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East Fork Trinity River near Crandall

Highest listed crest 27.17 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft26 crests since 1950

The East Fork Trinity River near Crandall crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 26 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2022. The highest, 27.17 ft on May 5, 1990, was major flooding, 9.17 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the East Fork Trinity River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.17 ft
May 5, 1990; 59,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
7
90th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
August 23, 2022
19.03 ft, minor flooding
Location
Kaufman County
Near Seagoville (3.6 mi), Forney (7.4 mi), Balch Springs (9.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, East Fork Trinity River near Crandall
Action stage16.02Feb 26, 1993The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.010Aug 23, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.06Dec 22, 1991Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.07Nov 29, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

26 crests from 1950 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the East Fork Trinity River near Crandall, 1950 to 2022 1015202530ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft May 4, 1950: 22.12 ft, major flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1951: 18.45 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1953: 19.87 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1957: 22.81 ft, major flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1962: 18.39 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1966: 21.25 ft, moderate flooding; 24,900 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1969: 20.10 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1971: 21.25 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1973: 19.50 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1975: 18.41 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1977: 19.26 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1982: 17.75 ft, action stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1983: 20.15 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1985: 15.53 ft, below flood stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1989: 23.58 ft, major flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1990: 27.17 ft, major flooding; 59,900 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1991: 21.97 ft, moderate flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1991: 21.95 ft, moderate flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1993: 16.43 ft, action stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1995: 18.84 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2001: 19.69 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 22.27 ft, major flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2015: 23.94 ft, major flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 22.83 ft, major flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 18.69 ft, minor flooding; 16,232 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2022: 19.03 ft, minor flooding; 16,632 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.17 ft, May 5, 1990 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, East Fork Trinity River near Crandall 1950s: 4 4 1960s: 3 1970s: 4 1980s: 2 1990s: 4 2000s: 2 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, East Fork Trinity River near Crandall
1May 5, 199027.17+9.17Major59,900
2Jun 1, 201523.94+5.94Major28,200
3Mar 18, 198923.58+5.58Major28,400
4Nov 29, 201522.83+4.83Major26,800
5May 28, 195722.81+4.81Major33,000
6Mar 19, 200822.27+4.27Major38,300
7May 4, 195022.12+4.12Major24,000
8Apr 14, 199121.97+3.97Moderate35,300
9Dec 22, 199121.95+3.95Moderate29,500
10May 1, 196621.25+3.25Moderate24,900
11Dec 10, 197121.25+3.25Moderate25,100
12Feb 21, 198320.15+2.15Moderate12,200
13May 8, 196920.10+2.10Moderate19,300
14May 2, 195319.87+1.87Minor16,400
15Feb 17, 200119.69+1.69Minor22,800
16Jun 5, 197319.50+1.50Minor18,200
17Mar 28, 197719.26+1.26Minor19,300
18Aug 23, 202219.03+1.03Minor16,632
19May 9, 199518.84+0.84Minor16,900
20Dec 29, 201518.69+0.69Minor16,232
21Jun 16, 195118.45+0.45Minor12,900
22Feb 2, 197518.41+0.41Minor15,400
23Jul 28, 196218.39+0.39Minor11,400
24May 14, 198217.75−0.25Action20,500
25Feb 26, 199316.43−1.57Action14,000
26Apr 29, 198515.53−2.47Below flood stage15,700

The worst floods along the East Fork Trinity River

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

May 5, 1990: 27.17 ft here, major flooding

  • McKinneyTX · May 3, 1990 · 21.35 ft · Moderate

June 1, 2015: 23.94 ft here, major flooding

  • McKinneyTX · May 29, 2015 · 16.85 ft · Minor

November 29, 2015: 22.83 ft here, major flooding

  • McKinneyTX · Nov 27, 2015 · 17.31 ft · Minor

Gauges on the East Fork Trinity River

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

Flood gauges on the East Fork Trinity River
McKinneyTX16.028.00 ft, Apr 1, 19421
Crandall this gaugeTX18.027.17 ft, May 5, 19907

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CNLT2, 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.