Highest listed crest 30.66 ft October 21, 1983; 50,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 21.0 ft Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major 77 1st of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest May 7, 2025 25.88 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the East Cache Creek near Walters, 1906 to 2025 10 15 20 25 30 35 ft Flood stage 21.0 ft Major 26.0 ft Jan 1, 1906: 29.70 ft, major flooding May 6, 1941: 25.60 ft, moderate flooding; 4,860 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1941: 28.18 ft, major flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1941: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 3,890 cubic feet per second Oct 2, 1941: 26.28 ft, major flooding; 5,570 cubic feet per second Oct 31, 1941: 25.97 ft, moderate flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1942: 24.94 ft, moderate flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 1942: 25.32 ft, moderate flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per second Aug 27, 1942: 22.66 ft, moderate flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per second Sep 21, 1942: 21.66 ft, minor flooding; 2,940 cubic feet per second May 11, 1943: 27.34 ft, major flooding; 8,750 cubic feet per second May 21, 1943: 27.02 ft, major flooding; 7,100 cubic feet per second May 28, 1943: 28.06 ft, major flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1944: 25.76 ft, moderate flooding; 5,240 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 1944: 23.60 ft, moderate flooding; 3,580 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1945: 23.15 ft, moderate flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1945: 27.45 ft, major flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1945: 26.62 ft, major flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per second May 31, 1945: 22.52 ft, moderate flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1945: 22.87 ft, moderate flooding; 3,280 cubic feet per second Jul 15, 1945: 23.40 ft, moderate flooding; 3,490 cubic feet per second Sep 30, 1945: 27.45 ft, major flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1946: 26.87 ft, major flooding; 7,100 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 1946: 21.44 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1947: 26.09 ft, major flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per second May 14, 1947: 26.14 ft, major flooding; 5,550 cubic feet per second May 24, 1947: 25.16 ft, moderate flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1947: 26.64 ft, major flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per second Dec 6, 1947: 24.96 ft, moderate flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1948: 24.75 ft, moderate flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1948: 25.03 ft, moderate flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 1949: 22.96 ft, moderate flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per second May 20, 1949: 21.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per second May 31, 1949: 25.42 ft, moderate flooding; 4,760 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1949: 25.03 ft, moderate flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per second May 12, 1950: 27.56 ft, major flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 1950: 24.34 ft, moderate flooding; 3,280 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 1950: 24.18 ft, moderate flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1951: 22.44 ft, moderate flooding; 2,650 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1951: 25.71 ft, moderate flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1951: 27.23 ft, major flooding; 7,150 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 1951: 26.76 ft, major flooding; 5,790 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1951: 25.66 ft, moderate flooding; 4,290 cubic feet per second May 18, 1952: 28.07 ft, major flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1953: 23.81 ft, moderate flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 1953: 26.52 ft, major flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per second Oct 24, 1953: 27.00 ft, major flooding; 6,400 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1953: 26.62 ft, major flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1953: 25.80 ft, moderate flooding; 4,440 cubic feet per second May 2, 1954: 22.11 ft, moderate flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per second May 13, 1954: 27.80 ft, major flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per second May 20, 1955: 28.38 ft, major flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second May 27, 1955: 22.71 ft, moderate flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1955: 25.21 ft, moderate flooding; 3,880 cubic feet per second Sep 27, 1955: 26.33 ft, major flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per second Oct 6, 1955: 27.79 ft, major flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1957: 24.75 ft, moderate flooding; 3,610 cubic feet per second May 4, 1957: 27.53 ft, major flooding; 8,820 cubic feet per second May 10, 1957: 21.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,440 cubic feet per second May 19, 1957: 26.51 ft, major flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per second May 26, 1957: 28.80 ft, major flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1957: 25.62 ft, moderate flooding; 3,970 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1957: 25.23 ft, moderate flooding; 3,610 cubic feet per second Sep 23, 1957: 23.86 ft, moderate flooding; 3,020 cubic feet per second May 4, 1958: 24.24 ft, moderate flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per second May 28, 1959: 26.72 ft, major flooding; 4,540 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1959: 25.65 ft, moderate flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per second Sep 27, 1959: 23.48 ft, moderate flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per second Oct 5, 1959: 28.00 ft, major flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 1959: 24.64 ft, moderate flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 1959: 25.72 ft, moderate flooding; 3,630 cubic feet per second Oct 19, 1960: 27.79 ft, major flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1961: 25.85 ft, moderate flooding; 3,690 cubic feet per second Sep 14, 1961: 23.64 ft, moderate flooding; 2,660 cubic feet per second May 28, 1962: 23.40 ft, moderate flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1962: 27.12 ft, major flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1962: 28.50 ft, major flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 1962: 21.12 ft, minor flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per second Oct 29, 1962: 22.26 ft, moderate flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1963: 23.36 ft, moderate flooding; 3,480 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1963: 24.10 ft, moderate flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per second Aug 16, 1971: 25.49 ft, moderate flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per second Oct 31, 1972: 27.94 ft, major flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1973: 22.47 ft, moderate flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1973: 22.62 ft, moderate flooding; 2,460 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1973: 23.47 ft, moderate flooding; 2,670 cubic feet per second Sep 25, 1974: 25.15 ft, moderate flooding; 3,160 cubic feet per second Nov 1, 1974: 23.55 ft, moderate flooding; 2,510 cubic feet per second May 24, 1975: 28.16 ft, major flooding; 8,120 cubic feet per second May 29, 1975: 28.38 ft, major flooding; 9,110 cubic feet per second Jun 25, 1975: 24.60 ft, moderate flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per second Jul 27, 1975: 23.10 ft, moderate flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per second May 21, 1977: 26.77 ft, major flooding; 5,720 cubic feet per second Aug 19, 1977: 23.25 ft, moderate flooding; 2,560 cubic feet per second May 29, 1978: 28.07 ft, major flooding; 8,120 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 1978: 25.35 ft, moderate flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1979: 26.76 ft, major flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per second May 26, 1982: 27.12 ft, major flooding; 4,270 cubic feet per second Oct 21, 1983: 30.66 ft, major flooding; 50,900 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1985: 27.80 ft, major flooding; 6,840 cubic feet per second May 5, 1988: 26.51 ft, major flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 1988: 23.34 ft, moderate flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1989: 27.80 ft, major flooding; 6,840 cubic feet per second May 3, 1990: 28.21 ft, major flooding; 9,820 cubic feet per second Sep 20, 1991: 26.12 ft, major flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1991: 28.02 ft, major flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1993: 26.33 ft, major flooding May 11, 1993: 27.53 ft, major flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second May 26, 1994: 22.68 ft, moderate flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per second May 7, 1995: 27.40 ft, major flooding Jun 6, 1995: 29.50 ft, major flooding Aug 30, 1996: 23.00 ft, moderate flooding; 3,433 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1997: 25.40 ft, moderate flooding Apr 28, 1997: 26.38 ft, major flooding; 7,770 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1998: 28.32 ft, major flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1999: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 2000: 19.90 ft, action stage; 2,540 cubic feet per second Oct 26, 2000: 28.32 ft, major flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per second Nov 4, 2000: 27.25 ft, major flooding Nov 9, 2000: 21.99 ft, minor flooding Nov 25, 2000: 21.50 ft, minor flooding Oct 26, 2001: 28.32 ft, major flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per second Jun 6, 2002: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 2003: 21.68 ft, minor flooding Mar 5, 2004: 17.70 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per second Nov 18, 2004: 24.17 ft, moderate flooding Sep 18, 2006: 20.05 ft, action stage; 2,460 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 2007: 27.46 ft, major flooding May 10, 2007: 27.87 ft, major flooding May 31, 2007: 22.15 ft, moderate flooding Jun 16, 2007: 25.21 ft, moderate flooding Jun 26, 2007: 28.10 ft, major flooding Jun 30, 2007: 29.35 ft, major flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per second Jul 14, 2007: 22.68 ft, moderate flooding Aug 20, 2007: 27.86 ft, major flooding Feb 17, 2008: 16.61 ft, action stage; 1,770 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2008: 27.44 ft, major flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second May 8, 2008: 19.44 ft, action stage; 2,460 cubic feet per second Aug 19, 2008: 18.15 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per second May 1, 2009: 27.11 ft, major flooding; 9,830 cubic feet per second May 11, 2009: 17.06 ft, action stage; 1,930 cubic feet per second May 17, 2009: 21.34 ft, minor flooding May 24, 2009: 17.35 ft, action stage; 1,990 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 2010: 22.96 ft, moderate flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 2010: 15.88 ft, action stage; 1,740 cubic feet per second Jul 9, 2010: 17.58 ft, action stage; 2,100 cubic feet per second Jul 14, 2010: 15.03 ft, action stage; 1,560 cubic feet per second May 21, 2011: 18.76 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 2012: 12.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,170 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 2013: 18.02 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per second Jul 26, 2013: 27.19 ft, major flooding; 8,270 cubic feet per second May 10, 2015: 26.40 ft, major flooding; 5,520 cubic feet per second May 15, 2015: 23.59 ft, moderate flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per second May 20, 2015: 25.22 ft, moderate flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per second May 25, 2015: 29.77 ft, major flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per second May 30, 2015: 26.64 ft, major flooding; 6,210 cubic feet per second Jul 8, 2015: 18.01 ft, action stage; 2,690 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 2016: 27.39 ft, major flooding; 8,470 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 2016: 20.08 ft, action stage; 3,220 cubic feet per second May 28, 2016: 17.94 ft, action stage; 2,670 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 2016: 27.02 ft, major flooding; 7,130 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 2016: 29.39 ft, major flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 2017: 19.19 ft, action stage; 2,990 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2017: 27.15 ft, major flooding; 7,570 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 2017: 24.73 ft, moderate flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per second May 20, 2017: 21.91 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 2017: 25.56 ft, moderate flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per second Aug 27, 2017: 25.35 ft, moderate flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per second Sep 28, 2017: 26.04 ft, major flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per second Oct 7, 2017: 15.03 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per second Oct 23, 2017: 24.04 ft, moderate flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per second Sep 27, 2018: 15.91 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per second Oct 26, 2018: 17.38 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 2018: 27.82 ft, major flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 2019: 17.28 ft, action stage; 2,510 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 2019: 23.94 ft, moderate flooding; 4,290 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 2019: 24.41 ft, moderate flooding; 4,430 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 2019: 15.00 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per second May 1, 2019: 25.99 ft, moderate flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per second May 11, 2019: 17.54 ft, action stage; 2,570 cubic feet per second May 22, 2019: 26.82 ft, major flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per second May 26, 2019: 27.38 ft, major flooding; 8,430 cubic feet per second May 30, 2019: 21.60 ft, minor flooding; 3,630 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 2020: 26.77 ft, major flooding; 6,330 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 2020: 21.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 2020: 19.65 ft, action stage; 3,110 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 2021: 27.78 ft, major flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 2021: 19.96 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 2021: 19.84 ft, action stage; 3,160 cubic feet per second May 6, 2022: 19.03 ft, action stage; 2,950 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 2022: 16.58 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per second May 3, 2024: 22.87 ft, moderate flooding; 3,970 cubic feet per second Nov 8, 2024: 16.89 ft, action stage; 2,410 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2025: 29.51 ft, major flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per second May 7, 2025: 25.88 ft, moderate flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 2025: 17.68 ft, action stage; 2,630 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 2025: 16.75 ft, action stage; 2,390 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.66 ft, Oct 21, 1983 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, East Cache Creek near Walters 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 34 1950s: 36 36 1960s: 10 1970s: 16 1980s: 6 1990s: 13 2000s: 19 2010s: 24 2020s: 6 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Cotton County Cotton County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Oklahoma
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WLTO2, 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.