Skip to content

Concho River in Texas

River61.5 mi
Make a poster

Around here

Around Concho River

O.C. Fisher Lake8.9 miTwin Buttes Reservoir14.1 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

Concho River is a 61.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Concho Rv at Paint Rock, TX (site 08136500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1931 to 2026

Concho River typically runs highest in January, at a median 30 cfs, and lowest in August, at 4.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 134,000 cfs, in 1936.

Show the numbers
Typical flow by month at Concho Rv at Paint Rock, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3011 to 54
February2711 to 50
March225.1 to 47
April172.1 to 42
May287.3 to 77
June142.7 to 48
July6.90.2 to 29
August4.30.1 to 27
September160.9 to 43
October236.4 to 53
November299.7 to 55
December2911 to 53

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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Concho Rv at Paint Rock, TX (site 08136500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Concho River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Highway 306 BridgeConcho RiverPublic
  • South Concho ParkSouth Concho River - Bell Street ReservoirPublic

Made to print

Put Concho River on your wall

This river section as an art print, drawn over the real terrain with its miles, plus the trails, roads and peaks around it. Pick the colors and the size, and see the finished print before you buy. From $39, shipping included.

Make the posterOrder by December 8 for Christmas delivery.
Free widget

Embed this gauge on your site

Paste this snippet anywhere, an outfitter page, a club site, a trip report, to show Concho River's live streamflow, water level and 7-day trend. It reads the USGS gauge directly, updates itself, and links back here.

Embed code

See every free widget you can put on your site, including live conditions and a 7 day forecast.