06+3.56Minor15,092
14May 28, 202319.05+3.55Minor7,753
15Sep 15, 202018.97+3.47Minor16,111
16Sep 3, 202218.85+3.35Minor14,478
17Aug 30, 201718.56+3.06Minor8,090
18Sep 10, 201518.52+3.02Minor15,165
19Sep 2, 202418.42+2.92Minor6,744
20Jun 3, 201918.36+2.86Minor14,382
21Sep 2, 202518.19+2.69Minor6,424
22Jul 16, 201718.15+2.65Minor15,364
23Jul 9, 201518.00+2.50Minor9,870
24Sep 6, 201417.98+2.48Minor13,953
25Jul 25, 202017.98+2.48Minor13,399
26Jul 20, 201317.86+2.36Minor11,977
27Jul 29, 201317.78+2.28Minor11,808
28Sep 26, 201417.71+2.21Minor9,348
29Jul 22, 201717.54+2.04Minor13,704
30Aug 18, 201717.42+1.92Minor13,393
31Oct 3, 201917.30+1.80Minor11,620
32Oct 10, 202217.19+1.69Minor5,174
33Aug 12, 201817.10+1.60Minor11,068
34Sep 29, 201217.09+1.59Minor9,373
35Sep 6, 201816.86+1.36Minor10,543
36Sep 22, 201916.80+1.30Minor10,445
37Aug 14, 201716.77+1.27Minor11,793
38Sep 14, 202316.63+1.13Minor4,551
39Mar 23, 200416.62+1.12Minor—
40Jul 13, 202116.61+1.11Minor9,078
41May 31, 201716.45+0.95Minor11,304
42Nov 28, 201516.18+0.68Minor10,242
43Sep 21, 201316.09+0.59Minor8,605
44Sep 25, 201015.81+0.31Minor7,249
45Aug 30, 201615.81+0.31Minor9,567
46Sep 20, 201415.52+0.02Minor9,097
47Sep 17, 201012.57−2.93Action4,154
48Aug 31, 201012.48−3.02Action4,095
49Jul 25, 201012.42−3.08Action4,055
50Sep 11, 1904-0.99−16.49Below flood stage162,000

The worst floods along the Rio Grande

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

September 16, 2008: 28.21 ft here, major flooding

September 30, 1978: 25.84 ft here, major flooding

September 26, 1978: 25.60 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Rio Grande

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

Flood gauges on the Rio Grande
Boquillas CrossingTX13.025.50 ft, Oct 3, 19784
CastolonTX15.024.70 ft, Sep 27, 19582
Johnson RanchTX15.028.40 ft, Sep 30, 197813
Presidio International Bridge this gaugeTX15.528.21 ft, Sep 16, 20085

Other gauges in Presidio County

Flood gauges in Presidio County
Rio Grande 5 miles SE of Presidio9.023.24 ft, Sep 17, 20082

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRST2, 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.