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Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton

Highest listed crest 19.00 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft77 crests since 1908

The Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 77 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1908 to 2025. The highest, 19.00 ft on May 25, 1908, was major flooding, 10.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.00 ft
May 25, 1908; 145,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
7
90th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 4, 2025
9.23 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dallas County
Near Coppell (2.7 mi), Carrollton (3.0 mi), Farmers Branch (4.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton
Action stage8.048Jun 30, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.09Jun 4, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.013May 28, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.07May 30, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

77 crests from 1908 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton, 1908 to 2025 8101214161820ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft May 25, 1908: 19.00 ft, major flooding; 145,000 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1928: 12.75 ft, major flooding; 76,000 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1932: 11.30 ft, moderate flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1935: 13.00 ft, major flooding; 82,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1938: 12.10 ft, major flooding; 56,700 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1942: 16.50 ft, major flooding; 90,700 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1957: 8.54 ft, action stage; 13,700 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1964: 10.95 ft, moderate flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1981: 10.65 ft, moderate flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1989: 9.73 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1990: 13.48 ft, major flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1991: 10.32 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1994: 9.58 ft, minor flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1995: 8.54 ft, action stage; 7,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1997: 8.29 ft, action stage; 7,240 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1998: 8.92 ft, action stage; 8,640 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2001: 8.33 ft, action stage; 7,140 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 2002: 8.10 ft, action stage; 7,091 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2007: 9.69 ft, minor flooding; 10,226 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2007: 8.02 ft, action stage; 6,568 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2007: 8.26 ft, action stage; 7,081 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2007: 8.58 ft, action stage; 7,768 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2007: 8.49 ft, action stage; 7,578 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2007: 8.11 ft, action stage; 6,757 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2007: 8.11 ft, action stage; 6,757 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 8.09 ft, action stage; 6,715 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2008: 8.01 ft, action stage; 6,222 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2010: 10.23 ft, moderate flooding; 11,322 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2012: 8.52 ft, action stage; 7,319 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2012: 8.20 ft, action stage; 6,639 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2015: 8.26 ft, action stage; 6,600 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2015: 9.01 ft, minor flooding; 8,420 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 10.85 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2015: 13.12 ft, major flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2015: 11.25 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2015: 8.62 ft, action stage; 7,455 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2015: 8.12 ft, action stage; 6,290 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2015: 10.82 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2015: 8.47 ft, action stage; 7,095 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 8.38 ft, action stage; 6,886 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2016: 8.42 ft, action stage; 6,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2016: 8.38 ft, action stage; 6,887 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2016: 8.07 ft, action stage; 6,174 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2016: 8.11 ft, action stage; 6,265 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2016: 8.87 ft, action stage; 8,072 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2016: 8.25 ft, action stage; 6,587 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2016: 8.38 ft, action stage; 6,887 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2016: 8.27 ft, action stage; 6,637 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2018: 10.46 ft, moderate flooding; 13,085 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2018: 10.32 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2018: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 9,430 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2018: 8.50 ft, action stage; 7,300 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2018: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2018: 8.44 ft, action stage; 7,150 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2018: 8.22 ft, action stage; 6,610 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 2018: 8.08 ft, action stage; 6,290 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2018: 8.10 ft, action stage; 6,340 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2018: 8.27 ft, action stage; 6,740 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2018: 8.83 ft, action stage; 8,110 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2019: 10.03 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2019: 8.37 ft, action stage; 6,980 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2019: 8.81 ft, action stage; 8,050 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2019: 9.05 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 10.41 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2019: 8.50 ft, action stage; 7,300 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2019: 8.36 ft, action stage; 6,960 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2020: 8.92 ft, action stage; 8,341 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2020: 8.06 ft, action stage; 6,227 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2020: 8.76 ft, action stage; 7,930 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2020: 8.15 ft, action stage; 6,441 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2020: 8.63 ft, action stage; 7,606 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2020: 8.42 ft, action stage; 7,100 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2020: 8.94 ft, action stage; 8,394 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2020: 8.00 ft, action stage; 6,087 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2021: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 8,764 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2024: 10.11 ft, moderate flooding; 11,838 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2025: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 8,803 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.00 ft, May 25, 1908 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 1 1930s: 3 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 13 13 2020s: 3 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 77 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton
1May 25, 190819.00+10.00Major145,000
2Apr 26, 194216.50+7.50Major90,700
3May 5, 199013.48+4.48Major27,600
4May 30, 201513.12+4.12Major26,700
5May 19, 193513.00+4.00Major82,100
6Dec 14, 192812.75+3.75Major76,000
7Feb 18, 193812.10+3.10Major56,700
8Jan 23, 193211.30+2.30Moderate30,600
9Jun 21, 201511.25+2.25Moderate14,000
10Sep 21, 196410.95+1.95Moderate33,000
11May 24, 201510.85+1.85Moderate14,100
12Nov 27, 201510.82+1.82Moderate12,800
13Nov 2, 198110.65+1.65Moderate21,100
14Mar 1, 201810.46+1.46Moderate13,085
15Jun 17, 201910.41+1.41Moderate12,800
16Dec 20, 199110.32+1.32Moderate11,500
17Sep 22, 201810.32+1.32Moderate12,500
18Sep 8, 201010.23+1.23Moderate11,322
19May 28, 202410.11+1.11Moderate11,838
20Apr 24, 201910.03+1.03Moderate11,600
21May 17, 19899.73+0.73Minor8,720
22Jun 27, 20079.69+0.69Minor10,226
23Jul 11, 19949.58+0.58Minor7,520
24Oct 9, 20189.31+0.31Minor9,430
25Jun 4, 20259.23+0.23Minor8,803
26Oct 25, 20189.16+0.16Minor9,000
27May 17, 20219.12+0.12Minor8,764
28Jun 2, 20199.05+0.05Minor8,700
29May 17, 20159.01+0.01Minor8,420
30Jun 23, 20208.94−0.06Action8,394
31Jan 5, 19988.92−0.08Action8,640
32Feb 12, 20208.92−0.08Action8,341
33Jun 1, 20168.87−0.13Action8,072
34Dec 27, 20188.83−0.17Action8,110
35May 19, 20198.81−0.19Action8,050
36Mar 13, 20208.76−0.24Action7,930
37Apr 12, 20208.63−0.37Action7,606
38Jul 9, 20158.62−0.38Action7,455
39Aug 1, 20078.58−0.42Action7,768
40Jun 5, 19578.54−0.46Action13,700
41Mar 13, 19958.54−0.46Action7,880
42Jan 25, 20128.52−0.48Action7,319
43Oct 14, 20188.50−0.50Action7,300
44Jun 24, 20198.50−0.50Action7,300
45Aug 12, 20078.49−0.51Action7,578
46Dec 13, 20158.47−0.53Action7,095
47Nov 1, 20188.44−0.56Action7,150
48Jan 7, 20168.42−0.58Action6,980
49May 26, 20208.42−0.58Action7,100
50Dec 27, 20158.38−0.62Action6,886

The worst floods along the Elm Fork Trinity River

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

May 5, 1990: 13.48 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Elm Fork Trinity River

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

Flood gauges on the Elm Fork Trinity River
GainesvilleTX22.028.10 ft, Oct 1, 19813
Carrollton this gaugeTX9.019.00 ft, May 25, 19087

Other gauges in Dallas County

Flood gauges in Dallas County
Sachse24.035.40 ft, Apr 23, 19427
Dallas30.052.60 ft, May 25, 190822
Grand Prairie27.037.25 ft, Jun 11, 20044
Dallas84.091.59 ft, Sep 22, 20189

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CART2, 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.