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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. NOTE: Forecasts for the Trinity River at Dallas are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 40 Moderate Flood Stage: 38 Flood Stage: 30 Action Stage: 29 Low Flow (in CFS): 243 Historic Crests (1) 52.60 ft on 05/25/1908 (2) 47.10 ft on 05/03/1990 (3) 46.93 ft on 05/18/1949 (4) 45.56 ft on 04/26/1942 (5) 44.44 ft on 12/20/1991 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 36.83 ft on 10/29/2023 (P) (2) 37.48 ft on 10/27/2023 (P) (3) 31.02 ft on 03/17/2023 (4) 33.75 ft on 02/09/2023 (5) 30.55 ft on 10/29/2022 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 1.80 ft on 03/11/1904 (2) 7.61 ft on 08/30/1959 (3) 9.30 ft on 08/01/1937 Show More Low Water Records For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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62	The levees near downtown will be topped.
48	The area around the old procter and gamble plant will flood. Persons along the river and in flood prone areas should expect much higher water than normal.
47	Industries along the river south of dallas will be flooded. Evacuation should begin now.
43.5	Major flooding of industrial areas in south dallas can be expected. Oxichem warehouses in south dallas begins flooding.
42	The S.L. & S.W. Railroad and Santa Fe railroad bridges in South Dallas flood.
41	Major flooding is occurring both upstream and downstream from the gage. Dallas city packing 4 miles downstream starts to flood.Old Forest Avenue bridge closed. Water reaches the foundation of the Oxichem plant 6 miles south of Commerce St.
40	Major flooding will occur in Dallas along the river between the levee banks.
38	Moderate flooding will begin along the river both above and below the Commerce Street bridge.
35	Some low water crossings inundated with cattle and grazing and low water areas under water.
32	Minor flooding of agricultural lands used for cattle grazing will occur. Low water crossings near the river will begin to flood.
30	Minor lowland flooding will begin. The pasture lands near the river will flood. Trails along the river begin to flood.

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11.71	Dallas is restricted from utilizing its Elm Fork Water Rights Permit (5414).
11.86	Dallas is restricted from utilizing its Lewisville Lake reuse permit (08-2456).

About This Location

Latitude: 32.774722° N, Longitude: 96.821667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 30 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 368.02 ft 398.02 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Dallas

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