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Trinity River near Long Lake (Oakwood)

Highest listed crest 53.00 ftFlood stage 35.0 ft90 crests since 1890

The Trinity River near Long Lake (Oakwood) crested at major flood stage 31 times among the 90 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1890 to 2025. The highest, 53.00 ft on May 1, 1890, was major flooding, 18.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
53.00 ft
May 1, 1890; 180,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
35.0 ft
Major flooding from 45.0 ft
Crests at major
31
2nd of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 15, 2025
46.11 ft, major flooding
Location
Anderson County
Near Palestine (11.1 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 near Long Lake (Oakwood)
Action stage30.01Jun 24, 2000The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)35.022May 12, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage40.036May 6, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage45.031Jun 15, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

90 crests from 1890 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Trinity River near Long Lake (Oakwood), 1890 to 2025 303540455055ft Flood stage 35.0 ftMajor 45.0 ft May 1, 1890: 53.00 ft, major flooding; 180,000 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1908: 52.20 ft, major flooding; 164,000 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1933: 37.60 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1934: 40.90 ft, moderate flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1935: 44.16 ft, moderate flooding; 48,400 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1935: 39.93 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1936: 43.60 ft, moderate flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1938: 45.35 ft, major flooding; 63,200 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1939: 36.95 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1940: 38.49 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1940: 46.07 ft, major flooding; 70,800 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1942: 51.64 ft, major flooding; 153,000 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1943: 41.39 ft, moderate flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1944: 48.97 ft, major flooding; 111,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1945: 50.86 ft, major flooding; 140,000 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1946: 44.78 ft, moderate flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1946: 44.10 ft, moderate flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1948: 44.32 ft, moderate flooding; 50,100 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1949: 42.35 ft, moderate flooding; 33,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1950: 44.80 ft, moderate flooding; 56,600 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1951: 35.34 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1952: 41.35 ft, moderate flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1953: 44.19 ft, moderate flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1956: 36.64 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1957: 48.87 ft, major flooding; 91,800 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1958: 48.79 ft, major flooding; 95,400 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1959: 40.12 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1960: 45.29 ft, major flooding; 62,900 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1963: 36.16 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1965: 44.48 ft, moderate flooding; 52,500 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1966: 46.05 ft, major flooding; 69,400 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1968: 45.16 ft, major flooding; 61,600 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1969: 46.89 ft, major flooding; 83,700 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1970: 42.81 ft, moderate flooding; 36,100 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1971: 46.35 ft, major flooding; 73,600 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1973: 45.07 ft, major flooding; 57,800 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1973: 38.27 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1975: 44.34 ft, moderate flooding; 49,800 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1976: 43.68 ft, moderate flooding; 43,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1977: 42.88 ft, moderate flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1979: 41.15 ft, moderate flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1980: 36.04 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1981: 41.94 ft, moderate flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1983: 38.27 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1986: 43.16 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1987: 38.58 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1989: 45.62 ft, major flooding; 64,300 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1990: 49.61 ft, major flooding; 107,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1991: 37.95 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 1991: 49.55 ft, major flooding; 106,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1993: 39.63 ft, minor flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1994: 42.50 ft, moderate flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1995: 42.50 ft, moderate flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1995: 47.34 ft, major flooding; 77,300 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1997: 43.68 ft, moderate flooding; 46,600 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1998: 51.64 ft, major flooding; 76,700 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1998: 45.02 ft, major flooding; 54,300 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2000: 32.69 ft, action stage; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2001: 40.12 ft, moderate floodingFeb 22, 2001: 44.95 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 2001: 45.30 ft, major flooding; 56,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2003: 40.09 ft, moderate flooding; 27,450 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2004: 39.03 ft, minor flooding; 25,318 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2004: 41.95 ft, moderate flooding; 39,325 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2007: 38.24 ft, minor flooding; 28,725 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2007: 46.91 ft, major flooding; 74,131 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2008: 41.96 ft, moderate flooding; 39,359 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 44.42 ft, moderate flooding; 53,947 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2010: 42.47 ft, moderate flooding; 43,981 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2010: 37.02 ft, minor flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2012: 44.02 ft, moderate flooding; 46,399 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2015: 47.85 ft, major flooding; 78,800 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2015: 48.97 ft, major flooding; 103,000 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2015: 47.12 ft, major flooding; 70,500 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 46.47 ft, major flooding; 63,153 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2016: 42.82 ft, moderate flooding; 40,445 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2016: 45.11 ft, major flooding; 55,174 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2018: 37.48 ft, minor flooding; 28,627 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2018: 44.47 ft, moderate flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2019: 44.77 ft, moderate flooding; 51,600 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2019: 45.01 ft, major flooding; 54,500 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2019: 35.95 ft, minor flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2019: 38.02 ft, minor flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2020: 44.25 ft, moderate flooding; 47,172 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2021: 37.43 ft, minor flooding; 28,562 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2021: 39.47 ft, minor flooding; 32,047 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2024: 44.00 ft, moderate flooding; 49,934 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2024: 45.20 ft, major flooding; 57,050 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2025: 37.53 ft, minor flooding; 32,804 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2025: 46.11 ft, major flooding; 62,016 cubic feet per second Highest, 53.00 ft, May 1, 1890 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Trinity River near Long Lake (Oakwood) 1890s: 1 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 7 1940s: 10 1950s: 8 1960s: 6 1970s: 8 1980s: 6 1990s: 10 2000s: 10 2010s: 15 15 2020s: 7 1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 90 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Trinity River near Long Lake (Oakwood)
1May 1, 189053.00+18.00Major180,000
2Jun 4, 190852.20+17.20Major164,000
3Apr 29, 194251.64+16.64Major153,000
4Jan 10, 199851.64+16.64Major76,700
5Apr 3, 194550.86+15.86Major140,000
6May 7, 199049.61+14.61Major107,000
7Dec 24, 199149.55+14.55Major106,000
8May 5, 194448.97+13.97Major111,000
9Oct 27, 201548.97+13.97Major103,000
10Apr 28, 195748.87+13.87Major91,800
11May 7, 195848.79+13.79Major95,400
12May 30, 201547.85+12.85Major78,800
13May 14, 199547.34+12.34Major77,300
14Dec 31, 201547.12+12.12Major70,500
15Jul 10, 200746.91+11.91Major74,131
16May 12, 196946.89+11.89Major83,700
17Mar 13, 201646.47+11.47Major63,153
18Dec 13, 197146.35+11.35Major73,600
19Jun 15, 202546.11+11.11Major62,016
20Nov 29, 194046.07+11.07Major70,800
21Apr 29, 196646.05+11.05Major69,400
22May 24, 198945.62+10.62Major64,300
23Feb 27, 193845.35+10.35Major63,200
24Mar 6, 200145.30+10.30Major56,800
25Dec 13, 196045.29+10.29Major62,900
26Jun 8, 202445.20+10.20Major57,050
27Jul 25, 196845.16+10.16Major61,600
28Jun 17, 201645.11+10.11Major55,174
29Apr 29, 197345.07+10.07Major57,800
30Nov 17, 199845.02+10.02Major54,300
31May 19, 201945.01+10.01Major54,500
32Feb 22, 200144.95+9.95Moderate—
33Feb 17, 195044.80+9.80Moderate56,600
34Jun 10, 194644.78+9.78Moderate54,000
35Jan 7, 201944.77+9.77Moderate51,600
36May 21, 196544.48+9.48Moderate52,500
37Oct 24, 201844.47+9.47Moderate49,700
38Oct 31, 200944.42+9.42Moderate53,947
39Feb 8, 197544.34+9.34Moderate49,800
40May 17, 194844.32+9.32Moderate50,100
41Mar 26, 202044.25+9.25Moderate47,172
42May 20, 195344.19+9.19Moderate49,700
43May 24, 193544.16+9.16Moderate48,400
44Nov 16, 194644.10+9.10Moderate54,000
45Mar 26, 201244.02+9.02Moderate46,399
46May 6, 202444.00+9.00Moderate49,934
47Apr 25, 197643.68+8.68Moderate43,300
48Mar 1, 199743.68+8.68Moderate46,600
49Oct 4, 193643.60+8.60Moderate41,400
50Jun 13, 198643.16+8.16Moderate39,000

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 4, 1908: 52.20 ft here, major flooding

  • RiversideTX · Jun 11, 1908 · 139.56 ft · Moderate

April 29, 1942: 51.64 ft here, major flooding

  • RiversideTX · May 5, 1942 · 142.61 ft · Major · its highest
  • DallasTX · Apr 26, 1942 · 45.56 ft · Major

January 10, 1998: 51.64 ft here, major flooding

  • CrockettTX · Jan 13, 1998 · 45.27 ft · Moderate
  • GoodrichTX · Jan 7, 1998 · 40.06 ft · Moderate
  • LibertyTX · Jan 11, 1998 · 28.25 ft · Moderate

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) this gaugeTX35.053.00 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

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LOLT2, 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.