Rivers in Texas

Dry Devils River near Comstock

Val Verde County, TexasNWS CTKT2New Braunfels office

Below flood stage
0.84ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 2:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
5.00 ft
Record crest
10.30 ft1986

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood12.00 ft
Moderate flood8.00 ft
Minor flood5.00 ft
Action5.00 ft
  1. 12.00 ft(3.7 meters), Major flooding is very dangerous for livestock in the flood plain. Recreationists downstream on the Devils River near Paffords Crossing to Lake Amistad should move away from the flood plain.
  2. 8.00 ft(2.4 meters), Moderate lowland flooding cuts off and potentially drowns livestock in low areas of the flood plain. Torrential flow can wash campers, autos and gear downstream near and below Paffords Crossing.
  3. 5.00 ft(1.5 meters), Minor lowland flooding extends into low areas of the flood plain with little impact.

Crest history

2 crests on NOAA’s list since 1986.

#DateStage
1September 14, 198610.30 ft
2September 30, 19898.81 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 30, 1989: 8.81 ft
  • September 14, 1986: 10.30 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the West Gulf River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page. 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.