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Big Sandy Creek (Trinity River Basin) near Bridgeport

Highest listed crest 15.69 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft28 crests since 1938

The Big Sandy Creek (Trinity River Basin) near Bridgeport crested above flood stage 21 times among the 28 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2025. The highest, 15.69 ft on June 10, 1941, was moderate flooding, 3.69 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.69 ft
June 10, 1941; 53,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
0
21 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 1, 2025
12.52 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wise County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Sandy Creek (Trinity River Basin) near Bridgeport
Action stage11.03Oct 5, 1959The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.015May 1, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.06Jun 18, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

28 crests from 1938 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Sandy Creek (Trinity River Basin) near Bridgeport, 1938 to 2025 10121416ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Mar 28, 1938: 10.70 ft, below flood stage; 7,000 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1941: 15.69 ft, moderate flooding; 53,000 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1941: 13.14 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1945: 11.34 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1949: 10.22 ft, below flood stageApr 26, 1957: 13.05 ft, minor flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1957: 10.45 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1958: 10.70 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1959: 11.22 ft, action stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1959: 11.96 ft, action stage; 20,900 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1981: 14.78 ft, moderate flooding; 45,000 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1989: 14.49 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1990: 14.61 ft, moderate flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2001: 13.69 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2001: 12.20 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2004: 13.72 ft, minor flooding; 2,099 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2007: 13.56 ft, minor flooding; 27,270 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2007: 12.37 ft, minor flooding; 1,863 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2015: 14.92 ft, moderate flooding; 15,993 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2015: 12.49 ft, minor flooding; 5,370 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2015: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 7,890 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2015: 12.81 ft, minor flooding; 6,285 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 15.05 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 12.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,283 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2016: 12.52 ft, minor flooding; 5,290 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,465 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2020: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 8,458 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2025: 12.52 ft, minor flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.69 ft, Jun 10, 1941 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Sandy Creek (Trinity River Basin) near Bridgeport 1930s: 0 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 1 2000s: 5 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 3 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Big Sandy Creek (Trinity River Basin) near Bridgeport
1Jun 10, 194115.69+3.69Moderate53,000
2Jun 18, 201515.05+3.05Moderate20,600
3May 8, 201514.92+2.92Moderate15,993
4Oct 13, 198114.78+2.78Moderate45,000
5May 3, 199014.61+2.61Moderate18,100
6May 16, 198914.49+2.49Moderate15,300
7Jun 9, 200413.72+1.72Minor2,099
8Feb 17, 200113.69+1.69Minor—
9May 24, 202013.58+1.58Minor8,458
10Mar 31, 200713.56+1.56Minor27,270
11May 21, 201513.36+1.36Minor7,890
12Oct 4, 194113.14+1.14Minor23,000
13Apr 26, 195713.05+1.05Minor29,300
14May 30, 201512.81+0.81Minor6,285
15Jun 4, 201612.52+0.52Minor5,290
16May 1, 202512.52+0.52Minor5,280
17May 12, 201512.49+0.49Minor5,370
18Jun 30, 200712.37+0.37Minor1,863
19Mar 1, 200112.20+0.20Minor—
20Mar 20, 202012.20+0.20Minor4,465
21Nov 29, 201512.07+0.07Minor4,283
22Oct 5, 195911.96−0.04Action20,900
23Mar 15, 194511.34−0.66Action12,000
24Jun 23, 195911.22−0.78Action15,300
25Mar 28, 193810.70−1.30Below flood stage7,000
26May 3, 195810.70−1.30Below flood stage10,100
27May 25, 195710.45−1.55Below flood stage10,500
28Oct 25, 194910.22−1.78Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Wise County

Flood gauges in Wise County
Boyd16.025.87 ft, Oct 14, 19814

Wise County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRPT2, 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.