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Pine Island Bayou near Batson

Highest listed crest 67.17 ftFlood stage 61.0 ft16 crests since 2000

The Pine Island Bayou near Batson crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2000 to 2016. The highest, 67.17 ft on October 19, 2006, was major flooding, 6.17 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Pine Island Bayou crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
67.17 ft
October 19, 2006
Flood stage
61.0 ft
Major flooding from 66.0 ft
Crests at major
4
157th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 3, 2016
63.54 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Hardin County
Texas
Identifiers
NWS JYKT2
No USGS station

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 near Batson
Action stage59.02Jun 12, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)61.06Nov 1, 2013Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage63.03Jun 3, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage66.04Oct 19, 2006Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 2000 to 2016. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pine Island Bayou near Batson, 2000 to 2016 56586062646668ft Flood stage 61.0 ftMajor 66.0 ft Oct 23, 2000: 66.84 ft, major floodingJun 10, 2001: 66.68 ft, major floodingOct 30, 2002: 66.95 ft, major floodingNov 18, 2003: 65.63 ft, moderate floodingJun 26, 2004: 64.46 ft, moderate floodingFeb 10, 2005: 61.23 ft, minor floodingOct 19, 2006: 67.17 ft, major floodingJul 6, 2007: 61.21 ft, minor floodingNov 14, 2008: 61.44 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 2009: 61.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 2010: 59.65 ft, action stageDec 26, 2011: 57.28 ft, below flood stageJul 14, 2012: 61.36 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 2013: 61.48 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2014: 59.57 ft, action stageJun 3, 2016: 63.54 ft, moderate flooding; 1,235 cubic feet per second Highest, 67.17 ft, Oct 19, 2006 2000200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pine Island Bayou near Batson 2000s: 10 10 2010s: 3 2000s2010s
  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, Pine Island Bayou near Batson
1Oct 19, 200667.17+6.17Major—
2Oct 30, 200266.95+5.95Major—
3Oct 23, 200066.84+5.84Major—
4Jun 10, 200166.68+5.68Major—
5Nov 18, 200365.63+4.63Moderate—
6Jun 26, 200464.46+3.46Moderate—
7Jun 3, 201663.54+2.54Moderate1,235
8Mar 28, 200961.60+0.60Minor—
9Nov 1, 201361.48+0.48Minor—
10Nov 14, 200861.44+0.44Minor—
11Jul 14, 201261.36+0.36Minor—
12Feb 10, 200561.23+0.23Minor—
13Jul 6, 200761.21+0.21Minor—
14Feb 14, 201059.65−1.35Action—
15Jun 12, 201459.57−1.43Action—
16Dec 26, 201157.28−3.72Below 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.

October 19, 2006: 67.17 ft here, major flooding

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

October 30, 2002: 66.95 ft here, major flooding

  • Sour LakeTX · Oct 31, 2002 · 30.65 ft · Moderate
  • Bevil OaksTX · Oct 31, 2002 · 25.00 ft · Moderate
  • Highway 326TX · Oct 31, 2002 · 36.94 ft · Minor

June 10, 2001: 66.68 ft here, major flooding

  • Highway 326TX · Jun 11, 2001 · 37.49 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • Sour LakeTX · Jun 10, 2001 · 31.90 ft · Moderate
  • Bevil OaksTX · Jun 10, 2001 · 26.20 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 PlantTX11.028.97 ft, Aug 30, 20171
Highway 326TX35.037.49 ft, Jun 11, 20010
Batson this gaugeTX61.067.17 ft, Oct 19, 20064
Bevil OaksTX22.034.70 ft, Aug 31, 20173
Sour LakeTX25.039.68 ft, Aug 30, 20176

Other gauges in Hardin County

Flood gauges in Hardin County
Highway 32647.052.72 ft, Jun 3, 20160
Thicket87.089.59 ft, Jun 3, 20160
Evadale16.026.20 ft, May 1, 18843
Bevil Oaks22.034.70 ft, Aug 31, 20173
Kountze17.035.96 ft, Aug 30, 201715

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JYKT2, 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.