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Trinity River near Romayor

Highest listed crest 43.49 ftFlood stage 40.0 ft61 crests since 1945

The Trinity River near Romayor crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 61 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2024. The highest, 43.49 ft on April 13, 1945, was major flooding, 3.49 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
43.49 ft
April 13, 1945; 106,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
40.0 ft
Major flooding from 42.0 ft
Crests at major
5
132nd of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 18, 2024
40.21 ft, minor flooding
Location
Liberty 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 Romayor
Action stage30.047Mar 12, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)40.04May 18, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage41.02May 21, 1990Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage42.05May 4, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

61 crests from 1945 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Trinity River near Romayor, 1945 to 2024 202530354045ft Flood stage 40.0 ftMajor 42.0 ft Apr 13, 1945: 43.49 ft, major flooding; 106,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1946: 37.72 ft, action stage; 49,400 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1947: 37.55 ft, action stage; 48,800 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1948: 30.83 ft, action stage; 28,500 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1949: 32.07 ft, action stage; 31,900 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1950: 37.18 ft, action stage; 49,100 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1952: 30.64 ft, action stage; 28,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1953: 38.50 ft, action stage; 51,900 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1955: 33.15 ft, action stage; 34,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1957: 42.20 ft, major flooding; 93,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1958: 39.00 ft, action stage; 58,200 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1959: 33.03 ft, action stage; 35,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1960: 30.66 ft, action stage; 29,300 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1961: 37.06 ft, action stage; 49,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1962: 30.83 ft, action stage; 28,600 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1965: 35.05 ft, action stage; 42,400 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1966: 39.61 ft, action stage; 66,200 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1968: 37.03 ft, action stage; 51,000 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1969: 36.31 ft, action stage; 48,200 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1970: 31.11 ft, action stage; 31,300 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1971: 33.61 ft, action stage; 38,800 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1973: 41.20 ft, moderate flooding; 99,000 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1974: 37.90 ft, action stage; 59,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1975: 34.92 ft, action stage; 46,200 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1976: 34.80 ft, action stage; 47,900 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1977: 35.78 ft, action stage; 52,300 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1979: 37.43 ft, action stage; 61,500 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1980: 33.72 ft, action stage; 44,900 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1981: 35.20 ft, action stage; 52,100 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1982: 34.40 ft, action stage; 48,300 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1983: 35.90 ft, action stage; 52,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1984: 23.49 ft, below flood stage; 17,100 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1984: 34.38 ft, action stage; 45,600 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1986: 35.47 ft, action stage; 54,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1987: 31.10 ft, action stage; 35,300 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1988: 22.86 ft, below flood stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1989: 40.11 ft, minor flooding; 83,500 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1990: 41.58 ft, moderate flooding; 105,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1991: 37.74 ft, action stage; 63,400 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1992: 40.25 ft, minor flooding; 85,300 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1993: 37.00 ft, action stage; 63,800 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1994: 30.70 ft, action stage; 36,200 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1994: 42.70 ft, major flooding; 122,000 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1995: 24.42 ft, below flood stage; 19,100 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1997: 34.74 ft, action stage; 52,700 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 38.05 ft, action stage; 77,300 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1998: 39.87 ft, action stage; 98,600 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2001: 38.63 ft, action stage; 76,100 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2002: 30.07 ft, action stage; 40,500 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2002: 37.38 ft, action stage; 78,100 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2004: 35.17 ft, action stage; 62,600 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2005: 34.99 ft, action stage; 57,400 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2007: 35.22 ft, action stage; 59,300 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 36.26 ft, action stage; 71,100 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2012: 30.89 ft, action stage; 44,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 38.11 ft, action stage; 72,500 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2016: 36.22 ft, action stage; 63,700 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2016: 40.31 ft, minor flooding; 86,300 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2017: 42.53 ft, major flooding; 94,800 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2024: 42.62 ft, major flooding; 136,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2024: 40.21 ft, minor flooding; 112,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 43.49 ft, Apr 13, 1945 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Trinity River near Romayor 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 35.80 ft on May 9, 1942.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 61 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Trinity River near Romayor
1Apr 13, 194543.49+3.49Major106,000
2Oct 19, 199442.70+2.70Major122,000
3May 4, 202442.62+2.62Major136,000
4Aug 30, 201742.53+2.53Major94,800
5May 10, 195742.20+2.20Major93,000
6May 21, 199041.58+1.58Moderate105,000
7Jun 15, 197341.20+1.20Moderate99,000
8May 30, 201640.31+0.31Minor86,300
9Jan 3, 199240.25+0.25Minor85,300
10May 18, 202440.21+0.21Minor112,000
11Jul 2, 198940.11+0.11Minor83,500
12Nov 15, 199839.87−0.13Action98,600
13May 15, 196639.61−0.39Action66,200
14May 18, 195839.00−1.00Action58,200
15Jun 11, 200138.63−1.37Action76,100
16May 19, 195338.50−1.50Action51,900
17May 29, 201538.11−1.89Action72,500
18Jan 8, 199838.05−1.95Action77,300
19Jan 28, 197437.90−2.10Action59,900
20Jan 19, 199137.74−2.26Action63,400
21Feb 11, 194637.72−2.28Action49,400
22Mar 15, 194737.55−2.45Action48,800
23Apr 22, 197937.43−2.57Action61,500
24Nov 7, 200237.38−2.62Action78,100
25Jun 4, 195037.18−2.82Action49,100
26Jan 15, 196137.06−2.94Action49,000
27Apr 11, 196837.03−2.97Action51,000
28Jun 27, 199337.00−3.00Action63,800
29May 9, 196936.31−3.69Action48,200
30Oct 31, 200936.26−3.74Action71,100
31Mar 12, 201636.22−3.78Action63,700
32May 22, 198335.90−4.10Action52,700
33Apr 22, 197735.78−4.22Action52,300
34Jun 27, 198635.47−4.53Action54,200
35Jul 20, 200735.22−4.78Action59,300
36Jun 8, 198135.20−4.80Action52,100
37Jul 2, 200435.17−4.83Action62,600
38May 30, 196535.05−4.95Action42,400
39Sep 25, 200534.99−5.01Action57,400
40Feb 19, 197534.92−5.08Action46,200
41May 8, 197634.80−5.20Action47,900
42Mar 13, 199734.74−5.26Action52,700
43May 18, 198234.40−5.60Action48,300
44Oct 30, 198434.38−5.62Action45,600
45May 20, 198033.72−6.28Action44,900
46Dec 30, 197133.61−6.39Action38,800
47Apr 13, 195533.15−6.85Action34,000
48Apr 19, 195933.03−6.97Action35,200
49Apr 23, 194932.07−7.93Action31,900
50Mar 18, 197031.11−8.89Action31,300

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.

April 13, 1945: 43.49 ft here, major flooding

  • RiversideTX · Apr 9, 1945 · 141.69 ft · Major
  • LibertyTX · Apr 15, 1945 · 28.80 ft · Moderate

October 19, 1994: 42.70 ft here, major flooding

  • GoodrichTX · Oct 18, 1994 · 48.97 ft · Major · its highest
  • LibertyTX · Oct 21, 1994 · 31.00 ft · Major
  • Moss BluffTX · Oct 22, 1994 · 14.20 ft · Minor

May 4, 2024: 42.62 ft here, major flooding

  • RiversideTX · May 5, 2024 · 140.40 ft · Major
  • GoodrichTX · May 3, 2024 · 48.92 ft · Major
  • LibertyTX · May 6, 2024 · 32.37 ft · Major
  • Moss BluffTX · May 7, 2024 · 18.36 ft · Major
  • Long Lake (Oakwood)TX · May 6, 2024 · 44.00 ft · Moderate
  • TrinidadTX · May 9, 2024 · 43.20 ft · Moderate
  • DallasTX · Apr 29, 2024 · 37.03 ft · Minor
  • RosserTX · May 6, 2024 · 33.64 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
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
Romayor this gaugeTX40.043.49 ft, Apr 13, 19455
LibertyTX26.032.70 ft, Sep 1, 201720
Moss BluffTX12.218.65 ft, Sep 1, 20172

Other gauges in Liberty County

Flood gauges in Liberty County
Cleveland19.029.10 ft, Nov 24, 19407
Rye20.036.11 ft, Aug 29, 201713
Liberty26.032.70 ft, Sep 1, 201720
Moss Bluff12.218.65 ft, Sep 1, 20172

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RMYT2, 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.