Rivers in Texas
Rio Grande at Boquillas Crossing
Below flood stage
3.29ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 23, 8:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 13.00 ft
- Forecast crest
- 3.20 ftWed, Sep 23, 10:00 AM CDT
- Record crest
- 25.50 ft1978
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 20.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 15.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 13.00 ft |
| Action | 10.00 ft |
- 26.25 ftthe river threatens the Big Bend Park employee living quarters at Rio Grande Village. Evacuations will likely be required.
- 25.00 ftthe river continues to inundate Rio Grande Village campground. The campground store also begins to flood at stages over 25 feet (7.62 meters).
- 22.00 ftthe river completely submerges the telemetry box near the pump house, rendering it useless.
- 20.00 ftthe river reaches major flood stage. Rio Grande Village campground begins to flood. Evacuations may be necessary. The rain gauge near pump house will be affected.
- 19.00 ftthe river reaches the bottom of telemetry box near the pump house.
- 15.00 ftthe river reaches moderate flood stage. Water pumps submerge.
- 13.00 ftthe river reaches minor flood stage. Water reaches the water pumps maintained by the park service that are used to water the campgrounds and to provide water to the employee living quarters. It may be necessary for park personnel to remove the pumps.
- 12.00 ftthe river reaches bankfull, and no damage is expected. Preparations may be necessary to remove water pumps. The park should be notified at this time if additional rises are expected so they will have time to remove the pumps.
Crest history
28 crests on NOAA’s list since 1968.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 3, 1978 | 25.50 ft |
| 2 | September 22, 2008 | 24.78 ft |
| 3 | October 3, 1990 | 21.00 ft |
| 4 | July 3, 2025 | 20.97 ft |
| 5 | October 22, 2021 | 17.64 ft |
| 6 | September 29, 1991 | 17.50 ft |
| 7 | October 12, 2022 | 17.39 ft |
| 8 | October 11, 2003 | 17.00 ft |
| 9 | September 18, 1974 | 17.00 ft |
| 10 | May 28, 2023 | 16.49 ft |
| 11 | August 12, 2018 | 16.42 ft |
| 12 | August 26, 2016 | 16.35 ft |
| 13 | July 22, 2025 | 15.12 ft |
| 14 | August 29, 2008 | 14.87 ft |
| 15 | September 18, 2022 | 14.78 ft |
| 16 | September 2, 2018 | 14.47 ft |
| 17 | August 19, 2016 | 13.87 ft |
| 18 | September 2, 2022 | 13.83 ft |
| 19 | September 24, 2017 | 13.57 ft |
| 20 | July 22, 2013 | 13.43 ft |
| 21 | September 4, 2022 | 13.23 ft |
| 22 | September 3, 2022 | 13.13 ft |
| 23 | September 1, 2022 | 13.01 ft |
| 24 | September 3, 2022 | 13.00 ft |
| 25 | September 15, 2022 | 13.00 ft |
Most recent crests
- July 22, 2025: 15.12 ft
- July 3, 2025: 20.97 ft
- May 28, 2023: 16.49 ft
- October 12, 2022: 17.39 ft
- September 18, 2022: 14.78 ft
- September 15, 2022: 13.00 ft
- September 4, 2022: 13.23 ft
- September 3, 2022: 13.13 ft
- September 3, 2022: 13.00 ft
- September 2, 2022: 13.83 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the West Gulf River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 12 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.