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Sabine River at Logansport

Highest listed crest 44.07 ftFlood stage 28.0 ft60 crests since 1908

The Sabine River at Logansport crested at major flood stage 19 times among the 60 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1908 to 2019. The highest, 44.07 ft on April 8, 1945, was major flooding, 16.07 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Sabine River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
44.07 ft
April 8, 1945; 92,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
28.0 ft
Major flooding from 34.0 ft
Crests at major
19
5th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
May 13, 2019
31.61 ft, minor flooding
Location
De Soto Parish
Louisiana

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Sabine River at Logansport
Action stage27.01Apr 9, 1912The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)28.021May 13, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage32.012Jan 10, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage34.019Mar 13, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

60 crests from 1908 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sabine River at Logansport, 1908 to 2019 2530354045ft Flood stage 28.0 ftMajor 34.0 ft May 18, 1908: 32.90 ft, moderate flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1912: 27.70 ft, action stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1914: 34.40 ft, major flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1915: 36.90 ft, major flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1916: 26.40 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1920: 33.30 ft, moderate flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1921: 35.70 ft, major flooding; 41,600 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1922: 33.60 ft, moderate flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1924: 26.90 ft, below flood stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1926: 29.60 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1927: 29.10 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1930: 34.10 ft, major flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1932: 35.60 ft, major flooding; 41,100 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1933: 34.60 ft, major floodingMar 8, 1934: 28.40 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1935: 34.40 ft, major flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1938: 31.36 ft, minor flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1939: 26.03 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1940: 35.91 ft, major flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1942: 31.98 ft, minor flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1943: 33.40 ft, moderate flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1944: 35.05 ft, major flooding; 34,300 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1945: 44.07 ft, major flooding; 92,000 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1946: 35.15 ft, major flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 1946: 32.17 ft, moderate flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1950: 32.70 ft, moderate flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1953: 35.98 ft, major flooding; 40,900 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1957: 39.41 ft, major flooding; 61,300 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1958: 37.82 ft, major flooding; 51,300 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1959: 26.80 ft, below flood stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1960: 26.03 ft, below flood stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1960: 29.67 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1961: 26.84 ft, below flood stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1966: 38.46 ft, major flooding; 46,800 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1969: 32.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 25, 1970: 26.92 ft, below flood stageDec 28, 1971: 28.37 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1973: 29.98 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1974: 31.35 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 1975: 28.83 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1979: 28.60 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1980: 28.60 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1984: 39.40 ft, major floodingApr 3, 1989: 33.38 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1990: 33.05 ft, moderate floodingMar 8, 1992: 28.92 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 1993: 33.12 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 1995: 29.91 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 1997: 30.62 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1997: 30.16 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1997: 29.23 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 1999: 33.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 2001: 34.40 ft, major floodingOct 31, 2009: 34.37 ft, major floodingMar 15, 2015: 29.30 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2015: 29.32 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2016: 32.24 ft, moderate flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 35.06 ft, major flooding; 35,700 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2016: 30.86 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2019: 31.61 ft, minor flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 44.07 ft, Apr 8, 1945 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sabine River at Logansport 1900s: 1 1910s: 2 1920s: 5 1930s: 6 1940s: 7 1950s: 4 1960s: 3 1970s: 5 1980s: 3 1990s: 8 8 2000s: 2 2010s: 6 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 60 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Sabine River at Logansport
1Apr 8, 194544.07+16.07Major92,000
2May 7, 195739.41+11.41Major61,300
3May 1, 198439.40+11.40Major—
4May 6, 196638.46+10.46Major46,800
5May 10, 195837.82+9.82Major51,300
6May 5, 191536.90+8.90Major47,000
7May 19, 195335.98+7.98Major40,900
8Nov 27, 194035.91+7.91Major38,800
9Apr 29, 192135.70+7.70Major41,600
10Feb 23, 193235.60+7.60Major41,100
11Jun 13, 194635.15+7.15Major37,000
12Mar 13, 201635.06+7.06Major35,700
13May 6, 194435.05+7.05Major34,300
14Jul 25, 193334.60+6.60Major—
15May 10, 191434.40+6.40Major36,000
16May 8, 193534.40+6.40Major36,000
17Mar 5, 200134.40+6.40Major—
18Oct 31, 200934.37+6.37Major—
19May 29, 193034.10+6.10Major34,800
20Apr 2, 192233.60+5.60Moderate32,800
21Jun 21, 194333.40+5.40Moderate31,400
22Apr 3, 198933.38+5.38Moderate—
23Jan 27, 192033.30+5.30Moderate31,600
24Jan 31, 199933.20+5.20Moderate—
25May 25, 199333.12+5.12Moderate—
26May 17, 199033.05+5.05Moderate—
27May 18, 190832.90+4.90Moderate30,100
28Feb 25, 195032.70+4.70Moderate28,900
29Apr 20, 196932.50+4.50Moderate—
30Jan 10, 201632.24+4.24Moderate25,700
31Nov 22, 194632.17+4.17Moderate25,400
32Apr 24, 194231.98+3.98Minor27,000
33May 13, 201931.61+3.61Minor24,000
34Feb 7, 193831.36+3.36Minor25,700
35Jan 28, 197431.35+3.35Minor—
36May 4, 201630.86+2.86Minor22,000
37Mar 3, 199730.62+2.62Minor—
38Apr 5, 199730.16+2.16Minor—
39May 8, 197329.98+1.98Minor—
40Apr 26, 199529.91+1.91Minor—
41Dec 15, 196029.67+1.67Minor19,500
42Apr 25, 192629.60+1.60Minor23,000
43May 19, 201529.32+1.32Minor28,000
44Mar 15, 201529.30+1.30Minor28,000
45May 3, 199729.23+1.23Minor—
46Apr 19, 192729.10+1.10Minor20,900
47Mar 8, 199228.92+0.92Minor—
48Feb 8, 197528.83+0.83Minor—
49Jan 24, 197928.60+0.60Minor—
50Apr 17, 198028.60+0.60Minor—

The worst floods along the Sabine River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Sabine River that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 8, 1945: 44.07 ft here, major flooding

  • BurkevilleTX · Apr 15, 1945 · 45.80 ft · Major
  • GladewaterTX · Apr 2, 1945 · 44.16 ft · Major · its highest
  • BeckvilleTX · Apr 6, 1945 · 40.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • MineolaTX · Apr 1, 1945 · 24.00 ft · Major

May 7, 1957: 39.41 ft here, major flooding

May 1, 1984: 39.40 ft here, major flooding

  • BeckvilleTX · May 1, 1984 · 37.80 ft · Major

Gauges on the Sabine River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Sabine River
MineolaTX14.024.37 ft, Jun 8, 19436
HawkinsTX23.037.20 ft, Dec 31, 20151
GladewaterTX26.044.16 ft, Apr 2, 194530
LongviewTX25.040.00 ft, May 2, 19666
BeckvilleTX26.040.10 ft, Apr 6, 19454
Logansport this gaugeLA28.044.07 ft, Apr 8, 194519
BurkevilleTX36.054.88 ft, Mar 11, 201611
CR 2082TX80.089.82 ft, Apr 26, 20200
Bon WierLA30.044.30 ft, Mar 13, 201618
DeweyvilleTX24.033.28 ft, Mar 15, 20169
International PaperTX7.07.67 ft, Apr 30, 20200
I-10TX3.03.37 ft, Sep 23, 20200
OrangeTX4.07.83 ft, Sep 3, 20173

De Soto Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LPTL1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.