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Beaver Creek (OK) at Waurika

Highest listed crest 32.65 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft11 crests since 2001

The Beaver Creek (OK) at Waurika crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2001 to 2025. The highest, 32.65 ft on May 1, 2025, was major flooding, 7.65 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.65 ft
May 1, 2025
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
2
65th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
May 1, 2025
32.65 ft, major flooding
Location
Jefferson County
Oklahoma
Identifiers
NWS WAKO2
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Beaver Creek (OK) at Waurika
Action stage20.05May 6, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.02Sep 22, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.51Mar 31, 2007Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.02May 1, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 2001 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Beaver Creek (OK) at Waurika, 2001 to 2025 1520253035ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Feb 16, 2001: 19.88 ft, below flood stageMar 31, 2007: 30.26 ft, moderate floodingMay 25, 2007: 25.69 ft, minor flooding; 5,825 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2007: 31.11 ft, major floodingMay 20, 2015: 24.37 ft, action stageJun 19, 2015: 20.65 ft, action stageApr 20, 2016: 20.28 ft, action stageJun 13, 2016: 24.78 ft, action stageSep 22, 2018: 27.18 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2025: 32.65 ft, major floodingMay 6, 2025: 21.67 ft, action stage Highest, 32.65 ft, May 1, 2025 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Beaver Creek (OK) at Waurika 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Beaver Creek (OK) at Waurika
1May 1, 202532.65+7.65Major—
2Jun 27, 200731.11+6.11Major—
3Mar 31, 200730.26+5.26Moderate—
4Sep 22, 201827.18+2.18Minor—
5May 25, 200725.69+0.69Minor5,825
6Jun 13, 201624.78−0.22Action—
7May 20, 201524.37−0.63Action—
8May 6, 202521.67−3.33Action—
9Jun 19, 201520.65−4.35Action—
10Apr 20, 201620.28−4.72Action—
11Feb 16, 200119.88−5.12Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Jefferson County

Flood gauges in Jefferson County
Terral22.032.65 ft, May 30, 19874

Jefferson County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Oklahoma

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WAKO2, 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.