Pine Island Bayou at B.I. Pump Plant

Highest listed crest 28.97 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft9 crests since 2005

The Pine Island Bayou at B.I. Pump Plant crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2019. The highest, 28.97 ft on August 30, 2017, was major flooding, 17.97 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Pine Island Bayou crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 28.97 ft; August 30, 2017
Flood stage: 11.0 ft; Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest: September 21, 2019; 17.71 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Jefferson County; Near Lumberton (5.4 mi), Beaumont (7.0 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BIPT2; USGS 08041749

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pine Island Bayou at B.I. Pump Plant

Action stage	10.0	2	Jul 31, 2006	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	11.0	1	Apr 2, 2018	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	14.0	4	Sep 21, 2019	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	18.0	1	Aug 30, 2017	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2005 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Pine Island Bayou at B.I. Pump Plant

1	Aug 30, 2017	28.97	+17.97	Major	—
2	Sep 21, 2019	17.71	+6.71	Moderate	—
3	Oct 27, 2006	16.18	+5.18	Moderate	22,700
4	Jun 6, 2016	15.84	+4.84	Moderate	—
5	Nov 3, 2015	15.23	+4.23	Moderate	—
6	Apr 2, 2018	11.57	+0.57	Minor	—
7	Jul 31, 2006	10.99	−0.01	Action	8,380
8	Feb 14, 2005	10.20	−0.80	Action	6,380
9	Oct 31, 2019	8.19	−2.81	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Pine Island Bayou

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Pine Island Bayou that crested above flood stage within a week.

August 30, 2017: 28.97 ft here, major flooding

Sour LakeTX · Aug 30, 2017 · 39.68 ft · Major · its highest
Bevil OaksTX · Aug 31, 2017 · 34.70 ft · Major · its highest

September 21, 2019: 17.71 ft here, moderate flooding

Sour LakeTX · Sep 21, 2019 · 35.70 ft · Major

October 27, 2006: 16.18 ft here, moderate flooding

Highway 326TX · Oct 22, 2006 · 37.48 ft · Moderate
Sour LakeTX · Oct 22, 2006 · 31.03 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Pine Island Bayou

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Pine Island Bayou

B.I. Pump Plant this gauge	TX	11.0	28.97 ft, Aug 30, 2017	1
Highway 326	TX	35.0	37.49 ft, Jun 11, 2001	0
Batson	TX	61.0	67.17 ft, Oct 19, 2006	4
Bevil Oaks	TX	22.0	34.70 ft, Aug 31, 2017	3
Sour Lake	TX	25.0	39.68 ft, Aug 30, 2017	6

Other gauges in Jefferson County

Flood gauges in Jefferson County

Beaumont	4.0	19.59 ft, Sep 1, 2017	5
Downtown Beaumont	4.0	17.00 ft, Sep 2, 2017	1
Highway 326	35.0	37.49 ft, Jun 11, 2001	0
Sour Lake	25.0	39.68 ft, Aug 30, 2017	6
Tide Station (LCH) at Rainbow Bridge	3.0	10.50 ft, Sep 13, 2008	1
near Sabine Pass	4.0	14.31 ft, Sep 13, 2008	5

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BIPT2, 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.