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Washita River near Carnegie

Highest listed crest 31.70 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft49 crests since 1943

The Washita River near Carnegie crested at major flood stage 11 times among the 49 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2019. The highest, 31.70 ft on October 20, 1983, was major flooding, 6.70 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Washita River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.70 ft
October 20, 1983; 40,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
11
21st of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
May 27, 2019
29.87 ft, major flooding
Location
Caddo County
Oklahoma

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Washita River near Carnegie
Action stage23.05Jun 17, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.024May 10, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.09Jun 14, 1989Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.011May 27, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

49 crests from 1943 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Washita River near Carnegie, 1943 to 2019 222426283032ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft May 28, 1943: 24.12 ft, action stage; 6,690 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1944: 24.54 ft, action stage; 6,670 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1944: 27.74 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1945: 26.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,810 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1947: 27.20 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1949: 31.21 ft, major flooding; 50,000 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1949: 27.31 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1950: 24.89 ft, action stage; 6,870 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1951: 30.50 ft, major flooding; 40,900 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1953: 25.29 ft, minor flooding; 8,550 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1955: 29.04 ft, major flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1957: 26.41 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1957: 26.40 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1959: 25.64 ft, minor flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1959: 26.00 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1959: 26.25 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1965: 28.47 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1965: 25.88 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1969: 25.18 ft, minor flooding; 8,260 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1973: 24.52 ft, action stage; 5,240 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1974: 25.11 ft, minor flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1975: 26.34 ft, minor flooding; 5,340 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1977: 27.77 ft, moderate flooding; 6,940 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1977: 26.92 ft, minor flooding; 6,680 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1978: 25.98 ft, minor flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1980: 26.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,060 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1980: 26.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,820 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1980: 26.61 ft, minor flooding; 6,310 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1982: 27.45 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1983: 31.70 ft, major flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1986: 28.61 ft, moderate flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1986: 29.57 ft, major flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1986: 27.51 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1987: 29.23 ft, major flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1988: 25.88 ft, minor flooding; 9,960 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1989: 26.20 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1989: 27.51 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1990: 25.61 ft, minor flooding; 8,580 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1993: 31.14 ft, major floodingJun 5, 1995: 31.50 ft, major flooding; 40,200 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1998: 25.44 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2007: 30.81 ft, major floodingMay 21, 2015: 25.50 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 2015: 29.61 ft, major floodingJun 17, 2015: 23.27 ft, action stageOct 11, 2018: 26.18 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 2019: 25.96 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2019: 26.36 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2019: 29.87 ft, major flooding Highest, 31.70 ft, Oct 20, 1983 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Washita River near Carnegie 1940s: 5 1950s: 8 1960s: 3 1970s: 5 1980s: 12 12 1990s: 4 2000s: 1 2010s: 6 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Washita River near Carnegie
1Oct 20, 198331.70+6.70Major40,600
2Jun 5, 199531.50+6.50Major40,200
3May 18, 194931.21+6.21Major50,000
4May 10, 199331.14+6.14Major—
5Aug 19, 200730.81+5.81Major—
6May 18, 195130.50+5.50Major40,900
7May 27, 201929.87+4.87Major—
8May 25, 201529.61+4.61Major—
9Oct 5, 198629.57+4.57Major25,200
10May 29, 198729.23+4.23Major22,000
11Oct 5, 195529.04+4.04Major23,900
12Sep 30, 198628.61+3.61Moderate11,100
13Sep 22, 196528.47+3.47Moderate17,400
14May 22, 197727.77+2.77Moderate6,940
15Jun 14, 194427.74+2.74Moderate14,000
16Oct 23, 198627.51+2.51Moderate10,100
17Jun 14, 198927.51+2.51Moderate10,100
18May 21, 198227.45+2.45Moderate11,300
19Jun 4, 194927.31+2.31Moderate14,900
20May 17, 194727.20+2.20Moderate10,600
21May 28, 197726.92+1.92Minor6,680
22May 31, 198026.61+1.61Minor6,310
23Apr 24, 195726.41+1.41Minor12,600
24May 3, 195726.40+1.40Minor11,600
25May 17, 198026.40+1.40Minor6,060
26May 10, 201926.36+1.36Minor—
27Jul 27, 197526.34+1.34Minor5,340
28Oct 5, 195926.25+1.25Minor11,000
29Jun 9, 198926.20+1.20Minor—
30May 21, 198026.19+1.19Minor6,820
31Oct 11, 201826.18+1.18Minor—
32Apr 16, 194526.00+1.00Minor9,810
33Jul 29, 195926.00+1.00Minor10,700
34May 29, 197825.98+0.98Minor5,900
35Apr 24, 201925.96+0.96Minor—
36Oct 19, 196525.88+0.88Minor10,100
37Mar 4, 198825.88+0.88Minor9,960
38May 29, 195925.64+0.64Minor9,300
39Mar 12, 199025.61+0.61Minor8,580
40May 21, 201525.50+0.50Minor—
41Mar 18, 199825.44+0.44Minor11,700
42Jul 19, 195325.29+0.29Minor8,550
43May 6, 196925.18+0.18Minor8,260
44Aug 27, 197425.11+0.11Minor6,110
45Aug 3, 195024.89−0.11Action6,870
46Apr 11, 194424.54−0.46Action6,670
47Apr 1, 197324.52−0.48Action5,240
48May 28, 194324.12−0.88Action6,690
49Jun 17, 201523.27−1.73Action—

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.

October 20, 1983: 31.70 ft here, major flooding

  • AlexOK · Oct 21, 1983 · 33.78 ft · Major · its highest
  • ChickashaOK · Oct 21, 1983 · 27.10 ft · Major
  • AnadarkoOK · Oct 21, 1983 · 25.20 ft · Major
  • Pauls ValleyOK · Oct 22, 1983 · 30.82 ft · Minor

June 5, 1995: 31.50 ft here, major flooding

  • ChickashaOK · Jun 7, 1995 · 26.30 ft · Major
  • AnadarkoOK · Jun 6, 1995 · 25.37 ft · Major
  • DicksonOK · Jun 11, 1995 · 30.92 ft · Moderate
  • ClintonOK · Jun 6, 1995 · 22.30 ft · Moderate

May 18, 1949: 31.21 ft here, major flooding

  • Pauls ValleyOK · May 22, 1949 · 33.42 ft · Major
  • ClintonOK · May 21, 1949 · 18.34 ft · Minor
  • CheyenneOK · May 20, 1949 · 13.72 ft · Minor

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
AlexOK28.033.78 ft, Oct 21, 19834
AnadarkoOK19.026.02 ft, Aug 20, 20078
LindsayOK18.025.60 ft, May 25, 20151
Carnegie this gaugeOK25.031.70 ft, Oct 20, 198311
CheyenneOK13.520.24 ft, Apr 29, 19543
ChickashaOK19.029.90 ft, May 10, 19935
ClintonOK18.033.90 ft, Apr 3, 193413
DicksonOK27.048.70 ft, Jun 19, 201541
Pauls ValleyOK29.034.88 ft, May 11, 195010

Other gauges in Caddo County

Flood gauges in Caddo County
Bridgeport14.021.03 ft, Aug 19, 20078
Anadarko19.026.02 ft, Aug 20, 20078

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CAGO2, 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.