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Salt Fork of the Red River at Mangum

Highest listed crest 14.70 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft137 crests since 1938

The Salt Fork of the Red River at Mangum crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 137 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2025. The highest, 14.70 ft on June 16, 1938, was major flooding, 5.70 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Salt Fork of the Red River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.70 ft
June 16, 1938; 60,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
12
18th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
April 26, 2025
10.58 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greer County
Oklahoma

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Salt Fork of the Red River at Mangum
Action stage8.028Apr 30, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.072Apr 26, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.025May 24, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.012Apr 4, 1997Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

137 crests from 1938 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Fork of the Red River at Mangum, 1938 to 2025 810121416ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft May 19, 1938: 9.74 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1938: 9.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1938: 14.70 ft, major flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1939: 10.44 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1940: 8.71 ft, action stage; 6,850 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1941: 11.18 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1941: 9.70 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1941: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1941: 9.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,610 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1941: 12.20 ft, moderate flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1941: 9.80 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1941: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 8,790 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1941: 8.86 ft, action stage; 5,700 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1941: 9.47 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1942: 10.45 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1944: 9.92 ft, minor flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1944: 10.95 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1945: 8.77 ft, action stage; 6,160 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1946: 9.68 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1947: 11.35 ft, moderate flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1947: 8.96 ft, action stage; 8,660 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1947: 9.26 ft, minor flooding; 7,720 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1947: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1947: 9.70 ft, minor flooding; 8,660 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1948: 11.77 ft, moderate flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1949: 9.51 ft, minor flooding; 6,320 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1949: 9.65 ft, minor flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1949: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1950: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1951: 10.79 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1951: 10.32 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1952: 8.62 ft, action stage; 3,030 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1953: 10.13 ft, minor flooding; 9,100 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1953: 13.75 ft, major flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1954: 8.95 ft, action stage; 7,180 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1954: 9.19 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1954: 13.30 ft, major flooding; 38,100 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1955: 9.02 ft, minor flooding; 7,390 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1955: 10.77 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1955: 9.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1955: 9.75 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1955: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1955: 8.81 ft, action stage; 6,190 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1955: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1956: 11.34 ft, moderate flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1956: 12.20 ft, moderate flooding; 35,900 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1956: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1957: 8.95 ft, action stage; 6,380 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1957: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1957: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,390 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1957: 14.55 ft, major flooding; 72,000 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1957: 8.90 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1958: 12.18 ft, moderate flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1958: 8.23 ft, action stage; 6,100 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1959: 8.82 ft, action stage; 6,500 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1959: 8.90 ft, action stage; 7,200 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1959: 10.06 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1959: 8.94 ft, action stage; 7,200 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1960: 10.62 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1960: 10.22 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1960: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1961: 11.30 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1962: 10.93 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1962: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1962: 10.08 ft, minor flooding; 8,820 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1963: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,270 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1964: 10.11 ft, minor flooding; 8,820 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1965: 12.38 ft, moderate flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1965: 11.35 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1965: 10.17 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1967: 9.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1968: 9.76 ft, minor flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1968: 10.84 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1968: 9.49 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1968: 11.45 ft, moderate flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1968: 11.52 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1969: 9.56 ft, minor flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1970: 9.86 ft, minor flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1971: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,080 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1972: 10.67 ft, minor flooding; 6,550 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1973: 10.69 ft, minor flooding; 6,650 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1973: 13.17 ft, major flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1973: 11.71 ft, moderate flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1974: 10.71 ft, minor flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1974: 11.75 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1974: 12.05 ft, moderate flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1975: 10.26 ft, minor flooding; 6,520 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1975: 13.10 ft, major flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1975: 10.51 ft, minor flooding; 7,960 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1976: 12.09 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1977: 13.25 ft, major flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1977: 12.65 ft, moderate flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1977: 13.50 ft, major flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1978: 13.45 ft, major flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1979: 10.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,190 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1980: 12.82 ft, moderate flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1981: 8.34 ft, action stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1982: 10.19 ft, minor flooding; 5,720 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1983: 9.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1983: 11.17 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1985: 8.95 ft, action stage; 4,420 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1986: 9.36 ft, minor flooding; 5,130 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1986: 14.66 ft, major flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1988: 9.26 ft, minor flooding; 2,880 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1989: 10.97 ft, minor flooding; 8,680 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1990: 11.04 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1991: 8.31 ft, action stage; 4,740 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1992: 8.09 ft, action stage; 4,280 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1993: 11.61 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1993: 11.52 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1993: 13.60 ft, major flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1995: 12.88 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1995: 9.51 ft, minor flooding; 6,520 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1995: 12.72 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1996: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 6,710 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1997: 14.29 ft, major flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1997: 10.47 ft, minor flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1999: 8.93 ft, action stage; 3,990 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2001: 8.43 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2002: 8.31 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2003: 8.61 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2004: 8.59 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2007: 9.73 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2008: 8.28 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2010: 8.26 ft, action stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2010: 9.49 ft, minor flooding; 4,770 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2015: 8.47 ft, action stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2015: 8.96 ft, action stage; 2,890 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 11.86 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2015: 8.46 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2015: 9.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,660 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2017: 9.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,690 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2021: 9.48 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2021: 9.25 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2023: 9.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,250 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2025: 10.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2025: 8.10 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.70 ft, Jun 16, 1938 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Fork of the Red River at Mangum 1930s: 4 1940s: 20 1950s: 21 21 1960s: 19 1970s: 18 1980s: 8 1990s: 10 2000s: 1 2010s: 4 2020s: 4 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 137 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Salt Fork of the Red River at Mangum
1Jun 16, 193814.70+5.70Major60,000
2Oct 3, 198614.66+5.66Major21,400
3May 16, 195714.55+5.55Major72,000
4Apr 4, 199714.29+5.29Major26,100
5Jul 19, 195313.75+4.75Major44,800
6Jul 7, 199313.60+4.60Major17,300
7May 27, 197713.50+4.50Major36,800
8May 28, 197813.45+4.45Major36,000
9Jun 10, 195413.30+4.30Major38,100
10Apr 20, 197713.25+4.25Major32,800
11Apr 24, 197313.17+4.17Major30,700
12Jun 24, 197513.10+4.10Major29,900
13Jun 4, 199512.88+3.88Moderate14,200
14May 29, 198012.82+3.82Moderate30,000
15Aug 3, 199512.72+3.72Moderate13,800
16May 21, 197712.65+3.65Moderate23,600
17Jun 4, 196512.38+3.38Moderate27,500
18Jun 8, 194112.20+3.20Moderate32,500
19May 27, 195612.20+3.20Moderate35,900
20May 13, 195812.18+3.18Moderate32,500
21Sep 13, 197612.09+3.09Moderate17,400
22Nov 2, 197412.05+3.05Moderate17,000
23May 24, 201511.86+2.86Moderate10,500
24Jul 21, 194811.77+2.77Moderate21,500
25Sep 20, 197411.75+2.75Moderate14,200
26Jun 2, 197311.71+2.71Moderate13,900
27Apr 28, 199311.61+2.61Moderate11,700
28Aug 28, 196811.52+2.52Moderate19,200
29May 9, 199311.52+2.52Moderate11,500
30Jul 15, 196811.45+2.45Moderate18,600
31May 12, 194711.35+2.35Moderate21,400
32Sep 19, 196511.35+2.35Moderate17,600
33May 2, 195611.34+2.34Moderate19,800
34Jun 3, 196111.30+2.30Moderate17,200
35Apr 28, 194111.18+2.18Moderate23,300
36Oct 20, 198311.17+2.17Moderate14,000
37Jun 1, 199011.04+2.04Moderate13,400
38Jun 14, 198910.97+1.97Minor8,680
39Jun 13, 194410.95+1.95Minor16,900
40Apr 27, 196210.93+1.93Minor14,400
41Jun 1, 196810.84+1.84Minor14,400
42May 17, 195110.79+1.79Minor13,200
43May 19, 195510.77+1.77Minor16,600
44May 1, 197410.71+1.71Minor6,760
45Apr 15, 197310.69+1.69Minor6,650
46May 12, 197210.67+1.67Minor6,550
47Sep 9, 196010.62+1.62Minor11,900
48Jun 19, 195510.61+1.61Minor15,400
49Apr 26, 202510.58+1.58Minor5,510
50May 18, 194910.56+1.56Minor11,900

The worst floods along the Salt Fork of the Red River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Salt Fork of the Red River that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 16, 1938: 14.70 ft here, major flooding

May 16, 1957: 14.55 ft here, major flooding

April 4, 1997: 14.29 ft here, major flooding

  • WellingtonTX · Apr 3, 1997 · 19.55 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Salt Fork of the Red River

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

Flood gauges on the Salt Fork of the Red River
WellingtonTX8.019.55 ft, Apr 3, 19973
Mangum this gaugeOK9.014.70 ft, Jun 16, 193812

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MGMO2, 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.