White Rock Creek at Dallas

Highest listed crest 91.59 ftFlood stage 84.0 ft150 crests since 1962

The White Rock Creek at Dallas crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 150 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1962 to 2026. The highest, 91.59 ft on September 22, 2018, was major flooding, 7.59 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
91.59 ft
September 22, 2018; 62,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
84.0 ft
Major flooding from 90.0 ft
Crests at major
9
71st of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 19, 2026
88.36 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Dallas County
Near University Park (3.6 mi), Richardson (6.4 mi), Dallas (6.6 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, White Rock Creek at Dallas
Action stage78.01Jul 16, 1976The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)84.096Apr 4, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage88.044Jun 19, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage90.09Apr 5, 2022Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

150 crests from 1962 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the White Rock Creek at Dallas, 1962 to 2026 828486889092ft Flood stage 84.0 ftMajor 90.0 ft Sep 27, 1962: 88.80 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1962: 89.23 ft, moderate flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1964: 90.43 ft, major flooding; 38,100 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1965: 88.20 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1966: 89.47 ft, moderate flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1967: 86.50 ft, minor flooding; 6,320 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1968: 88.01 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1969: 88.76 ft, moderate flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 87.29 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1971: 85.25 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1971: 88.39 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1973: 88.05 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1974: 87.60 ft, minor flooding; 8,590 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1975: 87.95 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1976: 83.19 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1977: 88.80 ft, moderate flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1978: 87.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,860 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1979: 88.51 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1980: 85.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,310 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1985: 89.20 ft, moderate flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1986: 89.33 ft, moderate flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1987: 87.74 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1988: 88.27 ft, moderate flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1989: 89.68 ft, moderate flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1990: 90.59 ft, major flooding; 39,200 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1991: 90.32 ft, major flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1991: 88.99 ft, moderate flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1993: 87.87 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1994: 90.38 ft, major flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2004: 86.59 ft, minor flooding; 11,901 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2004: 84.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2005: 87.20 ft, minor flooding; 14,626 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2005: 84.49 ft, minor flooding; 5,979 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2005: 86.10 ft, minor flooding; 10,299 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2005: 85.33 ft, minor flooding; 7,990 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2006: 87.12 ft, minor flooding; 14,269 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2006: 88.27 ft, moderate flooding; 19,819 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2006: 86.69 ft, minor flooding; 7,767 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2007: 86.42 ft, minor flooding; 7,276 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2007: 88.10 ft, moderate flooding; 10,619 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2007: 88.33 ft, moderate flooding; 11,263 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2007: 87.84 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2007: 88.24 ft, moderate flooding; 10,899 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2008: 89.31 ft, moderate flooding; 15,571 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2008: 84.98 ft, minor flooding; 4,505 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2008: 84.78 ft, minor flooding; 4,278 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2008: 85.98 ft, minor flooding; 6,567 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2008: 88.19 ft, moderate flooding; 10,815 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2009: 87.53 ft, minor flooding; 9,381 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2009: 88.50 ft, moderate flooding; 11,753 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2009: 84.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,453 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2009: 87.48 ft, minor flooding; 9,222 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2010: 85.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,599 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2010: 88.37 ft, moderate flooding; 11,305 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2011: 86.24 ft, minor flooding; 6,970 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2011: 84.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,703 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2011: 84.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,561 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2011: 86.95 ft, minor flooding; 8,318 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2011: 86.79 ft, minor flooding; 8,033 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2012: 88.89 ft, moderate flooding; 13,556 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2012: 87.88 ft, minor flooding; 9,356 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2012: 84.95 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2013: 86.75 ft, minor flooding; 7,242 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2013: 87.76 ft, minor flooding; 9,055 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2014: 87.35 ft, minor flooding; 8,234 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 2014: 84.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,665 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2014: 85.33 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2015: 84.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2015: 85.68 ft, minor flooding; 5,810 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2015: 87.41 ft, minor flooding; 8,340 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2015: 87.85 ft, minor flooding; 9,280 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 87.71 ft, minor flooding; 8,930 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 89.43 ft, moderate flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2015: 84.19 ft, minor flooding; 4,390 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2015: 87.92 ft, minor flooding; 9,488 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2015: 87.56 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2015: 89.62 ft, moderate flooding; 21,121 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 87.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,994 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2016: 88.70 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2016: 88.63 ft, moderate flooding; 11,976 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2016: 86.43 ft, minor flooding; 6,790 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2016: 84.56 ft, minor flooding; 4,709 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 2016: 86.77 ft, minor flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2017: 86.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,350 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2017: 88.41 ft, moderate flooding; 11,023 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2017: 87.23 ft, minor flooding; 8,014 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2017: 87.79 ft, minor flooding; 9,131 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2017: 85.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,286 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 88.35 ft, moderate flooding; 10,801 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2018: 87.74 ft, minor flooding; 9,010 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2018: 86.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,030 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2018: 86.47 ft, minor flooding; 6,590 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2018: 91.59 ft, major flooding; 62,000 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2018: 86.65 ft, minor flooding; 6,890 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 2018: 88.52 ft, moderate flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2018: 86.44 ft, minor flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2018: 87.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2019: 84.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,230 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2019: 86.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,040 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2019: 89.38 ft, moderate flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2019: 90.32 ft, major flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 84.43 ft, minor flooding; 4,290 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2019: 86.74 ft, minor flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2019: 88.82 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 87.16 ft, minor flooding; 7,810 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2019: 85.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2020: 86.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,318 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2020: 84.03 ft, minor flooding; 4,191 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2020: 88.59 ft, moderate flooding; 12,984 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2020: 84.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,536 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2020: 86.98 ft, minor flooding; 7,666 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2020: 88.32 ft, moderate flooding; 11,404 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2020: 87.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,712 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 2020: 84.65 ft, minor flooding; 4,628 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2021: 85.69 ft, minor flooding; 5,688 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2021: 85.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,553 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2021: 86.17 ft, minor flooding; 6,339 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2021: 91.17 ft, major flooding; 52,200 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2021: 84.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2021: 91.08 ft, major flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2022: 84.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,528 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2022: 90.11 ft, major flooding; 30,133 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2022: 85.64 ft, minor flooding; 5,444 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2022: 87.94 ft, minor flooding; 9,813 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2022: 87.11 ft, minor flooding; 7,685 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2022: 84.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,336 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2022: 86.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,103 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2022: 84.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,218 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2023: 87.05 ft, minor flooding; 7,567 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2023: 86.37 ft, minor flooding; 6,412 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2023: 89.16 ft, moderate flooding; 17,816 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2024: 87.69 ft, minor flooding; 8,998 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2024: 88.36 ft, moderate flooding; 11,738 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2024: 88.98 ft, moderate flooding; 16,151 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2024: 88.75 ft, moderate flooding; 14,246 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2024: 88.04 ft, moderate flooding; 10,206 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2024: 86.41 ft, minor flooding; 6,474 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2024: 86.68 ft, minor flooding; 6,905 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2024: 87.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,322 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2025: 89.15 ft, moderate flooding; 17,731 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2025: 88.29 ft, moderate flooding; 11,372 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2025: 86.81 ft, minor flooding; 7,123 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2025: 89.77 ft, moderate flooding; 24,840 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2025: 86.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,775 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2025: 87.60 ft, minor flooding; 8,764 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 2025: 87.27 ft, minor flooding; 8,008 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2026: 87.37 ft, minor flooding; 8,217 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2026: 84.64 ft, minor flooding; 4,478 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2026: 87.42 ft, minor flooding; 8,326 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2026: 88.36 ft, moderate flooding; 11,738 cubic feet per second Highest, 91.59 ft, Sep 22, 2018 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, White Rock Creek at Dallas 1960s: 8 1970s: 9 1980s: 6 1990s: 5 2000s: 23 2010s: 54 54 2020s: 44 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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 150 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, White Rock Creek at Dallas
1Sep 22, 201891.59+7.59Major62,000
2May 16, 202191.17+7.17Major52,200
3Jun 6, 202191.08+7.08Major49,700
4May 2, 199090.59+6.59Major39,200
5Sep 21, 196490.43+6.43Major38,100
6May 12, 199490.38+6.38Major37,500
7Apr 12, 199190.32+6.32Major36,800
8May 18, 201990.32+6.32Major31,900
9Apr 5, 202290.11+6.11Major30,133
10Jun 4, 202589.77+5.77Moderate24,840
11May 17, 198989.68+5.68Moderate28,600
12Nov 27, 201589.62+5.62Moderate21,121
13Apr 28, 196689.47+5.47Moderate27,000
14May 29, 201589.43+5.43Moderate18,800
15Apr 24, 201989.38+5.38Moderate19,100
16May 9, 198689.33+5.33Moderate36,800
17Mar 18, 200889.31+5.31Moderate15,571
18Oct 8, 196289.23+5.23Moderate24,500
19Apr 27, 198589.20+5.20Moderate24,100
20Oct 26, 202389.16+5.16Moderate17,816
21Jan 30, 202589.15+5.15Moderate17,731
22Dec 20, 199188.99+4.99Moderate24,100
23May 5, 202488.98+4.98Moderate16,151
24Jan 25, 201288.89+4.89Moderate13,556
25Jun 9, 201988.82+4.82Moderate14,400
26Sep 27, 196288.80+4.80Moderate20,000
27Mar 27, 197788.80+4.80Moderate19,700
28May 7, 196988.76+4.76Moderate19,600
29May 30, 202488.75+4.75Moderate14,246
30Apr 20, 201688.70+4.70Moderate12,300
31Jun 1, 201688.63+4.63Moderate11,976
32Mar 18, 202088.59+4.59Moderate12,984
33Oct 13, 201888.52+4.52Moderate12,400
34May 3, 197988.51+4.51Moderate16,700
35Jun 11, 200988.50+4.50Moderate11,753
36Jun 2, 201788.41+4.41Moderate11,023
37Dec 9, 197188.39+4.39Moderate15,800
38Sep 8, 201088.37+4.37Moderate11,305
39Apr 28, 202488.36+4.36Moderate11,738
40Jun 19, 202688.36+4.36Moderate11,738
41Feb 21, 201888.35+4.35Moderate10,801
42Jun 27, 200788.33+4.33Moderate11,263
43Aug 30, 202088.32+4.32Moderate11,404
44Apr 30, 202588.29+4.29Moderate11,372
45Sep 2, 198888.27+4.27Moderate19,700
46Mar 19, 200688.27+4.27Moderate19,819
47Oct 15, 200788.24+4.24Moderate10,899
48May 10, 196588.20+4.20Moderate13,800
49Nov 11, 200888.19+4.19Moderate10,815
50Mar 31, 200788.10+4.10Moderate10,619

Other gauges in Dallas County

Flood gauges in Dallas County
Carrollton9.019.00 ft, May 25, 19087
Sachse24.035.40 ft, Apr 23, 19427
Dallas30.052.60 ft, May 25, 190822
Grand Prairie27.037.25 ft, Jun 11, 20044

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DWRT2, 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.