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Polecat Creek near Sapulpa

Highest listed crest 33.70 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft121 crests since 1940

The Polecat Creek near Sapulpa crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 121 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2026. The highest, 33.70 ft on May 10, 1943, was major flooding, 12.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.70 ft
May 10, 1943; 61,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
5
46th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
June 25, 2026
24.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Creek County
Near Sapulpa (2.6 mi), Glenpool (5.0 mi), Jenks (6.1 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 Sapulpa
Action stage21.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.073Jun 25, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.041Jun 7, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.05May 6, 2000Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

121 crests from 1940 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Polecat Creek near Sapulpa, 1940 to 2026 1520253035ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Sep 4, 1940: 32.00 ft, major floodingOct 1, 1941: 28.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 1943: 33.70 ft, major flooding; 61,000 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1943: 29.80 ft, moderate flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1944: 22.00 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1944: 22.80 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1945: 23.40 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1945: 26.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 25, 1945: 21.40 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 1945: 24.30 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1946: 23.16 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1946: 21.90 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1947: 22.43 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1947: 22.08 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1947: 22.62 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1947: 21.00 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 1948: 29.60 ft, moderate flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1949: 28.00 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1950: 22.20 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1953: 21.00 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1957: 23.10 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1957: 22.60 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1957: 22.10 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 1957: 22.10 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1957: 22.00 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 1957: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1957: 30.00 ft, major flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1958: 28.00 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1958: 23.53 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 1959: 23.71 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 1959: 26.45 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1960: 24.89 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1960: 22.74 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1962: 24.99 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 1962: 25.67 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 1964: 24.99 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1964: 21.27 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 1968: 24.16 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 1969: 23.75 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1970: 28.52 ft, moderate flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1970: 22.75 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1971: 27.93 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1971: 26.20 ft, moderate floodingDec 15, 1971: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 1973: 24.50 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1973: 23.75 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 1973: 22.10 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1973: 24.70 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1973: 24.75 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1973: 21.50 ft, minor floodingJun 3, 1973: 24.30 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 1973: 23.60 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1974: 30.85 ft, major flooding; 33,500 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1974: 26.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 1975: 24.45 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1975: 22.90 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1976: 24.60 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1978: 21.25 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1978: 23.50 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1979: 26.75 ft, moderate floodingMay 13, 1982: 25.50 ft, moderate floodingJan 1, 1985: 24.50 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1985: 23.00 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1985: 26.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 1985: 27.30 ft, moderate floodingNov 19, 1985: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingOct 2, 1986: 29.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 1987: 23.10 ft, minor floodingNov 7, 1996: 26.80 ft, moderate floodingFeb 21, 1997: 21.20 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1997: 23.50 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1998: 25.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1998: 27.40 ft, moderate floodingOct 5, 1998: 26.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 1999: 27.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1999: 24.40 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1999: 24.80 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1999: 27.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 30, 1999: 27.10 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 2000: 31.70 ft, major floodingJan 20, 2001: 22.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2001: 23.60 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2001: 26.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 2002: 25.15 ft, moderate floodingOct 9, 2003: 22.40 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 2004: 23.67 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 2004: 20.30 ft, below flood stageMay 8, 2007: 25.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 15, 2007: 28.15 ft, moderate floodingJun 20, 2007: 23.17 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2007: 24.60 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 2007: 21.11 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2008: 21.00 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2008: 21.00 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2008: 21.50 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2008: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingOct 30, 2009: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 20, 2010: 25.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 25, 2011: 23.46 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2012: 25.62 ft, moderate floodingMay 9, 2015: 23.36 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2015: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 2015: 29.75 ft, moderate flooding; 26,233 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2015: 18.20 ft, below flood stageNov 27, 2015: 24.00 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2015: 28.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 2016: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,563 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2016: 23.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,362 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2017: 24.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,994 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2019: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,094 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2019: 28.00 ft, moderate flooding; 16,497 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2019: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,446 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 2019: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,446 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2020: 24.20 ft, minor flooding; 9,913 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2021: 24.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,661 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2021: 23.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2022: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 2025: 28.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 18, 2025: 23.50 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2026: 28.00 ft, moderate flooding; 16,340 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2026: 24.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,661 cubic feet per second Highest, 33.70 ft, May 10, 1943 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Polecat Creek near Sapulpa 1940s: 18 1950s: 13 1960s: 8 1970s: 21 21 1980s: 8 1990s: 11 2000s: 17 2010s: 15 2020s: 8 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 121 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Polecat Creek near Sapulpa
1May 10, 194333.70+12.70Major61,000
2Sep 4, 194032.00+11.00Major—
3May 6, 200031.70+10.70Major—
4Jun 9, 197430.85+9.85Major33,500
5Jun 15, 195730.00+9.00Major30,000
6May 17, 194329.80+8.80Moderate28,000
7Jun 19, 201529.75+8.75Moderate26,233
8Jun 24, 194829.60+8.60Moderate27,000
9Oct 2, 198629.30+8.30Moderate—
10Apr 30, 197028.52+7.52Moderate21,500
11Oct 1, 194128.30+7.30Moderate—
12Dec 27, 201528.20+7.20Moderate—
13Jun 15, 200728.15+7.15Moderate—
14May 20, 194928.00+7.00Moderate19,000
15Jun 25, 195828.00+7.00Moderate19,000
16May 24, 201528.00+7.00Moderate—
17May 21, 201928.00+7.00Moderate16,497
18May 1, 202528.00+7.00Moderate—
19Jun 7, 202628.00+7.00Moderate16,340
20Sep 6, 197127.93+6.93Moderate19,000
21Apr 28, 199827.40+6.40Moderate—
22Jun 5, 198527.30+6.30Moderate—
23Apr 26, 199927.20+6.20Moderate—
24Jun 23, 199927.10+6.10Moderate—
25Jun 30, 199927.10+6.10Moderate—
26Nov 7, 199626.80+5.80Moderate—
27Oct 5, 199826.80+5.80Moderate—
28May 30, 200126.80+5.80Moderate—
29Jun 9, 197926.75+5.75Moderate—
30Oct 30, 200926.50+5.50Moderate—
31May 5, 202226.50+5.50Moderate—
32Oct 2, 195926.45+5.45Moderate12,100
33Oct 20, 197126.20+5.20Moderate—
34Nov 3, 197426.20+5.20Moderate—
35Apr 14, 194526.00+5.00Moderate—
36Apr 27, 198526.00+5.00Moderate—
37Sep 15, 196225.67+4.67Moderate—
38Mar 20, 201225.62+4.62Moderate—
39May 13, 198225.50+4.50Moderate—
40May 20, 201025.50+4.50Moderate—
41May 8, 200725.40+4.40Moderate—
42Mar 17, 199825.20+4.20Moderate—
43May 17, 200225.15+4.15Moderate—
44Dec 15, 197125.00+4.00Moderate—
45Nov 19, 198525.00+4.00Moderate—
46Jun 17, 200825.00+4.00Moderate—
47Jun 8, 196224.99+3.99Minor—
48Apr 5, 196424.99+3.99Minor—
49May 6, 196024.89+3.89Minor—
50May 23, 199924.80+3.80Minor—

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.

May 6, 2000: 31.70 ft here, major flooding

  • JenksOK · May 7, 2000 · 20.35 ft · Moderate

June 9, 1974: 30.85 ft here, major flooding

  • JenksOK · Jun 8, 1974 · 25.00 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Polecat Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Polecat Creek
Sapulpa this gaugeOK21.033.70 ft, May 10, 19435
JenksOK17.025.00 ft, Jun 8, 19742

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPCO2, 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.