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Trinity River near Rosser

Highest listed crest 41.60 ftFlood stage 31.0 ft51 crests since 1948

The Trinity River near Rosser crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 51 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2025. The highest, 41.60 ft on June 1, 2015, was major flooding, 10.60 feet above flood stage. 8 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
41.60 ft
June 1, 2015; 69,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
31.0 ft
Major flooding from 38.0 ft
Crests at major
3
187th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
January 31, 2025
32.76 ft, minor flooding
Location
Ellis County
Near Ennis (12.2 mi), Kaufman (13.6 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 Rosser
Action stage20.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)31.044Jan 31, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage36.04Oct 18, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage38.03Nov 29, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

51 crests from 1948 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Trinity River near Rosser, 1948 to 2025 30323436384042ft Flood stage 31.0 ftMajor 38.0 ft Mar 2, 1948: 34.78 ft, minor flooding; 33,700 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1953: 31.31 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1958: 33.63 ft, minor flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1964: 31.62 ft, minor flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1965: 32.98 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1973: 33.14 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1976: 33.44 ft, minor flooding; 39,600 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1995: 39.61 ft, major flooding; 56,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1997: 34.44 ft, minor flooding; 31,700 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1997: 34.92 ft, minor flooding; 38,600 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1998: 31.47 ft, minor flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2000: 31.98 ft, minor flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2001: 35.92 ft, minor flooding; 37,400 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2001: 33.09 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2001: 32.43 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2004: 35.55 ft, minor flooding; 31,754 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2007: 35.88 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2007: 36.15 ft, moderate flooding; 38,754 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2007: 33.33 ft, minor flooding; 30,856 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2008: 36.82 ft, moderate flooding; 41,287 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2009: 31.89 ft, minor flooding; 27,867 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2009: 33.36 ft, minor flooding; 31,058 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2009: 32.07 ft, minor flooding; 28,219 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2010: 32.67 ft, minor flooding; 32,281 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2010: 32.49 ft, minor flooding; 31,828 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2012: 32.96 ft, minor flooding; 31,979 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2012: 34.00 ft, minor flooding; 34,525 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2015: 31.50 ft, minor flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2015: 41.60 ft, major flooding; 69,000 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2015: 32.08 ft, minor flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2015: 31.12 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 39.85 ft, major flooding; 61,100 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 36.34 ft, moderate flooding; 40,075 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2016: 32.13 ft, minor flooding; 28,287 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2016: 33.53 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2018: 34.48 ft, minor flooding; 35,844 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2018: 33.18 ft, minor flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 2018: 36.84 ft, moderate flooding; 46,900 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2018: 31.26 ft, minor flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2018: 34.07 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2019: 34.33 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2019: 34.58 ft, minor flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2019: 31.12 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 33.36 ft, minor flooding; 35,774 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2022: 35.10 ft, minor flooding; 42,830 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2023: 35.43 ft, minor flooding; 43,470 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2024: 32.39 ft, minor flooding; 35,047 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2024: 33.64 ft, minor flooding; 38,138 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2024: 32.33 ft, minor flooding; 35,118 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2024: 32.05 ft, minor flooding; 34,622 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2025: 32.76 ft, minor flooding; 35,764 cubic feet per second Highest, 41.60 ft, Jun 1, 2015 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Trinity River near Rosser 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 4 2000s: 12 2010s: 20 20 2020s: 8 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. 23 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 33.00 ft on May 1, 1908; 38.00 ft on May 1, 1922; 38.30 ft on Jan 1, 1932; 40.40 ft on May 22, 1935; 41.80 ft on Feb 21, 1938; 39.51 ft on Jun 16, 1941; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 51 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Trinity River near Rosser
1Jun 1, 201541.60+10.60Major69,000
2Nov 29, 201539.85+8.85Major61,100
3May 9, 199539.61+8.61Major56,800
4Oct 18, 201836.84+5.84Moderate46,900
5Mar 21, 200836.82+5.82Moderate41,287
6Dec 30, 201536.34+5.34Moderate40,075
7Jun 30, 200736.15+5.15Moderate38,754
8Feb 17, 200135.92+4.92Minor37,400
9Apr 1, 200735.88+4.88Minor37,800
10Jul 30, 200435.55+4.55Minor31,754
11Oct 29, 202335.43+4.43Minor43,470
12Aug 24, 202235.10+4.10Minor42,830
13Dec 21, 199734.92+3.92Minor38,600
14Mar 2, 194834.78+3.78Minor33,700
15May 12, 201934.58+3.58Minor39,100
16Feb 24, 201834.48+3.48Minor35,844
17Feb 15, 199734.44+3.44Minor31,700
18Apr 27, 201934.33+3.33Minor37,600
19Dec 28, 201834.07+3.07Minor35,000
20Mar 21, 201234.00+3.00Minor34,525
21May 6, 202433.64+2.64Minor38,138
22May 3, 195833.63+2.63Minor34,000
23Jun 4, 201633.53+2.53Minor31,200
24Apr 20, 197633.44+2.44Minor39,600
25Sep 15, 200933.36+2.36Minor31,058
26Mar 20, 202033.36+2.36Minor35,774
27Jul 6, 200733.33+2.33Minor30,856
28Sep 24, 201833.18+2.18Minor33,100
29Jun 6, 197333.14+2.14Minor34,100
30Mar 2, 200133.09+2.09Minor—
31Feb 12, 196532.98+1.98Minor38,000
32Jan 26, 201232.96+1.96Minor31,979
33Jan 31, 202532.76+1.76Minor35,764
34Jan 30, 201032.67+1.67Minor32,281
35Sep 11, 201032.49+1.49Minor31,828
36Mar 13, 200132.43+1.43Minor—
37Apr 29, 202432.39+1.39Minor35,047
38Jun 1, 202432.33+1.33Minor35,118
39Apr 22, 201632.13+1.13Minor28,287
40Oct 26, 201532.08+1.08Minor31,300
41Oct 14, 200932.07+1.07Minor28,219
42Jun 6, 202432.05+1.05Minor34,622
43Jun 5, 200031.98+0.98Minor24,700
44Jun 13, 200931.89+0.89Minor27,867
45Sep 25, 196431.62+0.62Minor26,000
46May 20, 201531.50+0.50Minor28,900
47Dec 5, 199831.47+0.47Minor25,200
48May 3, 195331.31+0.31Minor20,800
49Oct 27, 201831.26+0.26Minor28,600
50Nov 1, 201531.12+0.12Minor30,000

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 1, 2015: 41.60 ft here, major flooding

  • TrinidadTX · Jun 5, 2015 · 49.33 ft · Major · its highest
  • Long Lake (Oakwood)TX · May 30, 2015 · 47.85 ft · Major
  • DallasTX · May 29, 2015 · 41.98 ft · Major
  • LibertyTX · May 31, 2015 · 29.96 ft · Major
  • RiversideTX · Jun 6, 2015 · 138.12 ft · Moderate
  • CrockettTX · May 31, 2015 · 47.60 ft · Moderate
  • GoodrichTX · May 28, 2015 · 39.53 ft · Moderate
  • Moss BluffTX · Jun 4, 2015 · 14.88 ft · Minor

November 29, 2015: 39.85 ft here, major flooding

  • TrinidadTX · Dec 3, 2015 · 48.86 ft · Major
  • DallasTX · Nov 28, 2015 · 41.08 ft · Major

May 9, 1995: 39.61 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
DallasTX30.052.60 ft, May 25, 190822
Rosser this gaugeTX31.041.60 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

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RSRT2, 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.