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Frio River in Texas

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Frio River is a 47.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Frio Rv at Concan, TX (site 08195000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1924 to 2026

Frio River typically runs highest in December, at a median 70 cfs, and lowest in August, at 42 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 52,000 cfs, in 1932.

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Typical flow by month at Frio Rv at Concan, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6538 to 105
February6541 to 101
March6541 to 103
April6737 to 101
May6940 to 125
June6233 to 114
July4925 to 113
August4217 to 95
September5120 to 103
October6229 to 136
November6430 to 122
December7033 to 112

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 101 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Frio Rv at Concan, TX (site 08195000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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