Washita River at Lindsay

Highest listed crest 25.60 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft8 crests since 1993

The Washita River at Lindsay crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1993 to 2025. The highest, 25.60 ft on May 25, 2015, was major flooding, 7.60 feet above flood stage. 5 other gauges on the Washita River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 25.60 ft; May 25, 2015
Flood stage: 18.0 ft; Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 74th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest: April 30, 2025; 20.60 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Garvin County; Oklahoma
Identifiers: NWS LNDO2; 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, Washita River at Lindsay

Action stage	16.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	18.0	3	May 29, 2015	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	20.0	4	Apr 30, 2025	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	24.0	1	May 25, 2015	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1993 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Washita River at Lindsay

1	May 25, 2015	25.60	+7.60	Major	—
2	Aug 23, 2007	23.50	+5.50	Moderate	—
3	May 10, 1993	22.23	+4.23	Moderate	—
4	Jun 29, 2007	21.60	+3.60	Moderate	—
5	Apr 30, 2025	20.60	+2.60	Moderate	—
6	May 29, 2015	18.51	+0.51	Minor	—
7	May 20, 2015	18.10	+0.10	Minor	—
8	Oct 24, 2000	18.00	0.00	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Washita River

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

May 25, 2015: 25.60 ft here, major flooding

DicksonOK · May 29, 2015 · 35.85 ft · Major
CarnegieOK · May 25, 2015 · 29.61 ft · Major
ClintonOK · May 24, 2015 · 25.18 ft · Major
AnadarkoOK · May 26, 2015 · 23.90 ft · Major
ChickashaOK · May 28, 2015 · 21.37 ft · Minor

August 23, 2007: 23.50 ft here, moderate flooding

CarnegieOK · Aug 19, 2007 · 30.81 ft · Major
ChickashaOK · Aug 21, 2007 · 26.27 ft · Major
AnadarkoOK · Aug 20, 2007 · 26.02 ft · Major · its highest
ClintonOK · Aug 19, 2007 · 21.66 ft · Moderate

May 10, 1993: 22.23 ft here, moderate flooding

DicksonOK · May 10, 1993 · 31.64 ft · Major
CarnegieOK · May 10, 1993 · 31.14 ft · Major
ChickashaOK · May 10, 1993 · 29.90 ft · Major · its highest
AnadarkoOK · May 11, 1993 · 25.03 ft · Major
ClintonOK · May 9, 1993 · 20.95 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Washita River

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

Flood gauges on the Washita River

Alex	OK	28.0	33.78 ft, Oct 21, 1983	4
Anadarko	OK	19.0	26.02 ft, Aug 20, 2007	8
Lindsay this gauge	OK	18.0	25.60 ft, May 25, 2015	1
Carnegie	OK	25.0	31.70 ft, Oct 20, 1983	11
Cheyenne	OK	13.5	20.24 ft, Apr 29, 1954	3
Chickasha	OK	19.0	29.90 ft, May 10, 1993	5
Clinton	OK	18.0	33.90 ft, Apr 3, 1934	13
Dickson	OK	27.0	48.70 ft, Jun 19, 2015	41
Pauls Valley	OK	29.0	34.88 ft, May 11, 1950	10

Other gauges in Garvin County

Flood gauges in Garvin County

Pauls Valley	29.0	34.88 ft, May 11, 1950	10
Hoover	25.0	31.13 ft, May 3, 1990	8

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LNDO2, 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.