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Rio Grandenear Del Rio, TX (Gauge DLRT2)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge DLRT2
Normal Stage: 3.46 ft
Flow: 7.06 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
4': Flood
4.4': Moderate Flood
7.5': Major Flood
Gauge DLRT2 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 02/16/2012 12:15 am 3.46 7.060
  02/16/2012 12:00 am 3.51 7.340
  02/15/2012 11:45 pm 3.57 7.680
  02/15/2012 11:30 pm 3.62 7.980
  02/15/2012 11:15 pm 3.65 8.160
  02/15/2012 11:00 pm 3.67 8.290
  02/15/2012 10:45 pm 3.67 8.290
  02/15/2012 10:30 pm 3.67 8.290
  02/15/2012 10:15 pm 3.65 8.160
  02/15/2012 10:00 pm 3.64 8.100
  02/15/2012 09:45 pm 3.61 7.920
  02/15/2012 09:30 pm 3.58 7.740
  02/15/2012 09:15 pm 3.53 7.450
  02/15/2012 09:00 pm 3.49 7.220
  02/15/2012 08:45 pm 3.44 6.940
  02/15/2012 08:30 pm 3.40 6.730
  02/15/2012 08:15 pm 3.35 6.460
  02/15/2012 08:00 pm 3.32 6.300
  02/15/2012 07:45 pm 3.30 6.200
  02/15/2012 07:30 pm 3.28 6.090
  02/15/2012 07:15 pm 3.28 6.090
  02/15/2012 07:00 pm 3.27 6.030
  02/15/2012 06:45 pm 3.26 5.970
  02/15/2012 06:30 pm 3.26 5.970
  02/15/2012 06:15 pm 3.24 5.860
  02/15/2012 06:00 pm 3.24 5.860
  02/15/2012 05:45 pm 3.23 5.810
  02/15/2012 05:30 pm 3.22 5.750
  02/15/2012 05:15 pm 3.20 5.650
  02/15/2012 05:00 pm 3.18 5.540
  02/15/2012 04:45 pm 3.16 5.430
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
21.0(6.4 METERS)...MASSIVE FLOODING WASHES SMALLER HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES DOWNSTREAM IN THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION AND FLOODS WELL OVER A HUNDRED HOMES. THE APPROACH TO THE HIGHWAY 377 INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE IS UNDER SEVERAL FEET OF WATER. HOMES...BUSINESSES...STREETS AND BRIDGES ALONG SAN FELIPE STREET FLOOD...INCLUDING THE GUYLER STREET BRIDGE
18.0(5.5 METERS)...MASSIVE FLOODING TO THE ROOFS OF HOMES IN THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION BELOW AMISTAD DAM FLOODS WELL OVER A HUNDRED HOMES AND WASHES SMALLER HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES DOWNSTREAM. THE HIGHWAY 377 APPROACH TO THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE FLOODS
14.0(4.3 METERES)...OVER A HUNDRED HOMES FLOOD IN THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION BELOW AMISTAD DAM WITH WATER TO THE ROOFS OF SOME. SMALLER HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES WASH DOWNSTREAM. FLOW IS OVER A HALF MILE WIDE IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BETWEEN AMISTAD DAM AND HIGHWAY 377 IN LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS ON THE US AND MEXICAN SIDES
11.0(3.4 METERS)...MAJOR FLOODING. NEARLY ALL HOMES IN THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION ARE NOW IN THE FLOW OF THE RIVER AND CUT OFF
10.0(3.1 METERS)...MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. WATER REACHES THE ENTRANCE TO THE INGRAM READYMIX PLANT ON CIENEGAS ROAD JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION WITH VEGA VERDE ROAD. A SMALL SECTION OF HOMES LOCATED BETWEEN THE 6600 AND 7700 BLOCKS OF VEGA VERDE ROAD REMAIN OUT OF THE RIVER CHANNEL. MANY HOMES AND STRUCTURES IN THE LOW-LYING AREAS OF VEGA VERDE ROAD ARE STANDING IN THE FLOW OF THE RIVER
8.0(2.4 METERS)...MAJOR FLOODING. WATER REACHES THE INTERSECTION OF VEGA VERDE AND OLD FOSTER ROAD. MANY OF THE HOMES IN THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION ARE NOW IN THE FLOW OF THE RIVER
6.0(1.8 METERS)...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. WATER IS WELL OVER THE ROAD IN THE LOWEST SECTION OF THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION AND IS IMPASSIBLE BY CARS AND TRUCKS. WATER SURROUNDS SOME OF THE HOMES IN THE LOWEST AREAS OF THE SUBDIVISION. WATER ALSO PARTIALLY ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL HOMES WITH WATER COVERING MOST OF THE BACK YARD AND COMING CLOSE TO SOME HOMES IN THE SUBDIVISION
4.7(1.4 METERS)...MODERATE LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES THE SLAB ELEVATION OF THE LOWEST HOMES IN THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION BELOW AMISTAD DAM AND CUTS BEHIND THE LOWEST RESIDENTIAL AREAS CUTTING THEM OFF
4.4(1.3 METERS)...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING CUTS OFF SOME RESIDENTS IN THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION BELOW AMISTAD DAM...AND A LOW SECTION OF THE ROAD THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION FLOODS. THE FLOW APPROACHES THE LOWEST HOMES IN THE SUBDIVISION
4.0(1.2 METERS)...THE FLOW IS OVERBANKS INTO LOWEST AREAS OF THE FLOOD PLAIN...THREATENING TO FLOOD THE ROAD THROUGH THE LOWEST SECTIONS OF THE VEGA VERDE SUBDIVISION
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 38.25 ft on 06/28/1954
2) 34.50 ft on 09/01/1932
3) 33.60 ft on 06/24/1948
4) 29.90 ft on 09/24/1964
5) 24.50 ft on 09/05/1935
Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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