Rivers in Texas
Rio Grande at Columbia Bridge
Below flood stage
6.07ftStage
Observed Mon, Sep 28, 2:15 PM CDT
- Flood stage
- 18.00 ft
- Record crest
- 49.42 ft2010
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 30.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 24.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 18.00 ft |
| Action | 10.00 ft |
- 30.00 ftor 9.1 meters, major lowland flooding occurs. Water is several feet deep over most of the mall and customs parking lots. The lowest residences are threatened and roads and low bridges become very dangerous.
- 28.00 ftor 8.5 meters, the flow reaches the height of left bank. Flow exceeds left bank near the gauge. Most of customs and mall parking lots are inundated downstream in Laredo. The lowest residences are threatened in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. Livestock, pumps, and equipment in the river channel are flooded
- 24.00 ftor 7.3 meters, moderate lowland flooding occurs, and cuts off livestock, irrigation pumps, and equipment above eagle pass to below Laredo. Autos and trucks flood in the customs and mall parking lots downstream in Laredo.
- 18.00 ftor 5.5 meters, flow reaches the height of the right bank. Livestock and equipment flood in the channel and low banks below eagle pass to below Laredo. Autos and trucks flood in low areas of the customs parking lot downstream in Laredo.
- 16.00 ftor 4.9 meters, overbank conditions occur over the low areas of the flood plain.
- 10.00 ftor 3.0 meters, this is the caution stage for pumps and livestock in the channel.
Crest history
32 crests on NOAA’s list since 2002.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 8, 2010 | 49.42 ft |
| 2 | June 16, 2013 | 33.38 ft |
| 3 | April 6, 2004 | 28.94 ft |
| 4 | July 19, 2026 | 28.07 ft |
| 5 | September 28, 2017 | 26.94 ft |
| 6 | October 12, 2003 | 25.45 ft |
| 7 | April 18, 2010 | 25.40 ft |
| 8 | June 22, 2014 | 24.93 ft |
| 9 | June 19, 2014 | 22.75 ft |
| 10 | May 26, 2007 | 20.91 ft |
| 11 | October 14, 2013 | 19.56 ft |
| 12 | October 16, 2008 | 18.44 ft |
| 13 | October 10, 2015 | 18.14 ft |
| 14 | April 4, 2017 | 17.03 ft |
| 15 | August 22, 2016 | 17.02 ft |
| 16 | May 27, 2010 | 15.76 ft |
| 17 | July 16, 2002 | 15.53 ft |
| 18 | April 17, 2017 | 13.85 ft |
| 19 | July 2, 2002 | 13.22 ft |
| 20 | May 22, 2017 | 12.50 ft |
| 21 | July 4, 2002 | 12.43 ft |
| 22 | January 16, 2017 | 12.31 ft |
| 23 | September 27, 2016 | 12.24 ft |
| 24 | October 4, 2021 | 12.18 ft |
| 25 | July 6, 2021 | 11.36 ft |
Most recent crests
- July 19, 2026: 28.07 ft
- October 4, 2021: 12.18 ft
- July 6, 2021: 11.36 ft
- June 24, 2021: 8.39 ft
- June 2, 2021: 10.03 ft
- September 28, 2017: 26.94 ft
- May 29, 2017: 10.87 ft
- May 22, 2017: 12.50 ft
- May 11, 2017: 11.29 ft
- April 17, 2017: 13.85 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the West Gulf River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 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.