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Sabine River near Mineola

Highest listed crest 24.37 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft63 crests since 1938

The Sabine River near Mineola crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 63 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2021. The highest, 24.37 ft on June 8, 1943, was major flooding, 10.37 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Sabine River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.37 ft
June 8, 1943; 64,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
6
111th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 20, 2021
17.94 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 Mineola
Action stage13.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.016May 20, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.041May 10, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.06May 5, 1990Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

63 crests from 1938 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sabine River near Mineola, 1938 to 2021 14161820222426ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Jan 25, 1938: 20.60 ft, moderate flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1941: 18.59 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1942: 21.63 ft, major flooding; 45,600 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1943: 24.37 ft, major flooding; 64,100 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1944: 20.65 ft, moderate flooding; 39,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1945: 24.00 ft, major flooding; 76,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1946: 20.60 ft, moderate flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 1946: 20.75 ft, moderate flooding; 39,700 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1948: 18.69 ft, moderate flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1949: 18.77 ft, moderate flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1950: 19.82 ft, moderate flooding; 29,800 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1952: 18.28 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1953: 19.91 ft, moderate flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1953: 18.65 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1957: 22.15 ft, major flooding; 52,000 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1957: 18.87 ft, moderate flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1958: 20.60 ft, moderate flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1968: 18.14 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1969: 19.62 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1971: 21.53 ft, major flooding; 37,700 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1973: 18.86 ft, moderate flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1975: 18.57 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1976: 19.75 ft, moderate flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1977: 18.58 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1979: 18.28 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1986: 18.22 ft, moderate flooding; 9,700 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1989: 20.24 ft, moderate flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1990: 21.09 ft, major flooding; 29,700 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1991: 19.20 ft, moderate floodingOct 18, 1992: 18.03 ft, moderate flooding; 9,100 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1993: 18.23 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1997: 18.22 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1998: 18.06 ft, moderate flooding; 9,330 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2000: 19.51 ft, moderate flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2001: 19.00 ft, moderate floodingJul 8, 2007: 19.80 ft, moderate floodingOct 14, 2009: 18.57 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2010: 18.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 2012: 17.10 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2012: 18.10 ft, moderate floodingDec 24, 2013: 16.20 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 2015: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,120 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2015: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,910 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2015: 17.99 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2015: 17.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,490 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2015: 17.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2015: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2015: 20.18 ft, moderate flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 20.84 ft, moderate flooding; 27,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2016: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,340 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 18.94 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2016: 15.63 ft, minor flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2016: 19.22 ft, moderate flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2016: 18.05 ft, moderate flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2017: 15.51 ft, minor flooding; 2,690 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2017: 16.93 ft, minor flooding; 5,170 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2017: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2017: 15.99 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2018: 18.83 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2018: 18.03 ft, moderate flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2019: 19.53 ft, moderate flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2020: 17.93 ft, minor flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2021: 17.94 ft, minor flooding; 7,280 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.37 ft, Jun 8, 1943 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sabine River near Mineola 1930s: 1 1940s: 9 1950s: 7 1960s: 2 1970s: 6 1980s: 2 1990s: 6 2000s: 4 2010s: 24 24 2020s: 2 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 63 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Sabine River near Mineola
1Jun 8, 194324.37+10.37Major64,100
2Apr 1, 194524.00+10.00Major76,000
3Apr 29, 195722.15+8.15Major52,000
4Apr 11, 194221.63+7.63Major45,600
5Dec 11, 197121.53+7.53Major37,700
6May 5, 199021.09+7.09Major29,700
7Dec 29, 201520.84+6.84Moderate27,700
8Nov 7, 194620.75+6.75Moderate39,700
9May 4, 194420.65+6.65Moderate39,700
10Jan 25, 193820.60+6.60Moderate36,000
11Jun 2, 194620.60+6.60Moderate37,800
12Apr 30, 195820.60+6.60Moderate36,000
13May 19, 198920.24+6.24Moderate32,200
14Dec 1, 201520.18+6.18Moderate21,500
15May 2, 195319.91+5.91Moderate32,300
16Feb 5, 195019.82+5.82Moderate29,800
17Jul 8, 200719.80+5.80Moderate—
18Apr 21, 197619.75+5.75Moderate26,600
19May 9, 196919.62+5.62Moderate25,100
20May 10, 201919.53+5.53Moderate16,500
21Jun 17, 200019.51+5.51Moderate18,500
22May 1, 201619.22+5.22Moderate15,700
23Dec 29, 199119.20+5.20Moderate—
24Dec 19, 200119.00+5.00Moderate—
25Mar 11, 201618.94+4.94Moderate14,200
26Nov 10, 195718.87+4.87Moderate21,800
27Jun 7, 197318.86+4.86Moderate17,900
28Mar 2, 201818.83+4.83Moderate12,200
29Feb 27, 194918.77+4.77Moderate21,800
30May 14, 194818.69+4.69Moderate21,300
31May 17, 195318.65+4.65Moderate20,800
32Jun 14, 194118.59+4.59Moderate16,900
33Feb 14, 197718.58+4.58Moderate14,300
34Feb 4, 197518.57+4.57Moderate14,200
35Oct 14, 200918.57+4.57Moderate11,500
36Apr 26, 195218.28+4.28Moderate16,000
37May 6, 197918.28+4.28Moderate12,900
38Oct 23, 199318.23+4.23Moderate10,700
39Feb 6, 198618.22+4.22Moderate9,700
40Apr 29, 199718.22+4.22Moderate10,600
41May 13, 196818.14+4.14Moderate14,200
42Mar 21, 201218.10+4.10Moderate—
43Dec 13, 199818.06+4.06Moderate9,330
44Jun 7, 201618.05+4.05Moderate8,800
45Oct 18, 199218.03+4.03Moderate9,100
46Oct 21, 201818.03+4.03Moderate8,700
47Feb 5, 201018.00+4.00Moderate—
48May 28, 201517.99+3.99Minor6,900
49May 20, 202117.94+3.94Minor7,280
50Feb 15, 202017.93+3.93Minor7,200

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.

June 8, 1943: 24.37 ft here, major flooding

  • GladewaterTX · Jun 11, 1943 · 41.15 ft · Major
  • BeckvilleTX · Jun 14, 1943 · 35.80 ft · Major

April 1, 1945: 24.00 ft here, major flooding

  • GladewaterTX · Apr 2, 1945 · 44.16 ft · Major · its highest
  • LogansportLA · Apr 8, 1945 · 44.07 ft · Major · its highest
  • BeckvilleTX · Apr 6, 1945 · 40.10 ft · Major · its highest

April 29, 1957: 22.15 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Sabine River

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

Flood gauges on the Sabine River
Mineola this gaugeTX14.024.37 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
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
Hawkins23.037.20 ft, Dec 31, 20151

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MLAT2, 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.