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Polecat Creek near Jenks

Highest listed crest 25.00 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft21 crests since 1974

The Polecat Creek near Jenks crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1974 to 2026. The highest, 25.00 ft on June 8, 1974, was major flooding, 8.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Polecat Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.00 ft
June 8, 1974
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
2
65th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
May 22, 2019
18.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Tulsa County
Near Jenks (1.4 mi), Glenpool (4.3 mi), Sapulpa (7.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Polecat Creek near Jenks
Action stage17.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.06May 22, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.04May 7, 2000Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.02Oct 2, 1986Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1974 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Polecat Creek near Jenks, 1974 to 2026 1015202530ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Jun 8, 1974: 25.00 ft, major floodingJun 7, 1978: 16.55 ft, below flood stageJun 10, 1979: 18.53 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 1982: 15.67 ft, below flood stageOct 20, 1983: 15.22 ft, below flood stageOct 2, 1986: 21.80 ft, major floodingMay 3, 1990: 17.00 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1995: 20.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 1995: 17.65 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1998: 17.20 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1998: 17.90 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1998: 19.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 1999: 20.10 ft, moderate floodingMay 7, 2000: 20.35 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 2015: 14.00 ft, below flood stageDec 28, 2015: 16.53 ft, below flood stageMay 22, 2019: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 16.41 ft, below flood stage; 12,841 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 16.91 ft, below flood stage; 13,929 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2025: 13.72 ft, below flood stage; 8,457 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2026: 16.84 ft, below flood stage; 13,770 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.00 ft, Jun 8, 1974 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Polecat Creek near Jenks 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 7 7 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Polecat Creek near Jenks
1Jun 8, 197425.00+8.00Major—
2Oct 2, 198621.80+4.80Major—
3May 7, 200020.35+3.35Moderate—
4May 9, 199520.20+3.20Moderate—
5Apr 26, 199920.10+3.10Moderate—
6Oct 5, 199819.20+2.20Moderate—
7Jun 10, 197918.53+1.53Minor—
8May 22, 201918.00+1.00Minor16,400
9Apr 28, 199817.90+0.90Minor—
10May 27, 199517.65+0.65Minor—
11Mar 17, 199817.20+0.20Minor—
12May 3, 199017.000.00Minor—
13May 6, 202216.91−0.09Below flood stage13,929
14Jun 24, 202616.84−0.16Below flood stage13,770
15Jun 7, 197816.55−0.45Below flood stage—
16Dec 28, 201516.53−0.47Below flood stage—
17May 29, 201916.41−0.59Below flood stage12,841
18May 13, 198215.67−1.33Below flood stage—
19Oct 20, 198315.22−1.78Below flood stage—
20Jun 19, 201514.00−3.00Below flood stage—
21Apr 20, 202513.72−3.28Below flood stage8,457

The worst floods along the Polecat Creek

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

June 8, 1974: 25.00 ft here, major flooding

  • SapulpaOK · Jun 9, 1974 · 30.85 ft · Major

October 2, 1986: 21.80 ft here, major flooding

  • SapulpaOK · Oct 2, 1986 · 29.30 ft · Moderate

May 7, 2000: 20.35 ft here, moderate flooding

  • SapulpaOK · May 6, 2000 · 31.70 ft · Major

Gauges on the Polecat Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Polecat Creek
SapulpaOK21.033.70 ft, May 10, 19435
Jenks this gaugeOK17.025.00 ft, Jun 8, 19742

Other gauges in Tulsa County

Flood gauges in Tulsa County
Tulsa18.025.21 ft, Oct 5, 19864
Owasso18.034.00 ft, Oct 25, 19089
Sperry21.032.60 ft, Oct 3, 195915
Collinsville26.039.80 ft, May 21, 19437
Tulsa 12SE / 101st St. Bridge16.022.77 ft, May 21, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JNKO2, 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.