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Trinity River near Crockett

Highest listed crest 48.54 ftFlood stage 41.0 ft39 crests since 1965

The Trinity River near Crockett crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 39 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1965 to 2024. The highest, 48.54 ft on May 10, 1990, was major flooding, 7.54 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Trinity River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
48.54 ft
May 10, 1990; 10,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
41.0 ft
Major flooding from 48.0 ft
Crests at major
2
218th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 11, 2024
45.80 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Houston 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 near Crockett
Action stage35.012Mar 29, 2012The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)41.010Jun 3, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage45.014Jun 11, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage48.02Dec 26, 1991Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

39 crests from 1965 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Trinity River near Crockett, 1965 to 2024 3035404550ft Flood stage 41.0 ftMajor 48.0 ft May 22, 1965: 46.44 ft, moderate flooding; 61,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1966: 47.59 ft, moderate flooding; 73,200 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1968: 45.50 ft, moderate flooding; 48,100 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1969: 47.68 ft, moderate flooding; 78,000 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1970: 39.93 ft, action stage; 32,800 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1971: 46.55 ft, moderate flooding; 60,300 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1973: 44.95 ft, minor flooding; 44,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1975: 44.33 ft, minor flooding; 45,600 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1976: 43.47 ft, minor flooding; 42,300 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1977: 39.20 ft, action stage; 33,200 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1979: 36.07 ft, action stage; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1981: 37.37 ft, action stage; 31,400 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1982: 37.26 ft, action stage; 31,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1986: 38.12 ft, action stage; 35,900 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1989: 44.95 ft, minor flooding; 53,600 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1990: 48.54 ft, major flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1991: 39.30 ft, action stageDec 26, 1991: 48.50 ft, major flooding; 109,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1993: 38.06 ft, action stage; 35,300 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1995: 45.75 ft, moderate flooding; 69,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1997: 39.33 ft, action stage; 46,200 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1998: 45.27 ft, moderate flooding; 64,400 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1999: 43.68 ft, minor flooding; 51,600 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2001: 44.71 ft, minor flooding; 59,300 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2001: 40.11 ft, action stage; 38,700 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2004: 35.22 ft, action stage; 32,100 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2007: 46.79 ft, moderate flooding; 67,500 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2009: 41.11 ft, minor flooding; 45,200 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2012: 39.58 ft, action stage; 39,100 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2013: 32.96 ft, below flood stage; 29,100 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2015: 42.23 ft, minor flooding; 45,213 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2015: 47.60 ft, moderate flooding; 76,700 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2015: 46.99 ft, moderate flooding; 81,700 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2018: 42.92 ft, minor flooding; 45,283 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2019: 45.13 ft, moderate flooding; 60,593 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2019: 45.88 ft, moderate flooding; 57,273 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2021: 44.09 ft, minor flooding; 50,944 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2024: 46.59 ft, moderate flooding; 69,800 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2024: 45.80 ft, moderate flooding; 59,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 48.54 ft, May 10, 1990 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Trinity River near Crockett 1960s: 4 1970s: 4 1980s: 1 1990s: 5 2000s: 3 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 3 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 46.36 ft on Mar 16, 2016; 41.34 ft on May 2, 2016.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Trinity River near Crockett
1May 10, 199048.54+7.54Major10,900
2Dec 26, 199148.50+7.50Major109,000
3May 15, 196947.68+6.68Moderate78,000
4May 31, 201547.60+6.60Moderate76,700
5May 7, 196647.59+6.59Moderate73,200
6Oct 30, 201546.99+5.99Moderate81,700
7Jul 12, 200746.79+5.79Moderate67,500
8May 14, 202446.59+5.59Moderate69,800
9Dec 16, 197146.55+5.55Moderate60,300
10May 22, 196546.44+5.44Moderate61,000
11May 21, 201945.88+4.88Moderate57,273
12Jun 11, 202445.80+4.80Moderate59,300
13May 17, 199545.75+4.75Moderate69,000
14May 18, 196845.50+4.50Moderate48,100
15Jan 13, 199845.27+4.27Moderate64,400
16Jan 8, 201945.13+4.13Moderate60,593
17Jun 14, 197344.95+3.95Minor44,700
18Jun 24, 198944.95+3.95Minor53,600
19Mar 9, 200144.71+3.71Minor59,300
20Feb 11, 197544.33+3.33Minor45,600
21Jun 3, 202144.09+3.09Minor50,944
22Jan 30, 199943.68+2.68Minor51,600
23May 1, 197643.47+2.47Minor42,300
24Oct 27, 201842.92+1.92Minor45,283
25May 21, 201542.23+1.23Minor45,213
26Nov 3, 200941.11+0.11Minor45,200
27Dec 25, 200140.11−0.89Action38,700
28Mar 12, 197039.93−1.07Action32,800
29Mar 29, 201239.58−1.42Action39,100
30Mar 4, 199739.33−1.67Action46,200
31Nov 11, 199139.30−1.70Action—
32Apr 9, 197739.20−1.80Action33,200
33Feb 12, 198638.12−2.88Action35,900
34Jun 22, 199338.06−2.94Action35,300
35Jun 14, 198137.37−3.63Action31,400
36Jun 7, 198237.26−3.74Action31,100
37Mar 21, 197936.07−4.93Action28,800
38Dec 2, 200435.22−5.78Action32,100
39Nov 2, 201332.96−8.04Below flood stage29,100

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 10, 1990: 48.54 ft here, major flooding

December 26, 1991: 48.50 ft here, major flooding

May 15, 1969: 47.68 ft here, moderate flooding

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
TrinidadTX33.049.33 ft, Jun 5, 20153
Long Lake (Oakwood)TX35.053.00 ft, May 1, 189031
Crockett this gaugeTX41.048.54 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 Houston County

Flood gauges in Houston County
Alto16.022.60 ft, Mar 15, 201611

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRKT2, 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.