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Sabine River in Texas

River62.1 mi
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Around Sabine River

Morgan Eddy2.6 miPaddle Through a Cypress Slough24.6 mi20 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Sabine River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sabine Rv nr Bon Wier, TX (site 08028500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1961 to 2026

Sabine River typically runs highest in March, at a median 10,200 cfs, and lowest in October, at 959 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 270,000 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Sabine Rv nr Bon Wier, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6,1201,500 to 16,100
February8,1202,030 to 16,000
March10,2002,840 to 16,500
April7,7051,660 to 15,900
May4,4402,220 to 14,500
June4,0202,190 to 7,915
July3,9701,570 to 6,080
August3,0301,080 to 5,590
September2,015967 to 4,985
October959575 to 1,590
November1,195696 to 2,715
December2,9701,130 to 11,900

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 64 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sabine Rv nr Bon Wier, TX (site 08028500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sabine River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Roundbunch Road BridgeCow BayouPublic
  • Orange Boating ClubAdams BayouRestricted
  • FM 1006 BridgeAdams BayouPublic
  • Pier RoadSabine RiverPublic
  • Conway BayouConway BayouPublic
  • Simmons RoadCypress BayouPublic
  • Vinton Drainage CanalVinton Drainage CanalPublic
  • Niblett's Bluff Park (South)Sabine RiverPublic

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