Sabine River
Hunt / Van Zandt Co. · 510 mi · Class Riffles
73CFS/ 5.54 ft
Below Optimal→Stable
Optimal: 500–3000 CFS · USGS #08019500
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Texas Paddling Trail · Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
The Sabine River forms much of the Texas-Louisiana border and flows 510 miles from the Blackland Prairie to the Gulf of Mexico. The upper Sabine through Hunt and Van Zandt counties offers easy paddling through bottomland hardwood forests, while the lower river passes through the vast Sabine National Wildlife Refuge and cypress-tupelo swamps near the coast.
Trip sections
Greenville to Emory — 30 mi, upper prairie river, easy float
Big Sandy to Logansport — 40 mi, East Texas piney woods
Orange to Gulf — 20 mi, coastal marsh and cypress swamp
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