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Sabana River near DeLeon

Highest listed crest 24.00 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft44 crests since 1908

The Sabana River near DeLeon crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 44 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1908 to 2025. The highest, 24.00 ft on May 1, 1908, was major flooding, 5.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.00 ft
May 1, 1908
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
April 25, 2025
19.49 ft, minor flooding
Location
Comanche County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sabana River near DeLeon
Action stage17.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.036Apr 25, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.07May 28, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.01May 1, 1908Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Sabana River near DeLeon, 1908 to 2025 192021222324ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft May 1, 1908: 24.00 ft, major floodingJul 9, 1961: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1962: 21.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,770 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1963: 21.40 ft, minor flooding; 8,010 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1964: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 8,420 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1965: 21.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,250 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1966: 22.03 ft, moderate flooding; 9,770 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1967: 22.05 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1968: 21.35 ft, minor flooding; 7,250 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1969: 20.79 ft, minor flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1971: 19.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1971: 19.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1973: 20.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1974: 19.28 ft, minor flooding; 2,820 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1977: 21.26 ft, minor flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1979: 19.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,040 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1984: 21.18 ft, minor flooding; 6,510 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1984: 21.32 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1986: 21.99 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1987: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1989: 22.75 ft, moderate flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1990: 23.65 ft, moderate flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1991: 19.88 ft, minor flooding; 3,490 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1991: 21.96 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1994: 21.31 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1995: 21.63 ft, minor flooding; 8,960 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1996: 19.62 ft, minor flooding; 4,310 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1997: 22.23 ft, moderate flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1998: 21.17 ft, minor flooding; 7,810 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2002: 21.53 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2007: 19.15 ft, minor flooding; 3,039 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2007: 22.44 ft, moderate flooding; 15,753 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2007: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,457 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2012: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,760 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 19.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,880 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2015: 19.33 ft, minor flooding; 4,860 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2015: 19.64 ft, minor flooding; 5,205 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2016: 19.97 ft, minor flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 22.26 ft, moderate flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2016: 20.28 ft, minor flooding; 5,760 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2018: 19.09 ft, minor flooding; 5,432 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2021: 19.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,741 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2024: 19.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,983 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2025: 19.49 ft, minor flooding; 4,619 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.00 ft, May 1, 1908 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sabana River near DeLeon 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 9 9 1970s: 6 1980s: 5 1990s: 8 2000s: 4 2010s: 8 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

Highest listed crests, Sabana River near DeLeon
1May 1, 190824.00+5.00Major—
2Apr 26, 199023.65+4.65Moderate19,500
3Jun 14, 198922.75+3.75Moderate15,400
4Jun 27, 200722.44+3.44Moderate15,753
5May 28, 201622.26+3.26Moderate13,000
6Jun 23, 199722.23+3.23Moderate13,300
7Jun 12, 196722.05+3.05Moderate10,800
8May 1, 196622.03+3.03Moderate9,770
9Jun 5, 198621.99+2.99Minor10,400
10Dec 20, 199121.96+2.96Minor12,100
11Sep 20, 196421.90+2.90Minor8,420
12Sep 7, 196221.80+2.80Minor9,770
13May 16, 196521.65+2.65Minor7,250
14Aug 1, 199521.63+2.63Minor8,960
15Jul 7, 200221.53+2.53Minor10,900
16May 28, 196321.40+2.40Minor8,010
17Jan 21, 196821.35+2.35Minor7,250
18Dec 31, 198421.32+2.32Minor6,960
19May 11, 199421.31+2.31Minor13,300
20Mar 27, 197721.26+2.26Minor6,760
21Jun 6, 198421.18+2.18Minor6,510
22Mar 16, 199821.17+2.17Minor7,810
23Apr 23, 197320.84+1.84Minor4,700
24Apr 13, 196920.79+1.79Minor5,970
25Jun 1, 201620.28+1.28Minor5,760
26Apr 22, 201619.97+0.97Minor5,400
27May 29, 198719.90+0.90Minor3,500
28Oct 20, 197119.88+0.88Minor4,080
29Aug 14, 199119.88+0.88Minor3,490
30Aug 13, 197119.78+0.78Minor3,960
31Nov 28, 201519.64+0.64Minor5,205
32Sep 15, 199619.62+0.62Minor4,310
33Jun 1, 202119.60+0.60Minor4,741
34Apr 25, 202519.49+0.49Minor4,619
35May 31, 202419.41+0.41Minor4,983
36May 27, 201519.34+0.34Minor4,880
37Jul 9, 201519.33+0.33Minor4,860
38Jan 26, 201219.30+0.30Minor4,760
39Oct 31, 197419.28+0.28Minor2,820
40May 1, 197919.23+0.23Minor3,040
41Mar 31, 200719.15+0.15Minor3,039
42Jul 9, 196119.10+0.10Minor2,950
43Oct 18, 201819.09+0.09Minor5,432
44Jul 3, 200719.04+0.04Minor4,457

Other gauges in Comanche County

Flood gauges in Comanche County
DeLeon12.019.78 ft, Jun 28, 20073

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DSBT2, 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.