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Red River near Dekalb - Pecan Point

Highest listed crest 36.00 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft43 crests since 1908

The Red River near Dekalb - Pecan Point crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 43 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1908 to 2021. The highest, 36.00 ft on February 15, 1938, was major flooding, 12.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Red River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
36.00 ft
February 15, 1938; 380,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
8
81st of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 9, 2021
25.36 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bowie County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Red River near Dekalb - Pecan Point
Action stage23.52Dec 17, 1992The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.018Jun 9, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.09Dec 30, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.08Jun 25, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

43 crests from 1908 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Red River near Dekalb - Pecan Point, 1908 to 2021 2025303540ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft May 31, 1908: 35.50 ft, major flooding; 350,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1938: 36.00 ft, major flooding; 380,000 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1945: 33.50 ft, major flooding; 235,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1957: 32.20 ft, major floodingMay 19, 1968: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 1969: 27.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1970: 23.70 ft, action stageDec 12, 1971: 31.55 ft, major flooding; 189,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1973: 28.40 ft, moderate floodingNov 8, 1974: 24.70 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1977: 27.40 ft, moderate floodingMay 24, 1979: 22.85 ft, below flood stageJun 7, 1981: 22.45 ft, below flood stageMay 15, 1982: 28.84 ft, moderate floodingNov 3, 1984: 22.50 ft, below flood stageApr 6, 1985: 24.04 ft, minor flooding; 62,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1986: 23.14 ft, below flood stage; 53,900 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1987: 24.73 ft, minor flooding; 70,200 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1988: 21.60 ft, below flood stage; 43,900 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1989: 24.20 ft, minor flooding; 64,300 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1990: 34.42 ft, major flooding; 279,000 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1991: 24.00 ft, minor flooding; 62,000 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1991: 24.80 ft, minor flooding; 71,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1992: 24.80 ft, minor flooding; 71,500 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1992: 23.80 ft, action stage; 60,200 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1993: 27.90 ft, moderate flooding; 113,700 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1994: 22.20 ft, below flood stage; 48,000 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1995: 25.80 ft, minor flooding; 84,200 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1995: 24.60 ft, minor flooding; 69,000 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1996: 26.61 ft, minor flooding; 97,300 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1998: 25.00 ft, minor flooding; 79,100 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2002: 26.60 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 2007: 28.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 23, 2012: 24.40 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2015: 35.00 ft, major flooding; 284,000 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2015: 32.44 ft, major flooding; 138,000 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2015: 29.95 ft, moderate flooding; 99,000 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2015: 26.54 ft, minor flooding; 70,800 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 29.81 ft, moderate flooding; 97,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2016: 26.48 ft, minor flooding; 70,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2018: 24.86 ft, minor flooding; 61,600 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2018: 25.18 ft, minor flooding; 58,600 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2021: 25.36 ft, minor flooding; 69,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 36.00 ft, Feb 15, 1938 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Red River near Dekalb - Pecan Point 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 4 1980s: 4 1990s: 9 9 2000s: 2 2010s: 9 2020s: 1 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

Highest listed crests, Red River near Dekalb - Pecan Point
1Feb 15, 193836.00+12.00Major380,000
2May 31, 190835.50+11.50Major350,000
3Jun 2, 201535.00+11.00Major284,000
4May 6, 199034.42+10.42Major279,000
5Mar 29, 194533.50+9.50Major235,000
6Jun 25, 201532.44+8.44Major138,000
7Jun 7, 195732.20+8.20Major—
8Dec 12, 197131.55+7.55Major189,000
9Nov 30, 201529.95+5.95Moderate99,000
10Dec 30, 201529.81+5.81Moderate97,000
11May 19, 196829.00+5.00Moderate—
12May 15, 198228.84+4.84Moderate—
13Jul 14, 200728.80+4.80Moderate—
14Apr 26, 197328.40+4.40Moderate—
15May 11, 199327.90+3.90Moderate113,700
16May 19, 196927.40+3.40Moderate—
17Mar 29, 197727.40+3.40Moderate—
18Nov 26, 199626.61+2.61Minor97,300
19Mar 22, 200226.60+2.60Minor—
20Dec 15, 201526.54+2.54Minor70,800
21May 2, 201626.48+2.48Minor70,300
22May 9, 199525.80+1.80Minor84,200
23Jun 9, 202125.36+1.36Minor69,200
24Mar 2, 201825.18+1.18Minor58,600
25Jan 7, 199825.00+1.00Minor79,100
26Feb 24, 201824.86+0.86Minor61,600
27Dec 22, 199124.80+0.80Minor71,500
28Jun 10, 199224.80+0.80Minor71,500
29Dec 27, 198724.73+0.73Minor70,200
30Nov 8, 197424.70+0.70Minor—
31May 27, 199524.60+0.60Minor69,000
32Mar 23, 201224.40+0.40Minor—
33Jun 15, 198924.20+0.20Minor64,300
34Apr 6, 198524.04+0.04Minor62,000
35Oct 31, 199124.000.00Minor62,000
36Dec 17, 199223.80−0.20Action60,200
37Apr 28, 197023.70−0.30Action—
38Jun 7, 198623.14−0.86Below flood stage53,900
39May 24, 197922.85−1.15Below flood stage—
40Nov 3, 198422.50−1.50Below flood stage—
41Jun 7, 198122.45−1.55Below flood stage—
42Nov 17, 199422.20−1.80Below flood stage48,000
43Jan 2, 198821.60−2.40Below flood stage43,900

The worst floods along the Red River

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

February 15, 1938: 36.00 ft here, major flooding

May 31, 1908: 35.50 ft here, major flooding

  • Arthur CityOK · May 28, 1908 · 43.20 ft · Major · its highest

June 2, 2015: 35.00 ft here, major flooding

  • Spring Bank FerryAR · Jun 7, 2015 · 44.23 ft · Major · its highest
  • ShreveportLA · Jun 9, 2015 · 37.14 ft · Major
  • Arthur CityOK · May 31, 2015 · 36.99 ft · Major
  • IndexAR · Jun 4, 2015 · 31.41 ft · Major
  • FultonAR · Jun 5, 2015 · 32.12 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Red River

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

Flood gauges on the Red River
Red River Lock 1LA53.058.33 ft, Mar 21, 20160
AlexandriaLA32.045.23 ft, Apr 17, 194510
Arthur CityOK27.043.20 ft, May 28, 19088
CoushattaLA31.039.90 ft, Apr 7, 19456
FultonAR27.037.40 ft, Apr 2, 19453
Grand EcoreLA33.044.70 ft, Apr 10, 194511
IndexAR25.034.40 ft, Feb 23, 19388
ShreveportLA30.045.90 ft, Aug 10, 184937
Spring Bank FerryAR37.044.23 ft, Jun 7, 20151
Dekalb - Pecan Point this gaugeTX24.036.00 ft, Feb 15, 19388

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DEKT2, 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.