Cowleech Fork Sabine River at Greenville

Highest listed crest 22.00 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft193 crests since 1913

The Cowleech Fork Sabine River at Greenville crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 193 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2026. The highest, 22.00 ft on May 1, 1935, was major flooding, 8.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.00 ft
May 1, 1935
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
2
218th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 20, 2026
16.60 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hunt County
Near Greenville (2.4 mi), Josephine (14.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cowleech Fork Sabine River at Greenville
Action stage13.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.0124Jun 20, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.067May 11, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.02May 1, 1935Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

193 crests from 1913 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cowleech Fork Sabine River at Greenville, 1913 to 2026 1416182022ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Jul 3, 1913: 20.00 ft, major floodingMay 1, 1935: 22.00 ft, major floodingJan 30, 1969: 17.85 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1969: 17.95 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1970: 17.05 ft, moderate flooding; 5,770 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1971: 17.57 ft, moderate flooding; 8,290 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1971: 17.58 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1974: 16.71 ft, minor flooding; 4,620 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1977: 17.04 ft, moderate flooding; 8,270 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1981: 17.00 ft, moderate flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1982: 18.47 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1984: 17.02 ft, moderate flooding; 6,270 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1989: 18.43 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1990: 17.71 ft, moderate flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1990: 17.38 ft, moderate flooding; 6,970 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1991: 17.55 ft, moderate flooding; 7,650 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1993: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 5,710 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1997: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,710 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1997: 17.35 ft, moderate flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1998: 17.97 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2000: 17.10 ft, moderate flooding; 6,610 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2001: 15.32 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 2001: 15.95 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 2001: 17.53 ft, moderate flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2001: 16.30 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 2001: 15.01 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2001: 16.18 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2001: 16.43 ft, minor floodingOct 19, 2002: 17.82 ft, moderate flooding; 10,776 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2003: 15.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,394 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2003: 14.36 ft, minor flooding; 866 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2003: 14.43 ft, minor flooding; 883 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2004: 15.24 ft, minor flooding; 1,362 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2004: 16.51 ft, minor flooding; 4,442 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2004: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 4,176 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2004: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 1,287 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2005: 16.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,471 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2005: 14.17 ft, minor flooding; 820 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2005: 15.54 ft, minor flooding; 1,879 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2006: 14.54 ft, minor flooding; 925 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2006: 16.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,023 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2007: 15.87 ft, minor flooding; 2,539 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2007: 15.94 ft, minor flooding; 2,640 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2007: 14.32 ft, minor flooding; 856 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2007: 16.09 ft, minor flooding; 3,088 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2007: 16.44 ft, minor flooding; 4,208 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2007: 16.63 ft, minor flooding; 4,945 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2007: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2007: 15.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,920 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2007: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 1,619 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2008: 16.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,111 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2008: 16.75 ft, minor flooding; 5,450 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 18.92 ft, moderate flooding; 19,360 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2008: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2008: 16.35 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2009: 16.05 ft, minor flooding; 838 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2009: 17.16 ft, moderate flooding; 3,422 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2009: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2009: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 1,188 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2009: 16.52 ft, minor flooding; 984 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2009: 16.41 ft, minor flooding; 928 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2009: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 894 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2009: 16.89 ft, minor flooding; 1,878 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2009: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 1,188 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2009: 15.87 ft, minor flooding; 806 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2010: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 1,916 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2010: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 851 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2010: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 1,725 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2010: 14.86 ft, minor flooding; 642 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2010: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 664 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2010: 16.08 ft, minor flooding; 844 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2011: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 786 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2011: 15.57 ft, minor flooding; 756 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2012: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 580 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2012: 17.53 ft, moderate flooding; 6,927 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2012: 17.74 ft, moderate flooding; 8,955 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2012: 14.99 ft, minor flooding; 660 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2013: 14.67 ft, minor flooding; 614 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2014: 17.32 ft, moderate flooding; 4,824 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2014: 14.87 ft, minor flooding; 644 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2015: 15.84 ft, minor flooding; 2,010 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2015: 16.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,827 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2015: 16.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,027 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2015: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 3,349 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2015: 16.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,780 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2015: 16.87 ft, minor flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2015: 16.25 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2015: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 16.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,480 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2015: 15.61 ft, minor flooding; 808 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 16.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2015: 17.51 ft, moderate flooding; 5,139 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2015: 16.34 ft, minor flooding; 1,464 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2015: 16.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,111 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2015: 14.54 ft, minor flooding; 667 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2015: 16.91 ft, minor flooding; 3,740 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2015: 17.98 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2015: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,870 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 17.50 ft, moderate flooding; 5,730 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2016: 15.05 ft, minor flooding; 719 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2016: 16.67 ft, minor flooding; 1,909 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2016: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 2,640 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2016: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,134 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2016: 17.54 ft, moderate flooding; 5,020 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2016: 17.14 ft, moderate flooding; 3,200 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2017: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 554 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2017: 15.18 ft, minor flooding; 736 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2017: 14.98 ft, minor flooding; 684 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2017: 14.53 ft, minor flooding; 601 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2017: 18.30 ft, moderate flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2017: 17.21 ft, moderate flooding; 4,590 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 17.33 ft, moderate flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2018: 17.79 ft, moderate flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2018: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,560 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2018: 17.49 ft, moderate flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 720 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2018: 17.16 ft, moderate flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 2018: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 603 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2018: 16.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,450 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2018: 16.87 ft, minor flooding; 2,870 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2018: 15.69 ft, minor flooding; 899 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2018: 16.83 ft, minor flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2018: 17.42 ft, moderate flooding; 7,280 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2019: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2019: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 657 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2019: 15.98 ft, minor flooding; 997 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 16.81 ft, minor flooding; 2,350 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2019: 16.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,930 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2019: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 881 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2019: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2019: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 2,570 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 16.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,510 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2019: 17.08 ft, moderate flooding; 3,740 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2019: 17.41 ft, moderate flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2019: 17.00 ft, moderate flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2019: 17.14 ft, moderate flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2019: 14.25 ft, minor flooding; 510 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2020: 17.25 ft, moderate flooding; 5,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2020: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 943 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2020: 17.22 ft, moderate flooding; 5,347 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2020: 17.58 ft, moderate flooding; 8,905 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2020: 17.40 ft, moderate flooding; 7,090 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2021: 17.15 ft, moderate flooding; 5,913 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2021: 14.43 ft, minor flooding; 578 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2021: 17.24 ft, moderate flooding; 5,750 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2021: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,055 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2021: 15.66 ft, minor flooding; 928 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2021: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 2,561 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2021: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,141 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2021: 16.74 ft, minor flooding; 2,392 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2021: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,004 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2021: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 3,258 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2021: 18.09 ft, moderate flooding; 13,454 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2021: 17.03 ft, moderate flooding; 4,418 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2021: 15.55 ft, minor flooding; 868 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2022: 17.48 ft, moderate flooding; 7,712 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2022: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 564 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2022: 16.81 ft, minor flooding; 2,622 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2022: 17.05 ft, moderate flooding; 4,144 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2023: 15.14 ft, minor flooding; 695 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2023: 18.12 ft, moderate flooding; 14,917 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2023: 14.09 ft, minor flooding; 491 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2023: 16.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,385 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2023: 17.34 ft, moderate flooding; 6,430 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2023: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 504 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2024: 17.21 ft, moderate flooding; 5,332 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2024: 15.25 ft, minor flooding; 726 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2024: 17.13 ft, moderate flooding; 4,712 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2024: 17.38 ft, moderate flooding; 6,798 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2024: 17.76 ft, moderate flooding; 10,728 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2024: 17.36 ft, moderate flooding; 6,618 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2024: 17.51 ft, moderate flooding; 8,005 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2024: 16.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,347 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2024: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 1,187 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2024: 16.57 ft, minor flooding; 1,093 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2024: 15.09 ft, minor flooding; 559 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2024: 17.28 ft, moderate flooding; 4,006 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2024: 17.76 ft, moderate flooding; 10,728 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2025: 18.16 ft, moderate flooding; 13,627 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2025: 16.39 ft, minor flooding; 834 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2025: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 552 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2025: 16.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,048 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 17.78 ft, moderate flooding; 8,901 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2025: 17.64 ft, moderate flooding; 7,162 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2025: 17.32 ft, moderate flooding; 2,102 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2025: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 1,089 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2025: 17.44 ft, moderate flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2025: 17.48 ft, moderate flooding; 4,454 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2026: 17.65 ft, moderate flooding; 9,512 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2026: 16.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,157 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2026: 17.07 ft, moderate flooding; 1,900 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2026: 14.46 ft, minor flooding; 520 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2026: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 1,025 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.00 ft, May 1, 1935 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cowleech Fork Sabine River at Greenville 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 2 1970s: 5 1980s: 4 1990s: 7 2000s: 45 2010s: 72 72 2020s: 56 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 193 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Cowleech Fork Sabine River at Greenville
1May 1, 193522.00+8.00Major—
2Jul 3, 191320.00+6.00Major—
3Mar 19, 200818.92+4.92Moderate19,360
4May 13, 198218.47+4.47Moderate15,300
5Jul 15, 198918.43+4.43Moderate15,000
6Aug 14, 201718.30+4.30Moderate16,800
7Jan 30, 202518.16+4.16Moderate13,627
8Feb 8, 202318.12+4.12Moderate14,917
9Jun 1, 202118.09+4.09Moderate13,454
10Nov 28, 201517.98+3.98Moderate10,700
11Dec 4, 199817.97+3.97Moderate11,800
12May 7, 196917.95+3.95Moderate10,800
13Jan 30, 196917.85+3.85Moderate10,000
14Oct 19, 200217.82+3.82Moderate10,776
15Mar 1, 201817.79+3.79Moderate11,100
16Apr 6, 202517.78+3.78Moderate8,901
17Apr 11, 202417.76+3.76Moderate10,728
18Jun 5, 202417.76+3.76Moderate10,728
19Mar 20, 201217.74+3.74Moderate8,955
20Jan 19, 199017.71+3.71Moderate8,720
21Feb 15, 202617.65+3.65Moderate9,512
22May 1, 202517.64+3.64Moderate7,162
23Dec 9, 197117.58+3.58Moderate10,500
24Mar 19, 202017.58+3.58Moderate8,905
25Oct 19, 197117.57+3.57Moderate8,290
26Apr 14, 199117.55+3.55Moderate7,650
27Jun 3, 201617.54+3.54Moderate5,020
28Feb 16, 200117.53+3.53Moderate8,800
29Jan 26, 201217.53+3.53Moderate6,927
30Jun 22, 201517.51+3.51Moderate5,139
31Apr 29, 202417.51+3.51Moderate8,005
32Dec 28, 201517.50+3.50Moderate5,730
33Sep 23, 201817.49+3.49Moderate7,000
34Apr 5, 202217.48+3.48Moderate7,712
35Jun 13, 202517.48+3.48Moderate4,454
36Jun 9, 202517.44+3.44Moderate2,860
37Dec 27, 201817.42+3.42Moderate7,280
38May 19, 201917.41+3.41Moderate6,880
39May 26, 202017.40+3.40Moderate7,090
40May 2, 199017.38+3.38Moderate6,970
41Mar 22, 202417.38+3.38Moderate6,798
42Apr 21, 202417.36+3.36Moderate6,618
43Dec 21, 199717.35+3.35Moderate7,800
44Jun 16, 202317.34+3.34Moderate6,430
45Feb 21, 201817.33+3.33Moderate6,200
46May 9, 201417.32+3.32Moderate4,824
47May 7, 202517.32+3.32Moderate2,102
48May 29, 202417.28+3.28Moderate4,006
49Feb 13, 202017.25+3.25Moderate5,630
50Feb 27, 202117.24+3.24Moderate5,750

Other gauges in Hunt County

Flood gauges in Hunt County
Quinlan15.021.00 ft, Jul 29, 19021

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GNVT2, 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.