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Trinity River at Dallas

Highest listed crest 52.60 ftFlood stage 30.0 ft186 crests since 1908

The Trinity River at Dallas crested at major flood stage 22 times among the 186 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1908 to 2026. The highest, 52.60 ft on May 25, 1908, was major flooding, 22.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
52.60 ft
May 25, 1908; 184,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
30.0 ft
Major flooding from 40.0 ft
Crests at major
22
10th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 8, 2026
32.89 ft, minor flooding
Location
Dallas County
Near Dallas (3.5 mi), University Park (5.3 mi), Irving (10.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Trinity River at Dallas
Action stage29.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)30.0136Jun 8, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage38.028Aug 23, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage40.022Sep 23, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

186 crests from 1908 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Trinity River at Dallas, 1908 to 2026 303540455055ft Flood stage 30.0 ftMajor 40.0 ft May 25, 1908: 52.60 ft, major flooding; 184,000 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1913: 38.40 ft, moderate flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1916: 39.80 ft, moderate flooding; 54,700 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1918: 38.20 ft, moderate flooding; 50,300 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1922: 42.35 ft, major flooding; 69,600 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1923: 38.20 ft, moderate flooding; 43,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1935: 42.10 ft, major flooding; 76,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1938: 41.15 ft, major flooding; 67,500 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1941: 42.90 ft, major flooding; 77,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1942: 45.56 ft, major flooding; 111,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1945: 40.96 ft, major flooding; 52,900 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1946: 40.60 ft, major flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1946: 38.54 ft, moderate flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1948: 40.50 ft, major flooding; 46,300 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1949: 46.93 ft, major flooding; 82,500 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1950: 38.10 ft, moderate flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1957: 41.72 ft, major flooding; 75,300 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1964: 38.06 ft, moderate flooding; 32,600 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1966: 39.67 ft, moderate flooding; 42,100 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1969: 40.68 ft, major flooding; 67,000 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1971: 38.80 ft, moderate flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1973: 38.67 ft, moderate flooding; 32,900 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1976: 37.41 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1977: 40.33 ft, major flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1979: 38.28 ft, moderate flooding; 29,800 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1981: 39.93 ft, moderate flooding; 37,400 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1986: 36.40 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1989: 43.31 ft, major flooding; 58,700 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1990: 47.10 ft, major flooding; 82,300 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1991: 44.44 ft, major flooding; 62,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1993: 36.88 ft, minor flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1995: 38.98 ft, moderate flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1998: 37.89 ft, minor flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2001: 30.98 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2001: 38.65 ft, moderate flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2001: 30.02 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2001: 35.47 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2001: 35.55 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2001: 32.06 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2001: 32.50 ft, minor flooding; 11,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2002: 36.82 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2002: 38.73 ft, moderate floodingMar 31, 2002: 34.25 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2002: 38.25 ft, moderate floodingApr 17, 2002: 31.74 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2002: 34.92 ft, minor floodingOct 19, 2002: 37.70 ft, minor flooding; 24,225 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2003: 30.30 ft, minor flooding; 8,272 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2003: 30.70 ft, minor flooding; 8,495 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2003: 31.94 ft, minor flooding; 10,322 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2004: 30.64 ft, minor flooding; 8,441 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2004: 32.29 ft, minor flooding; 10,042 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2004: 31.04 ft, minor flooding; 8,804 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2004: 38.10 ft, moderate flooding; 24,986 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2004: 34.64 ft, minor flooding; 13,766 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2004: 37.89 ft, minor flooding; 24,145 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2004: 32.53 ft, minor flooding; 10,347 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2004: 32.02 ft, minor flooding; 9,700 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2004: 34.25 ft, minor flooding; 12,818 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2004: 33.56 ft, minor flooding; 11,653 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2005: 33.55 ft, minor flooding; 11,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2006: 34.56 ft, minor flooding; 13,572 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2006: 41.12 ft, major flooding; 38,606 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2006: 32.97 ft, minor flooding; 10,904 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2007: 34.29 ft, minor flooding; 12,915 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2007: 35.71 ft, minor flooding; 16,367 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2007: 31.41 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2007: 34.39 ft, minor flooding; 17,729 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2007: 40.25 ft, major flooding; 39,042 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2007: 32.06 ft, minor flooding; 12,940 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2007: 31.33 ft, minor flooding; 11,793 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2007: 34.21 ft, minor flooding; 17,249 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2007: 31.63 ft, minor flooding; 12,199 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 37.52 ft, minor flooding; 27,725 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 32.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,658 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2008: 33.02 ft, minor flooding; 14,459 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2008: 31.96 ft, minor flooding; 12,594 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2009: 31.87 ft, minor flooding; 12,457 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2009: 33.29 ft, minor flooding; 16,592 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2009: 38.19 ft, moderate flooding; 30,724 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2009: 38.55 ft, moderate flooding; 31,034 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2009: 34.63 ft, minor flooding; 18,270 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2009: 37.14 ft, minor flooding; 25,591 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2009: 32.36 ft, minor flooding; 13,235 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2010: 35.92 ft, minor flooding; 21,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2010: 32.87 ft, minor flooding; 14,145 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2010: 34.28 ft, minor flooding; 17,386 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2010: 30.09 ft, minor flooding; 9,665 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2010: 30.41 ft, minor flooding; 9,996 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2010: 41.39 ft, major flooding; 44,070 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2010: 31.39 ft, minor flooding; 9,818 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2011: 31.99 ft, minor flooding; 12,642 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2012: 38.30 ft, moderate flooding; 29,951 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2012: 31.34 ft, minor flooding; 11,729 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2012: 38.25 ft, moderate flooding; 26,691 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2012: 30.18 ft, minor flooding; 9,139 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2013: 33.35 ft, minor flooding; 12,158 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2013: 30.05 ft, minor flooding; 9,634 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2015: 30.69 ft, minor flooding; 9,980 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2015: 36.03 ft, minor flooding; 18,413 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2015: 38.70 ft, moderate flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 41.98 ft, major flooding; 47,300 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2015: 38.25 ft, moderate flooding; 27,766 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2015: 30.72 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2015: 38.48 ft, moderate flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2015: 36.83 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2015: 30.85 ft, minor flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2015: 41.08 ft, major flooding; 42,138 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2015: 35.13 ft, minor flooding; 14,985 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 38.30 ft, moderate flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2016: 35.00 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2016: 31.13 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2016: 30.35 ft, minor flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2016: 34.25 ft, minor flooding; 12,982 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2016: 34.03 ft, minor flooding; 11,965 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2016: 32.26 ft, minor flooding; 10,195 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2016: 32.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,962 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2016: 35.94 ft, minor flooding; 18,003 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2016: 30.39 ft, minor flooding; 9,503 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2016: 32.84 ft, minor flooding; 11,491 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2016: 30.33 ft, minor flooding; 9,456 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2016: 32.67 ft, minor flooding; 11,360 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2016: 33.20 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2016: 32.09 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2016: 30.51 ft, minor flooding; 9,597 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2016: 34.79 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2017: 35.21 ft, minor flooding; 16,312 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2017: 32.12 ft, minor flooding; 11,332 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2017: 34.96 ft, minor flooding; 14,510 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2017: 34.36 ft, minor flooding; 13,037 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2017: 32.72 ft, minor flooding; 11,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 36.88 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2018: 37.66 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2018: 32.25 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2018: 31.90 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2018: 40.42 ft, major flooding; 41,100 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2018: 30.11 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 37.20 ft, minor flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2018: 38.20 ft, moderate flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2018: 37.07 ft, minor flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2018: 33.77 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 2018: 32.41 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2018: 30.39 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 35.85 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2019: 32.40 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2019: 32.44 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2019: 38.17 ft, moderate flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2019: 34.96 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2019: 36.56 ft, minor flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2019: 36.42 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2019: 35.05 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 35.01 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2020: 34.80 ft, minor flooding; 19,650 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2020: 32.77 ft, minor flooding; 15,950 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2020: 37.10 ft, minor flooding; 25,891 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2020: 36.60 ft, minor flooding; 24,311 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2020: 33.36 ft, minor flooding; 16,919 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2020: 31.76 ft, minor flooding; 14,388 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2020: 33.33 ft, minor flooding; 16,868 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2020: 30.52 ft, minor flooding; 12,799 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2021: 31.44 ft, minor flooding; 13,814 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2021: 32.86 ft, minor flooding; 16,462 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2021: 35.50 ft, minor flooding; 21,351 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2021: 32.86 ft, minor flooding; 16,462 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2021: 34.93 ft, minor flooding; 20,105 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2021: 31.94 ft, minor flooding; 15,107 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2022: 38.61 ft, moderate flooding; 31,815 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2022: 30.55 ft, minor flooding; 12,956 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2023: 33.75 ft, minor flooding; 17,761 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2023: 31.02 ft, minor flooding; 13,529 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2023: 37.48 ft, minor flooding; 28,427 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2023: 33.78 ft, minor flooding; 18,256 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2024: 31.82 ft, minor flooding; 14,785 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2024: 35.78 ft, minor flooding; 22,849 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2024: 37.03 ft, minor flooding; 26,752 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2024: 36.40 ft, minor flooding; 24,648 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2024: 34.48 ft, minor flooding; 19,767 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2024: 32.20 ft, minor flooding; 15,784 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2025: 37.12 ft, minor flooding; 27,079 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2025: 35.10 ft, minor flooding; 21,236 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2025: 33.95 ft, minor flooding; 18,609 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2025: 32.05 ft, minor flooding; 15,147 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2025: 31.81 ft, minor flooding; 14,770 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 2025: 33.63 ft, minor flooding; 17,385 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2026: 30.17 ft, minor flooding; 11,974 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2026: 32.89 ft, minor flooding; 16,560 cubic feet per second Highest, 52.60 ft, May 25, 1908 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Trinity River at Dallas 1900s: 1 1910s: 3 1920s: 2 1930s: 2 1940s: 7 1950s: 2 1960s: 3 1970s: 5 1980s: 3 1990s: 5 2000s: 51 2010s: 68 68 2020s: 34 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

The 50 highest of 186 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Trinity River at Dallas
1May 25, 190852.60+22.60Major184,000
2May 3, 199047.10+17.10Major82,300
3May 18, 194946.93+16.93Major82,500
4Apr 26, 194245.56+15.56Major111,000
5Dec 20, 199144.44+14.44Major62,200
6May 17, 198943.31+13.31Major58,700
7Jun 12, 194142.90+12.90Major77,000
8Apr 27, 192242.35+12.35Major69,600
9May 20, 193542.10+12.10Major76,700
10May 29, 201541.98+11.98Major47,300
11May 26, 195741.72+11.72Major75,300
12Sep 9, 201041.39+11.39Major44,070
13Feb 19, 193841.15+11.15Major67,500
14Mar 20, 200641.12+11.12Major38,606
15Nov 28, 201541.08+11.08Major42,138
16Mar 31, 194540.96+10.96Major52,900
17May 8, 196940.68+10.68Major67,000
18Jun 2, 194640.60+10.60Major38,900
19Feb 27, 194840.50+10.50Major46,300
20Sep 23, 201840.42+10.42Major41,100
21Mar 28, 197740.33+10.33Major36,800
22Jun 28, 200740.25+10.25Major39,042
23Nov 4, 198139.93+9.93Moderate37,400
24Apr 4, 191639.80+9.80Moderate54,700
25May 1, 196639.67+9.67Moderate42,100
26May 9, 199538.98+8.98Moderate30,500
27Dec 10, 197138.80+8.80Moderate33,400
28Mar 20, 200238.73+8.73Moderate—
29May 18, 201538.70+8.70Moderate29,900
30Jun 4, 197338.67+8.67Moderate32,900
31Feb 17, 200138.65+8.65Moderate31,200
32Aug 23, 202238.61+8.61Moderate31,815
33Sep 14, 200938.55+8.55Moderate31,034
34Dec 13, 194638.54+8.54Moderate34,000
35Oct 24, 201538.48+8.48Moderate28,900
36Dec 6, 191338.40+8.40Moderate44,500
37Jan 26, 201238.30+8.30Moderate29,951
38Dec 28, 201538.30+8.30Moderate28,000
39May 4, 197938.28+8.28Moderate29,800
40Apr 8, 200238.25+8.25Moderate—
41Mar 21, 201238.25+8.25Moderate26,691
42Jun 23, 201538.25+8.25Moderate27,766
43Nov 9, 191838.20+8.20Moderate50,300
44Dec 15, 192338.20+8.20Moderate43,100
45Oct 16, 201838.20+8.20Moderate30,000
46Jun 12, 200938.19+8.19Moderate30,724
47Apr 25, 201938.17+8.17Moderate29,900
48May 4, 195038.10+8.10Moderate28,800
49Jun 10, 200438.10+8.10Moderate24,986
50Sep 22, 196438.06+8.06Moderate32,600

The worst floods along the Trinity River

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

May 3, 1990: 47.10 ft here, major flooding

April 26, 1942: 45.56 ft here, major flooding

December 20, 1991: 44.44 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Trinity River

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

Flood gauges on the Trinity River
Dallas this gaugeTX30.052.60 ft, May 25, 190822
RosserTX31.041.60 ft, Jun 1, 20153
TrinidadTX33.049.33 ft, Jun 5, 20153
Long Lake (Oakwood)TX35.053.00 ft, May 1, 189031
CrockettTX41.048.54 ft, May 10, 19902
RiversideTX133.5142.61 ft, May 5, 19423
GoodrichTX36.048.97 ft, Oct 18, 199412
RomayorTX40.043.49 ft, Apr 13, 19455
LibertyTX26.032.70 ft, Sep 1, 201720
Moss BluffTX12.218.65 ft, Sep 1, 20172

Other gauges in Dallas County

Flood gauges in Dallas County
Carrollton9.019.00 ft, May 25, 19087
Sachse24.035.40 ft, Apr 23, 19427
Grand Prairie27.037.25 ft, Jun 11, 20044
Dallas84.091.59 ft, Sep 22, 20189

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DALT2, 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.