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Sabine River at Deweyville

Highest listed crest 33.28 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft84 crests since 1884

The Sabine River at Deweyville crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 84 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1884 to 2022. The highest, 33.28 ft on March 15, 2016, was major flooding, 9.28 feet above flood stage. 9 other gauges on the Sabine River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.28 ft
March 15, 2016; 206,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
9
71st of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
March 28, 2022
24.61 ft, minor flooding
Location
Newton County
Near Orange (12.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sabine River at Deweyville
Action stage23.04May 5, 2006The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.051Mar 28, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.019May 21, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.09Sep 2, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

84 crests from 1884 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sabine River at Deweyville, 1884 to 2022 1520253035ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft May 1, 1884: 32.20 ft, major floodingApr 29, 1913: 29.50 ft, major flooding; 110,000 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1935: 27.30 ft, moderate flooding; 76,700 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1940: 27.81 ft, moderate flooding; 85,676 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1945: 27.59 ft, moderate flooding; 85,300 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1950: 27.28 ft, moderate flooding; 79,500 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1953: 29.98 ft, major flooding; 121,000 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1967: 24.35 ft, minor flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1968: 24.50 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1969: 25.44 ft, minor flooding; 41,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1970: 23.92 ft, action stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 1970: 25.03 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1972: 24.78 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1973: 26.10 ft, moderate flooding; 47,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1974: 27.73 ft, moderate flooding; 84,600 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1975: 25.33 ft, minor flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1976: 24.39 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1977: 24.21 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1978: 24.05 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1979: 25.35 ft, minor flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1980: 25.43 ft, minor flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1981: 23.12 ft, action stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1982: 25.15 ft, minor flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1982: 28.00 ft, major flooding; 90,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1984: 25.74 ft, minor flooding; 46,100 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1985: 24.77 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1986: 25.14 ft, minor flooding; 33,900 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1986: 25.67 ft, minor flooding; 43,800 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1987: 24.64 ft, minor flooding; 24,900 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1988: 29.10 ft, major floodingMay 25, 1989: 27.90 ft, moderate flooding; 87,710 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1989: 29.15 ft, major flooding; 108,000 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1990: 25.20 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1990: 24.82 ft, minor flooding; 28,872 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1991: 26.51 ft, moderate flooding; 59,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1992: 25.03 ft, minor flooding; 32,129 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1992: 25.66 ft, minor flooding; 45,700 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1993: 25.29 ft, minor flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1994: 24.81 ft, minor flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1995: 26.70 ft, moderate flooding; 63,100 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1995: 25.71 ft, minor flooding; 44,661 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1995: 24.83 ft, minor flooding; 29,023 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1995: 24.08 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1997: 25.90 ft, minor flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1998: 26.24 ft, moderate flooding; 55,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1999: 28.18 ft, major flooding; 92,800 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2000: 23.12 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2001: 27.85 ft, moderate flooding; 86,300 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2001: 24.80 ft, minor flooding; 28,500 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2001: 24.92 ft, minor floodingDec 2, 2001: 25.27 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2001: 25.44 ft, minor flooding; 39,300 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2002: 26.38 ft, moderate flooding; 57,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2004: 25.37 ft, minor flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2004: 25.09 ft, minor flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2006: 23.96 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2006: 27.93 ft, moderate flooding; 58,200 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2007: 24.22 ft, minor flooding; 20,703 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2008: 24.22 ft, minor flooding; 20,703 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2008: 24.35 ft, minor flooding; 22,420 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 25.97 ft, minor flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2009: 24.84 ft, minor flooding; 18,809 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2009: 25.15 ft, minor flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 2009: 27.94 ft, moderate flooding; 58,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2011: 18.49 ft, below flood stage; 3,270 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2012: 24.25 ft, minor flooding; 14,255 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2012: 27.02 ft, moderate flooding; 52,600 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2013: 24.19 ft, minor flooding; 16,555 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2013: 24.06 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 2013: 24.30 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2013: 24.30 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2014: 24.19 ft, minor flooding; 16,890 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2015: 24.45 ft, minor flooding; 16,010 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2015: 25.76 ft, minor flooding; 42,452 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 26.65 ft, moderate flooding; 58,779 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2015: 25.65 ft, minor flooding; 40,514 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2016: 25.68 ft, minor flooding; 41,110 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2016: 33.28 ft, major flooding; 206,000 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2017: 31.60 ft, major flooding; 160,067 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2018: 27.01 ft, moderate floodingJan 10, 2019: 27.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2020: 25.63 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2021: 27.65 ft, moderate flooding; 71,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2022: 24.61 ft, minor flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 33.28 ft, Mar 15, 2016 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sabine River at Deweyville 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 0 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 2 1960s: 3 1970s: 9 1980s: 11 1990s: 14 2000s: 16 16 2010s: 16 2020s: 3 1880s1900s1920s1940s1960s1980s2000s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 84 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Sabine River at Deweyville
1Mar 15, 201633.28+9.28Major206,000
2May 1, 188432.20+8.20Major—
3Sep 2, 201731.60+7.60Major160,067
4May 22, 195329.98+5.98Major121,000
5Apr 29, 191329.50+5.50Major110,000
6Jul 6, 198929.15+5.15Major108,000
7Aug 1, 198829.10+5.10Major—
8Feb 6, 199928.18+4.18Major92,800
9Dec 31, 198228.00+4.00Major90,000
10Nov 8, 200927.94+3.94Moderate58,400
11Oct 22, 200627.93+3.93Moderate58,200
12May 25, 198927.90+3.90Moderate87,710
13Mar 11, 200127.85+3.85Moderate86,300
14Dec 16, 194027.81+3.81Moderate85,676
15Feb 1, 197427.73+3.73Moderate84,600
16May 21, 202127.65+3.65Moderate71,400
17Apr 22, 194527.59+3.59Moderate85,300
18May 25, 193527.30+3.30Moderate76,700
19Jan 10, 201927.30+3.30Moderate—
20Jun 9, 195027.28+3.28Moderate79,500
21Mar 25, 201227.02+3.02Moderate52,600
22Apr 1, 201827.01+3.01Moderate—
23Jan 30, 199526.70+2.70Moderate63,100
24May 29, 201526.65+2.65Moderate58,779
25Apr 25, 199126.51+2.51Moderate59,600
26Nov 7, 200226.38+2.38Moderate57,400
27Sep 16, 199826.24+2.24Moderate55,000
28Apr 20, 197326.10+2.10Moderate47,600
29Apr 11, 200825.97+1.97Minor37,900
30Mar 10, 199725.90+1.90Minor48,700
31Mar 26, 201525.76+1.76Minor42,452
32Feb 16, 198425.74+1.74Minor46,100
33Apr 14, 199525.71+1.71Minor44,661
34Jan 10, 201625.68+1.68Minor41,110
35Nov 28, 198625.67+1.67Minor43,800
36Mar 8, 199225.66+1.66Minor45,700
37Nov 4, 201525.65+1.65Minor40,514
38Apr 30, 202025.63+1.63Minor—
39Mar 25, 196925.44+1.44Minor41,200
40Dec 17, 200125.44+1.44Minor39,300
41May 19, 198025.43+1.43Minor40,700
42Feb 16, 200425.37+1.37Minor40,500
43Apr 23, 197925.35+1.35Minor42,000
44May 14, 197525.33+1.33Minor40,700
45Apr 12, 199325.29+1.29Minor36,600
46Dec 2, 200125.27+1.27Minor—
47Jan 27, 199025.20+1.20Minor35,000
48Apr 26, 198225.15+1.15Minor35,300
49Apr 24, 200925.15+1.15Minor21,400
50Jun 17, 198625.14+1.14Minor33,900

The worst floods along the Sabine River

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

March 15, 2016: 33.28 ft here, major flooding

  • BurkevilleTX · Mar 11, 2016 · 54.88 ft · Major · its highest
  • Bon WierLA · Mar 13, 2016 · 44.30 ft · Major · its highest
  • GladewaterTX · Mar 14, 2016 · 37.38 ft · Major
  • LogansportLA · Mar 13, 2016 · 35.06 ft · Major
  • OrangeTX · Mar 17, 2016 · 7.62 ft · Major
  • LongviewTX · Mar 16, 2016 · 34.72 ft · Moderate
  • HawkinsTX · Mar 13, 2016 · 33.65 ft · Moderate
  • BeckvilleTX · Mar 11, 2016 · 31.35 ft · Moderate
  • MineolaTX · Mar 11, 2016 · 18.94 ft · Moderate

May 1, 1884: 32.20 ft here, major flooding

  • BurkevilleTX · May 1, 1884 · 45.90 ft · Major
  • Bon WierLA · May 1, 1884 · 39.00 ft · Major

September 2, 2017: 31.60 ft here, major flooding

  • BurkevilleTX · Sep 1, 2017 · 46.29 ft · Major
  • Bon WierLA · Sep 3, 2017 · 38.93 ft · Major
  • OrangeTX · Sep 3, 2017 · 7.83 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Sabine River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Sabine River
MineolaTX14.024.37 ft, Jun 8, 19436
HawkinsTX23.037.20 ft, Dec 31, 20151
GladewaterTX26.044.16 ft, Apr 2, 194530
LongviewTX25.040.00 ft, May 2, 19666
BeckvilleTX26.040.10 ft, Apr 6, 19454
LogansportLA28.044.07 ft, Apr 8, 194519
BurkevilleTX36.054.88 ft, Mar 11, 201611
CR 2082TX80.089.82 ft, Apr 26, 20200
Bon WierLA30.044.30 ft, Mar 13, 201618
Deweyville this gaugeTX24.033.28 ft, Mar 15, 20169
International PaperTX7.07.67 ft, Apr 30, 20200
I-10TX3.03.37 ft, Sep 23, 20200
OrangeTX4.07.83 ft, Sep 3, 20173

Other gauges in Newton County

Flood gauges in Newton County
Newton15.021.09 ft, Oct 17, 200610
CR 208280.089.82 ft, Apr 26, 20200
Burkeville36.054.88 ft, Mar 11, 201611

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DWYT2, 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.