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Sabine River near Bon Wier

Highest listed crest 44.30 ftFlood stage 30.0 ft106 crests since 1884

The Sabine River near Bon Wier crested at major flood stage 18 times among the 106 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1884 to 2021. The highest, 44.30 ft on March 13, 2016, was major flooding, 14.30 feet above flood stage. 9 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
44.30 ft
March 13, 2016; 279,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
30.0 ft
Major flooding from 36.0 ft
Crests at major
18
6th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
May 25, 2021
34.97 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Beauregard 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 near Bon Wier
Action stage30.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)30.028Nov 1, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage33.026May 25, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage36.018Jan 7, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

106 crests from 1884 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sabine River near Bon Wier, 1884 to 2021 1020304050ft Flood stage 30.0 ftMajor 36.0 ft May 1, 1884: 39.00 ft, major floodingApr 23, 1913: 43.50 ft, major floodingJan 28, 1920: 35.90 ft, moderate flooding; 63,240 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1922: 36.10 ft, major flooding; 66,840 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1923: 32.35 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1925: 21.50 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1925: 32.30 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1927: 32.60 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1928: 26.10 ft, below flood stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1929: 32.30 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1930: 29.40 ft, below flood stage; 26,100 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1931: 28.20 ft, below flood stage; 24,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 1932: 35.73 ft, moderate flooding; 57,200 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1933: 36.04 ft, major flooding; 63,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1934: 32.40 ft, minor flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1935: 36.40 ft, major flooding; 72,600 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1935: 28.50 ft, below flood stage; 22,700 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1937: 28.50 ft, below flood stage; 22,700 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1938: 34.20 ft, moderate flooding; 46,300 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1939: 29.40 ft, below flood stage; 26,300 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1940: 30.00 ft, minor flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1940: 35.48 ft, moderate flooding; 51,600 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1942: 29.79 ft, below flood stage; 27,900 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1943: 26.28 ft, below flood stage; 18,500 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1944: 35.33 ft, moderate flooding; 54,500 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1945: 36.10 ft, major flooding; 75,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1946: 34.75 ft, moderate flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1947: 31.45 ft, minor flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1948: 29.46 ft, below flood stage; 28,100 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1949: 29.00 ft, below flood stage; 26,300 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1950: 35.35 ft, moderate flooding; 73,400 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1951: 28.05 ft, below flood stage; 23,400 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1952: 30.72 ft, minor flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1954: 27.45 ft, below flood stage; 20,000 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1955: 30.65 ft, minor flooding; 29,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1956: 24.72 ft, below flood stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1957: 34.30 ft, moderate flooding; 51,800 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1958: 32.22 ft, minor flooding; 39,600 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1958: 30.38 ft, minor flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1960: 28.10 ft, below flood stage; 23,300 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1961: 31.98 ft, minor flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1961: 31.15 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1962: 22.70 ft, below flood stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1964: 24.72 ft, below flood stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1965: 25.24 ft, below flood stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1966: 35.81 ft, moderate flooding; 62,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1967: 25.86 ft, below flood stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1968: 30.43 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1969: 34.40 ft, moderate flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1970: 26.94 ft, below flood stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1971: 21.26 ft, below flood stage; 7,430 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1972: 30.26 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1973: 34.52 ft, moderate flooding; 41,600 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1974: 36.53 ft, major flooding; 78,600 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1975: 34.45 ft, moderate flooding; 41,900 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1976: 29.47 ft, below flood stage; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1977: 27.53 ft, below flood stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1978: 24.14 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 31.85 ft, minor flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1980: 34.15 ft, moderate flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1981: 22.62 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1982: 32.10 ft, minor flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1982: 36.86 ft, major flooding; 83,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1984: 33.47 ft, moderate flooding; 35,600 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1985: 28.50 ft, below flood stage; 21,000 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1986: 32.92 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1987: 32.06 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1987: 29.41 ft, below flood stage; 22,300 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1989: 37.73 ft, major flooding; 95,185 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1989: 37.90 ft, major flooding; 98,200 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1990: 34.14 ft, moderate flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1991: 36.20 ft, major flooding; 68,500 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1992: 34.33 ft, moderate flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 32.90 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1994: 30.45 ft, minor flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1995: 34.29 ft, moderate flooding; 50,600 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1995: 33.42 ft, moderate flooding; 33,624 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1995: 22.76 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1997: 34.78 ft, moderate flooding; 50,500 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 32.77 ft, minor flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1999: 37.58 ft, major flooding; 92,600 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2000: 24.43 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2001: 36.74 ft, major flooding; 78,100 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2001: 32.00 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2002: 31.57 ft, minor flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2004: 33.16 ft, moderate flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2004: 31.51 ft, minor flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2006: 22.16 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2006: 32.09 ft, minor flooding; 35,382 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2006: 32.87 ft, minor flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2008: 33.75 ft, moderate flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2009: 28.36 ft, below flood stage; 22,600 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2009: 36.28 ft, major flooding; 69,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2011: 18.02 ft, below flood stage; 5,360 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2012: 34.82 ft, moderate flooding; 49,600 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2013: 25.47 ft, below flood stage; 16,800 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2013: 25.66 ft, below flood stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 35.38 ft, moderate flooding; 49,603 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2015: 31.97 ft, minor flooding; 32,983 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2016: 34.15 ft, moderate flooding; 41,886 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 44.30 ft, major flooding; 279,000 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2017: 38.93 ft, major flooding; 152,940 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2018: 36.16 ft, major floodingJan 7, 2019: 36.20 ft, major floodingApr 27, 2020: 34.37 ft, moderate flooding; 42,989 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2021: 34.97 ft, moderate flooding; 46,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 44.30 ft, Mar 13, 2016 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sabine River near Bon Wier 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 0 1910s: 1 1920s: 6 1930s: 5 1940s: 6 1950s: 6 1960s: 5 1970s: 5 1980s: 8 1990s: 10 10 2000s: 9 2010s: 8 2020s: 2 1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 38.70 ft on May 19, 1953.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 106 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Sabine River near Bon Wier
1Mar 13, 201644.30+14.30Major279,000
2Apr 23, 191343.50+13.50Major—
3May 1, 188439.00+9.00Major—
4Sep 3, 201738.93+8.93Major152,940
5Jul 4, 198937.90+7.90Major98,200
6May 23, 198937.73+7.73Major95,185
7Feb 3, 199937.58+7.58Major92,600
8Dec 29, 198236.86+6.86Major83,800
9Mar 7, 200136.74+6.74Major78,100
10Jan 29, 197436.53+6.53Major78,600
11May 22, 193536.40+6.40Major72,600
12Nov 4, 200936.28+6.28Major69,900
13Apr 22, 199136.20+6.20Major68,500
14Jan 7, 201936.20+6.20Major—
15Apr 2, 201836.16+6.16Major—
16Apr 11, 192236.10+6.10Major66,840
17Apr 17, 194536.10+6.10Major75,500
18Aug 2, 193336.04+6.04Major63,000
19Jan 28, 192035.90+5.90Moderate63,240
20Feb 13, 196635.81+5.81Moderate62,200
21Feb 29, 193235.73+5.73Moderate57,200
22Dec 13, 194035.48+5.48Moderate51,600
23May 26, 201535.38+5.38Moderate49,603
24Jun 6, 195035.35+5.35Moderate73,400
25May 9, 194435.33+5.33Moderate54,500
26May 25, 202134.97+4.97Moderate46,300
27Mar 23, 201234.82+4.82Moderate49,600
28Mar 8, 199734.78+4.78Moderate50,500
29Feb 20, 194634.75+4.75Moderate44,500
30May 11, 197334.52+4.52Moderate41,600
31May 12, 197534.45+4.45Moderate41,900
32May 12, 196934.40+4.40Moderate43,000
33Apr 27, 202034.37+4.37Moderate42,989
34Mar 9, 199234.33+4.33Moderate39,900
35May 17, 195734.30+4.30Moderate51,800
36Jan 28, 199534.29+4.29Moderate50,600
37Apr 9, 193834.20+4.20Moderate46,300
38May 23, 198034.15+4.15Moderate37,000
39Jan 6, 201634.15+4.15Moderate41,886
40Jun 5, 199034.14+4.14Moderate38,200
41Apr 9, 200833.75+3.75Moderate40,000
42Feb 13, 198433.47+3.47Moderate35,600
43Apr 28, 199533.42+3.42Moderate33,624
44May 15, 200433.16+3.16Moderate39,500
45Jun 14, 198632.92+2.92Minor31,500
46Apr 11, 199332.90+2.90Minor31,400
47Dec 31, 200632.87+2.87Minor38,400
48Jan 8, 199832.77+2.77Minor31,300
49Apr 21, 192732.60+2.60Minor38,900
50Mar 30, 193432.40+2.40Minor35,200

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.

March 13, 2016: 44.30 ft here, major flooding

  • BurkevilleTX · Mar 11, 2016 · 54.88 ft · Major · its highest
  • GladewaterTX · Mar 14, 2016 · 37.38 ft · Major
  • LogansportLA · Mar 13, 2016 · 35.06 ft · Major
  • DeweyvilleTX · Mar 15, 2016 · 33.28 ft · Major · its highest
  • OrangeTX · Mar 17, 2016 · 7.62 ft · Major
  • LongviewTX · Mar 16, 2016 · 34.72 ft · Moderate
  • HawkinsTX · Mar 13, 2016 · 33.65 ft · Moderate
  • BeckvilleTX · Mar 11, 2016 · 31.35 ft · Moderate
  • MineolaTX · Mar 11, 2016 · 18.94 ft · Moderate

April 23, 1913: 43.50 ft here, major flooding

  • DeweyvilleTX · Apr 29, 1913 · 29.50 ft · Major
  • OrangeTX · Apr 25, 1913 · 6.27 ft · Major

May 1, 1884: 39.00 ft here, major flooding

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
LogansportLA28.044.07 ft, Apr 8, 194519
BurkevilleTX36.054.88 ft, Mar 11, 201611
CR 2082TX80.089.82 ft, Apr 26, 20200
Bon Wier this gaugeLA30.044.30 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

Other gauges in Beauregard Parish

Flood gauges in Beauregard Parish
Bundick Lake97.0105.00 ft, Dec 29, 19825
DeRidder20.021.71 ft, Mar 25, 19730

Beauregard Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BWRT2, 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.