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Sulphur River near Talco

Highest listed crest 30.99 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft51 crests since 1998

The Sulphur River near Talco crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 51 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2022. The highest, 30.99 ft on December 18, 2001, was major flooding, 10.99 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.99 ft
December 18, 2001; 79,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.5 ft
Crests at major
8
81st of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
November 27, 2022
23.05 ft, minor flooding
Location
Franklin County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sulphur River near Talco
Action stage19.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.033Nov 27, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.010Mar 19, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.58May 1, 2016Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

51 crests from 1998 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sulphur River near Talco, 1998 to 2022 20222426283032ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 27.5 ft Dec 6, 1998: 26.50 ft, moderate flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2000: 25.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,160 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2000: 25.16 ft, minor flooding; 7,160 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2000: 29.17 ft, major flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2001: 27.30 ft, moderate floodingDec 18, 2001: 30.99 ft, major flooding; 79,800 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2002: 27.51 ft, major flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2009: 27.48 ft, moderate floodingFeb 10, 2010: 26.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 2011: 24.40 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2012: 21.20 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 2012: 26.30 ft, moderate floodingFeb 5, 2012: 22.30 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2012: 22.80 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 2012: 28.50 ft, major floodingApr 5, 2012: 23.10 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2013: 22.40 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 2014: 20.90 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 2014: 21.80 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2015: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 3,370 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2015: 24.90 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2015: 24.40 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2015: 26.70 ft, moderate flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2015: 22.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 26.80 ft, moderate flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2015: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2015: 24.17 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2015: 20.45 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2015: 22.96 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2015: 22.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2015: 25.10 ft, minor flooding; 8,370 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 30.34 ft, major flooding; 59,600 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2015: 27.50 ft, major flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 30.17 ft, major flooding; 56,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2016: 24.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2016: 26.99 ft, moderate flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2016: 28.69 ft, major flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2016: 22.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2016: 20.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2017: 22.66 ft, minor flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2017: 24.48 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2017: 25.13 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2018: 26.81 ft, moderate flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2018: 22.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,730 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2018: 24.97 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 25.20 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2019: 25.24 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2020: 26.51 ft, moderate flooding; 40,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2021: 25.11 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2021: 24.09 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2022: 23.05 ft, minor flooding; 8,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.99 ft, Dec 18, 2001 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sulphur River near Talco 1990s: 1 2000s: 7 2010s: 39 39 2020s: 4 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.
  3. 3 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 26.25 ft on May 8, 1969; 25.46 ft on Dec 16, 1992; 25.78 ft on Feb 22, 1997.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 51 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Sulphur River near Talco
1Dec 18, 200130.99+10.99Major79,800
2Nov 29, 201530.34+10.34Major59,600
3Dec 29, 201530.17+10.17Major56,000
4Dec 28, 200029.17+9.17Major44,000
5May 1, 201628.69+8.69Major34,100
6Mar 22, 201228.50+8.50Major—
7Oct 21, 200227.51+7.51Major27,100
8Dec 15, 201527.50+7.50Major22,500
9Oct 11, 200927.48+7.48Moderate—
10Mar 2, 200127.30+7.30Moderate—
11Mar 10, 201626.99+6.99Moderate18,900
12Feb 22, 201826.81+6.81Moderate44,800
13May 27, 201526.80+6.80Moderate25,600
14Mar 22, 201526.70+6.70Moderate25,200
15Feb 10, 201026.60+6.60Moderate—
16Mar 19, 202026.51+6.51Moderate40,900
17Dec 6, 199826.50+6.50Moderate8,720
18Jan 27, 201226.30+6.30Moderate—
19Jun 21, 201925.24+5.24Minor24,400
20May 21, 200025.20+5.20Minor7,160
21Dec 28, 201825.20+5.20Minor24,200
22Jun 21, 200025.16+5.16Minor7,160
23Aug 15, 201725.13+5.13Minor20,800
24Feb 27, 202125.11+5.11Minor23,000
25Nov 19, 201525.10+5.10Minor8,370
26Oct 23, 201824.97+4.97Minor21,700
27Mar 7, 201524.90+4.90Minor14,300
28Jul 6, 201724.48+4.48Minor15,600
29May 4, 201124.40+4.40Minor—
30Mar 11, 201524.40+4.40Minor12,700
31Jun 23, 201524.17+4.17Minor10,600
32Feb 25, 201624.16+4.16Minor6,300
33Apr 30, 202124.09+4.09Minor13,500
34Jun 19, 201523.20+3.20Minor6,900
35Apr 5, 201223.10+3.10Minor—
36Nov 27, 202223.05+3.05Minor8,100
37Nov 1, 201522.96+2.96Minor4,600
38Mar 12, 201222.80+2.80Minor—
39Mar 29, 201822.78+2.78Minor7,730
40Nov 7, 201522.70+2.70Minor4,260
41Jun 2, 201622.69+2.69Minor4,250
42Apr 19, 201722.66+2.66Minor7,800
43Dec 23, 201322.40+2.40Minor—
44Feb 5, 201222.30+2.30Minor—
45May 12, 201522.10+2.10Minor4,200
46Apr 15, 201421.80+1.80Minor—
47Jan 11, 201221.20+1.20Minor—
48Jun 13, 201620.96+0.96Minor3,090
49Mar 17, 201420.90+0.90Minor—
50Mar 3, 201520.60+0.60Minor3,370

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TLCT2, 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.