Sulphur River near Talco, TX
River level and flood forecast · Titus County
Normal1.3 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 18.7 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.3 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 5 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:13 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 27.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 19.5 ft |
| Record crest (December 18, 2001) | 30.99 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 28.5 ftExpect floodwaters to flood and close the bridge approaches of Texas Highway 37 between Hagansport and Bogota, Texas.
- 27 ftExpect moderate flooding of lowland areas with some secondary roadways closed. All cattle and equipment nearby the river should be moved to higher ground.
- 26 ftExpect moderate flooding of lowland areas with some secondary roadways closed. All cattle and equipment nearby the river should be moved to higher ground.
- 25 ftExpect minor flooding of lowland areas with a few secondary roadways closed. All cattle and equipment nearby the river should be moved to higher ground.
- 20 ftExpect minor lowland flooding of the heavily wooded floodplain. Ranchers that may have cattle and equipment in the river bottoms should move them to higher ground.
Highest crests on record
- 30.99 ft — December 18, 2001
- 30.34 ft — November 29, 2015
- 30.17 ft — December 29, 2015
- 29.17 ft — December 28, 2000
- 28.69 ft — May 1, 2016
Recent crests: 23.05 ft (November 27, 2022) · 24.09 ft (April 30, 2021) · 25.11 ft (February 27, 2021) · 26.51 ft (March 19, 2020) · 25.24 ft (June 21, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamNorth Sulphur River near Cooper, TX
- White Oak Creek near Talco, TX
- Cuthand Creek near Cuthand, TX
- White Oak Creek near Omaha at Interstate 30, TX
- Sulphur River near Dalby Springs at Interstate 30, TX
- South Sulphur River near Cooper, TX
- Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, TX
- Red River near Dekalb - Pecan Point, TX
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TLCT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.