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Trinity River at Trinidad

Highest listed crest 49.33 ftFlood stage 33.0 ft62 crests since 2008

The Trinity River at Trinidad crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 62 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2026. The highest, 49.33 ft on June 5, 2015, was major flooding, 16.33 feet above flood stage. 7 other gauges on the Trinity River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
49.33 ft
June 5, 2015; 70,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
33.0 ft
Major flooding from 46.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 10, 2026
34.29 ft, minor flooding
Location
Henderson County
Texas

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 Trinidad
Action stage31.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)33.037Jun 10, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage40.022Jun 14, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage46.03Jun 6, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

62 crests from 2008 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Trinity River at Trinidad, 2008 to 2026 3035404550ft Flood stage 33.0 ftMajor 46.0 ft Mar 23, 2008: 44.36 ft, moderate flooding; 44,377 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2009: 35.49 ft, minor flooding; 21,124 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2009: 34.31 ft, minor flooding; 18,815 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2009: 36.21 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2009: 44.21 ft, moderate flooding; 43,399 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2009: 41.83 ft, moderate flooding; 36,488 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2010: 41.90 ft, moderate flooding; 36,616 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2010: 37.08 ft, minor flooding; 23,404 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2010: 35.83 ft, minor flooding; 21,040 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2010: 38.60 ft, minor flooding; 26,708 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2010: 34.43 ft, minor flooding; 20,114 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2012: 37.70 ft, minor flooding; 25,125 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2012: 43.35 ft, moderate flooding; 41,966 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2015: 36.12 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2015: 49.33 ft, major flooding; 70,400 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2015: 42.43 ft, moderate flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2015: 40.64 ft, moderate flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2015: 34.27 ft, minor flooding; 16,882 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 2015: 48.86 ft, major flooding; 66,942 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2016: 35.30 ft, minor flooding; 19,895 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 44.46 ft, moderate flooding; 45,389 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2016: 42.85 ft, moderate flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2016: 44.58 ft, moderate flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2016: 40.11 ft, moderate flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2017: 33.77 ft, minor flooding; 16,417 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2018: 43.06 ft, moderate flooding; 39,857 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2018: 33.69 ft, minor flooding; 16,527 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2018: 35.87 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2018: 45.82 ft, moderate flooding; 49,900 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2018: 35.26 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2018: 43.15 ft, moderate flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2019: 34.56 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2019: 35.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2019: 45.34 ft, moderate flooding; 53,500 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2019: 40.76 ft, moderate flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2019: 38.85 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2019: 35.83 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2020: 37.09 ft, minor flooding; 27,453 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2020: 33.56 ft, minor flooding; 20,992 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2020: 45.03 ft, moderate flooding; 53,029 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2020: 35.71 ft, minor flooding; 24,608 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2020: 34.94 ft, minor flooding; 23,206 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2020: 36.27 ft, minor flooding; 25,689 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2020: 34.49 ft, minor flooding; 22,417 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2021: 37.15 ft, minor flooding; 27,585 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2022: 39.07 ft, minor flooding; 32,309 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2023: 34.43 ft, minor flooding; 22,322 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2023: 40.51 ft, moderate flooding; 36,496 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2023: 33.48 ft, minor flooding; 20,884 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2024: 37.18 ft, minor flooding; 27,651 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2024: 33.89 ft, minor flooding; 18,791 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2024: 43.10 ft, moderate flooding; 39,077 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2024: 43.20 ft, moderate flooding; 39,485 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2024: 35.73 ft, minor flooding; 20,288 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2024: 47.21 ft, major flooding; 59,116 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2025: 37.87 ft, minor flooding; 24,886 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 35.31 ft, minor flooding; 19,810 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2025: 40.10 ft, moderate flooding; 31,110 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2025: 34.79 ft, minor flooding; 19,006 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2025: 37.95 ft, minor flooding; 25,075 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2025: 44.07 ft, moderate flooding; 47,130 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2026: 34.29 ft, minor flooding; 22,099 cubic feet per second Highest, 49.33 ft, Jun 5, 2015 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Trinity River at Trinidad 2000s: 6 2010s: 31 31 2020s: 25 2000s2010s2020s
  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. 58 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 48.30 ft on Jan 1, 1908; 42.70 ft on May 21, 1930; 45.40 ft on Jun 19, 1941; 49.80 ft on Apr 25, 1942; 43.80 ft on Mar 5, 1945; 43.80 ft on Jun 7, 1946; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 62 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Trinity River at Trinidad
1Jun 5, 201549.33+16.33Major70,400
2Dec 3, 201548.86+15.86Major66,942
3Jun 6, 202447.21+14.21Major59,116
4Oct 21, 201845.82+12.82Moderate49,900
5May 14, 201945.34+12.34Moderate53,500
6Mar 23, 202045.03+12.03Moderate53,029
7Jun 5, 201644.58+11.58Moderate44,000
8Mar 11, 201644.46+11.46Moderate45,389
9Mar 23, 200844.36+11.36Moderate44,377
10Oct 15, 200944.21+11.21Moderate43,399
11Jun 14, 202544.07+11.07Moderate47,130
12Mar 24, 201243.35+10.35Moderate41,966
13May 9, 202443.20+10.20Moderate39,485
14Dec 31, 201843.15+10.15Moderate38,000
15May 2, 202443.10+10.10Moderate39,077
16Feb 27, 201843.06+10.06Moderate39,857
17Apr 23, 201642.85+9.85Moderate37,600
18Oct 26, 201542.43+9.43Moderate20,500
19Feb 2, 201041.90+8.90Moderate36,616
20Oct 30, 200941.83+8.83Moderate36,488
21Jun 8, 201940.76+7.76Moderate29,200
22Nov 4, 201540.64+7.64Moderate17,900
23Nov 2, 202340.51+7.51Moderate36,496
24Jun 17, 201640.11+7.11Moderate26,900
25May 10, 202540.10+7.10Moderate31,110
26Aug 27, 202239.07+6.07Minor32,309
27Jun 21, 201938.85+5.85Minor22,800
28Jun 11, 201038.60+5.60Minor26,708
29Jun 6, 202537.95+4.95Minor25,075
30Feb 3, 202537.87+4.87Minor24,886
31Jan 31, 201237.70+4.70Minor25,125
32Mar 28, 202437.18+4.18Minor27,651
33Jan 3, 202137.15+4.15Minor27,585
34Feb 16, 202037.09+4.09Minor27,453
35Mar 13, 201037.08+4.08Minor23,404
36May 20, 202036.27+3.27Minor25,689
37Sep 19, 200936.21+3.21Minor22,400
38Apr 29, 201536.12+3.12Minor19,600
39Sep 28, 201835.87+2.87Minor19,800
40Mar 28, 201035.83+2.83Minor21,040
41Jun 28, 201935.83+2.83Minor18,600
42May 27, 202435.73+2.73Minor20,288
43Apr 2, 202035.71+2.71Minor24,608
44May 7, 200935.49+2.49Minor21,124
45Apr 7, 202535.31+2.31Minor19,810
46Feb 27, 201635.30+2.30Minor19,895
47Dec 10, 201835.26+2.26Minor19,200
48Apr 17, 201935.00+2.00Minor18,900
49Apr 13, 202034.94+1.94Minor23,206
50May 29, 202534.79+1.79Minor19,006

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.

June 5, 2015: 49.33 ft here, major flooding

  • Long Lake (Oakwood)TX · May 30, 2015 · 47.85 ft · Major
  • DallasTX · May 29, 2015 · 41.98 ft · Major
  • RosserTX · Jun 1, 2015 · 41.60 ft · Major · its highest
  • LibertyTX · May 31, 2015 · 29.96 ft · Major
  • RiversideTX · Jun 6, 2015 · 138.12 ft · Moderate
  • CrockettTX · May 31, 2015 · 47.60 ft · Moderate
  • Moss BluffTX · Jun 4, 2015 · 14.88 ft · Minor

December 3, 2015: 48.86 ft here, major flooding

  • DallasTX · Nov 28, 2015 · 41.08 ft · Major
  • RosserTX · Nov 29, 2015 · 39.85 ft · Major

June 6, 2024: 47.21 ft here, major flooding

  • Long Lake (Oakwood)TX · Jun 8, 2024 · 45.20 ft · Major
  • CrockettTX · Jun 11, 2024 · 45.80 ft · Moderate
  • DallasTX · Jun 1, 2024 · 34.48 ft · Minor
  • RosserTX · Jun 1, 2024 · 32.33 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Trinity River

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

Flood gauges on the Trinity River
DallasTX30.052.60 ft, May 25, 190822
RosserTX31.041.60 ft, Jun 1, 20153
Trinidad this gaugeTX33.049.33 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

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TDDT2, 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.