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Rabbit Creek at Kilgore

Highest listed crest 20.81 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft49 crests since 1945

The Rabbit Creek at Kilgore crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 49 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2021. The highest, 20.81 ft on April 30, 2016, was major flooding, 10.81 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.81 ft
April 30, 2016; 35,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
4
157th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
April 17, 2021
13.54 ft, minor flooding
Location
Gregg County
Near Kilgore (2.6 mi), Longview (12.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rabbit Creek at Kilgore
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.039Apr 17, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.06Apr 25, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.04May 2, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

49 crests from 1945 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rabbit Creek at Kilgore, 1945 to 2021 10121416182022ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jul 11, 1945: 19.60 ft, major floodingMar 30, 1965: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 810 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1965: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 1,070 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1966: 16.40 ft, moderate flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1968: 12.71 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1968: 10.87 ft, minor flooding; 1,230 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1969: 11.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,770 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1969: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1969: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,410 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 1970: 13.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,490 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1972: 10.75 ft, minor flooding; 1,120 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 1972: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,010 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1973: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 2,130 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1973: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 1,770 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1973: 12.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1973: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 998 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1973: 10.82 ft, minor flooding; 1,190 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1973: 11.92 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1974: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 810 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1974: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1975: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 5,070 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1976: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 785 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2012: 11.50 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 2015: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 920 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2015: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2015: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 980 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2015: 10.52 ft, minor flooding; 990 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2015: 11.33 ft, minor flooding; 1,750 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2015: 10.39 ft, minor flooding; 910 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2015: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,860 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2015: 14.25 ft, moderate flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 15.17 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2016: 20.30 ft, major flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2016: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,710 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2016: 20.81 ft, major flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 415 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2017: 13.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,590 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2017: 10.49 ft, minor flooding; 450 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2017: 12.02 ft, minor flooding; 820 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2017: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 690 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2017: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 830 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2018: 13.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,160 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2018: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 938 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2018: 11.67 ft, minor flooding; 770 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2018: 14.68 ft, moderate flooding; 3,290 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2018: 14.98 ft, moderate flooding; 3,630 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2019: 15.19 ft, moderate flooding; 3,910 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 18.29 ft, major flooding; 8,850 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2021: 13.54 ft, minor flooding; 2,090 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.81 ft, Apr 30, 2016 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rabbit Creek at Kilgore 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 8 1970s: 13 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 26 26 2020s: 1 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Rabbit Creek at Kilgore
1Apr 30, 201620.81+10.81Major35,000
2Mar 9, 201620.30+10.30Major32,800
3Jul 11, 194519.60+9.60Major—
4May 2, 201918.29+8.29Major8,850
5Apr 24, 196616.40+6.40Moderate15,200
6Apr 25, 201915.19+5.19Moderate3,910
7Dec 28, 201515.17+5.17Moderate10,400
8Dec 27, 201814.98+4.98Moderate3,630
9Nov 12, 201814.68+4.68Moderate3,290
10Dec 14, 201514.25+4.25Moderate7,500
11Jan 19, 201713.83+3.83Minor1,590
12Oct 27, 197013.82+3.82Minor5,490
13Apr 17, 202113.54+3.54Minor2,090
14Feb 3, 197513.34+3.34Minor5,070
15Apr 18, 201613.21+3.21Minor1,710
16Apr 13, 196913.12+3.12Minor4,640
17Feb 22, 201813.08+3.08Minor1,160
18Apr 25, 197312.88+2.88Minor4,200
19May 10, 196812.71+2.71Minor3,840
20Mar 2, 201812.15+2.15Minor938
21Dec 20, 201712.08+2.08Minor830
22Apr 11, 201712.02+2.02Minor820
23Dec 4, 197311.92+1.92Minor2,550
24Mar 29, 201811.67+1.67Minor770
25Mar 24, 197311.59+1.59Minor2,130
26Jun 5, 201711.51+1.51Minor690
27Oct 27, 197211.50+1.50Minor2,010
28Mar 20, 201211.50+1.50Minor—
29Mar 10, 201511.50+1.50Minor1,940
30Nov 1, 197411.44+1.44Minor1,890
31Dec 1, 201511.42+1.42Minor1,860
32Nov 7, 201511.33+1.33Minor1,750
33Apr 16, 197311.30+1.30Minor1,770
34Mar 24, 196911.28+1.28Minor1,770
35Nov 18, 196911.02+1.02Minor1,410
36Jun 26, 196810.87+0.87Minor1,230
37Sep 6, 197310.82+0.82Minor1,190
38Jan 4, 197210.75+0.75Minor1,120
39May 28, 196510.66+0.66Minor1,070
40Jun 15, 197310.61+0.61Minor998
41May 28, 201610.61+0.61Minor415
42Oct 31, 201510.52+0.52Minor990
43Oct 24, 201510.50+0.50Minor980
44Feb 21, 201710.49+0.49Minor450
45Mar 5, 201510.40+0.40Minor920
46Nov 17, 201510.39+0.39Minor910
47Mar 30, 196510.30+0.30Minor810
48Jan 19, 197410.29+0.29Minor810
49Mar 9, 197610.24+0.24Minor785

Other gauges in Gregg County

Flood gauges in Gregg County
Longview25.040.00 ft, May 2, 19666
Gladewater26.044.16 ft, Apr 2, 194530

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KLGT2, 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.