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Cottonwood Creek (OK) at Guthrie

Highest listed crest 30.00 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft46 crests since 1908

The Cottonwood Creek (OK) at Guthrie crested at major flood stage 11 times among the 46 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1908 to 2019. The highest, 30.00 ft on October 20, 1983, was major flooding, 8.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.00 ft
October 20, 1983
Flood stage
22.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
11
21st of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
May 22, 2019
27.40 ft, major flooding
Location
Logan County
Near Guthrie (1.2 mi), Edmond (14.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS GUCO2
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, Cottonwood Creek (OK) at Guthrie
Action stage20.02Apr 22, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)22.017May 9, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.016Aug 20, 2007Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.011May 22, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

46 crests from 1908 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cottonwood Creek (OK) at Guthrie, 1908 to 2019 202224262830ft Flood stage 22.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft May 28, 1908: 25.73 ft, moderate floodingNov 28, 1909: 25.37 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 1912: 25.73 ft, moderate floodingApr 15, 1916: 25.82 ft, moderate floodingMar 22, 1921: 25.65 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1927: 26.15 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 1941: 23.48 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1945: 23.90 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1947: 23.57 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1949: 28.58 ft, major floodingMay 6, 1955: 26.90 ft, moderate floodingOct 5, 1955: 23.47 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1957: 23.00 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 1958: 25.72 ft, moderate floodingSep 25, 1959: 26.34 ft, moderate floodingOct 2, 1959: 29.26 ft, major floodingJul 24, 1960: 22.75 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1962: 26.70 ft, moderate floodingSep 17, 1963: 24.41 ft, minor floodingSep 21, 1965: 28.09 ft, major floodingJun 8, 1974: 24.70 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1980: 22.93 ft, minor floodingOct 20, 1983: 30.00 ft, major floodingOct 1, 1986: 25.90 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 1987: 27.90 ft, major floodingJul 3, 1987: 23.50 ft, minor floodingAug 15, 1989: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 13, 1989: 27.20 ft, major floodingMar 11, 1990: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 1990: 23.20 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1990: 21.70 ft, action stageDec 21, 1991: 22.20 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1993: 29.60 ft, major floodingJun 5, 1995: 25.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 9, 1995: 27.90 ft, major floodingMar 31, 2007: 23.80 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 2007: 25.30 ft, moderate floodingJul 11, 2007: 23.60 ft, minor floodingAug 20, 2007: 26.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 15, 2010: 27.00 ft, major floodingJun 1, 2013: 27.40 ft, major floodingMay 25, 2015: 22.10 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 2017: 20.00 ft, action stageApr 30, 2017: 23.10 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2019: 22.80 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2019: 27.40 ft, major flooding Highest, 30.00 ft, Oct 20, 1983 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cottonwood Creek (OK) at Guthrie 1900s: 2 1910s: 2 1920s: 2 1930s: 0 1940s: 4 1950s: 6 1960s: 4 1970s: 1 1980s: 7 7 1990s: 6 2000s: 4 2010s: 6 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Cottonwood Creek (OK) at Guthrie
1Oct 20, 198330.00+8.00Major—
2May 9, 199329.60+7.60Major—
3Oct 2, 195929.26+7.26Major—
4May 15, 194928.58+6.58Major—
5Sep 21, 196528.09+6.09Major—
6May 28, 198727.90+5.90Major—
7Jun 9, 199527.90+5.90Major—
8Jun 1, 201327.40+5.40Major—
9May 22, 201927.40+5.40Major—
10Sep 13, 198927.20+5.20Major—
11Jun 15, 201027.00+5.00Major—
12May 6, 195526.90+4.90Moderate—
13Jun 10, 196226.70+4.70Moderate—
14Mar 11, 199026.50+4.50Moderate—
15Aug 20, 200726.40+4.40Moderate—
16Sep 25, 195926.34+4.34Moderate—
17Apr 12, 192726.15+4.15Moderate—
18Oct 1, 198625.90+3.90Moderate—
19Apr 15, 191625.82+3.82Moderate—
20May 28, 190825.73+3.73Moderate—
21Apr 29, 191225.73+3.73Moderate—
22Jun 26, 195825.72+3.72Moderate—
23Mar 22, 192125.65+3.65Moderate—
24Nov 28, 190925.37+3.37Moderate—
25Jun 5, 199525.30+3.30Moderate—
26Jun 30, 200725.30+3.30Moderate—
27Aug 15, 198925.00+3.00Moderate—
28Jun 8, 197424.70+2.70Minor—
29Sep 17, 196324.41+2.41Minor—
30Apr 16, 194523.90+1.90Minor—
31Mar 31, 200723.80+1.80Minor—
32Jul 11, 200723.60+1.60Minor—
33Apr 14, 194723.57+1.57Minor—
34Jul 3, 198723.50+1.50Minor—
35May 5, 194123.48+1.48Minor—
36Oct 5, 195523.47+1.47Minor—
37Apr 18, 199023.20+1.20Minor—
38Apr 30, 201723.10+1.10Minor—
39May 22, 195723.00+1.00Minor—
40May 30, 198022.93+0.93Minor—
41May 9, 201922.80+0.80Minor—
42Jul 24, 196022.75+0.75Minor—
43Dec 21, 199122.20+0.20Minor—
44May 25, 201522.10+0.10Minor—
45May 3, 199021.70−0.30Action—
46Apr 22, 201720.00−2.00Action—

The worst floods along the Cottonwood Creek (OK)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Cottonwood Creek (OK) that crested above flood stage within a week.

May 9, 1993: 29.60 ft here, major flooding

  • SewardOK · May 9, 1993 · 37.74 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Cottonwood Creek (OK)

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Cottonwood Creek (OK)
Guthrie this gaugeOK22.030.00 ft, Oct 20, 198311
SewardOK30.039.47 ft, Jun 9, 19950

Other gauges in Logan County

Flood gauges in Logan County
Guthrie18.025.70 ft, Oct 4, 19862
Seward30.039.47 ft, Jun 9, 19950

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GUCO2, 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.