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Sabine River near Hawkins

Highest listed crest 37.20 ftFlood stage 23.0 ft16 crests since 1998

The Sabine River near Hawkins crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2021. The highest, 37.20 ft on December 31, 2015, was major flooding, 14.20 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Sabine River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.20 ft
December 31, 2015; 42,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
23.0 ft
Major flooding from 37.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 23, 2021
30.55 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wood County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sabine River near Hawkins
Action stage22.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)23.09May 23, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage32.06May 12, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage37.01Dec 31, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1998 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sabine River near Hawkins, 1998 to 2021 2025303540ft Flood stage 23.0 ftMajor 37.0 ft Dec 15, 1998: 29.04 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2000: 31.39 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2007: 32.30 ft, moderate floodingOct 17, 2009: 33.10 ft, moderate flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2012: 27.10 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2015: 24.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,180 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2015: 29.40 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2015: 33.39 ft, moderate flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2015: 37.20 ft, major flooding; 42,400 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 33.65 ft, moderate flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2016: 33.57 ft, moderate flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2016: 27.65 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2018: 31.68 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2019: 34.17 ft, moderate flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2020: 30.39 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2021: 30.55 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 37.20 ft, Dec 31, 2015 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sabine River near Hawkins 1990s: 1 2000s: 3 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 2 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Sabine River near Hawkins
1Dec 31, 201537.20+14.20Major42,400
2May 12, 201934.17+11.17Moderate27,200
3Mar 13, 201633.65+10.65Moderate24,300
4May 3, 201633.57+10.57Moderate24,000
5Dec 17, 201533.39+10.39Moderate22,900
6Oct 17, 200933.10+10.10Moderate24,500
7Jul 10, 200732.30+9.30Moderate—
8Mar 4, 201831.68+8.68Minor18,400
9Jun 20, 200031.39+8.39Minor16,900
10May 23, 202130.55+7.55Minor15,400
11Mar 25, 202030.39+7.39Minor15,000
12May 31, 201529.40+6.40Minor10,900
13Dec 15, 199829.04+6.04Minor15,000
14Jun 10, 201627.65+4.65Minor10,600
15Mar 25, 201227.10+4.10Minor—
16Mar 15, 201524.40+1.40Minor7,180

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.

December 31, 2015: 37.20 ft here, major flooding

  • GladewaterTX · Jan 1, 2016 · 39.66 ft · Major
  • LongviewTX · Jan 3, 2016 · 37.06 ft · Major
  • Bon WierLA · Jan 6, 2016 · 34.15 ft · Moderate
  • BeckvilleTX · Jan 5, 2016 · 31.64 ft · Moderate
  • MineolaTX · Dec 29, 2015 · 20.84 ft · Moderate

May 12, 2019: 34.17 ft here, moderate flooding

  • GladewaterTX · May 13, 2019 · 37.68 ft · Major
  • LongviewTX · May 15, 2019 · 35.39 ft · Major
  • BeckvilleTX · May 17, 2019 · 30.29 ft · Moderate
  • MineolaTX · May 10, 2019 · 19.53 ft · Moderate
  • LogansportLA · May 13, 2019 · 31.61 ft · Minor

March 13, 2016: 33.65 ft here, moderate 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
  • DeweyvilleTX · Mar 15, 2016 · 33.28 ft · Major · its highest
  • OrangeTX · Mar 17, 2016 · 7.62 ft · Major
  • LongviewTX · Mar 16, 2016 · 34.72 ft · Moderate
  • BeckvilleTX · Mar 11, 2016 · 31.35 ft · Moderate
  • MineolaTX · Mar 11, 2016 · 18.94 ft · Moderate

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
Hawkins this gaugeTX23.037.20 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
DeweyvilleTX24.033.28 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 Wood County

Flood gauges in Wood County
Lake Fork Creek near Quitman16.029.85 ft, Mar 30, 194528
Mineola14.024.37 ft, Jun 8, 19436

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HAKT2, 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.