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Washita River near Cheyenne

Highest listed crest 20.24 ftFlood stage 13.5 ft59 crests since 1934

The Washita River near Cheyenne crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 59 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1934 to 2025. The highest, 20.24 ft on April 29, 1954, was major flooding, 6.74 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Washita River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.24 ft
April 29, 1954; 69,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.5 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
3
61st of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
April 17, 2015
14.55 ft, minor flooding
Location
Roger Mills 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 Cheyenne
Action stage12.032May 23, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.518Apr 17, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.05Apr 22, 1990Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.03Apr 29, 1954Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

59 crests from 1934 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Washita River near Cheyenne, 1934 to 2025 10121416182022ft Flood stage 13.5 ftMajor 17.0 ft Apr 3, 1934: 19.20 ft, major flooding; 52,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1938: 15.20 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1941: 12.00 ft, action stage; 2,840 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1941: 12.00 ft, action stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1941: 18.50 ft, major flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1941: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1941: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1941: 15.11 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1942: 12.50 ft, action stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1942: 12.90 ft, action stage; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1942: 12.00 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1944: 12.58 ft, action stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1945: 12.51 ft, action stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1945: 13.99 ft, minor flooding; 9,900 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1946: 12.00 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1946: 14.16 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1946: 13.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,100 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1948: 12.58 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1948: 14.21 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1949: 13.25 ft, action stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1949: 12.86 ft, action stage; 4,380 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1949: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1949: 13.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1949: 12.25 ft, action stage; 2,160 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1949: 15.60 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1950: 13.71 ft, minor flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1950: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 8,450 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1950: 12.87 ft, action stage; 4,120 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1950: 12.05 ft, action stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1951: 14.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1951: 12.72 ft, action stage; 2,900 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1951: 14.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1951: 12.37 ft, action stage; 2,230 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1953: 13.25 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1954: 20.24 ft, major flooding; 69,800 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1954: 12.57 ft, action stage; 5,630 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1955: 12.72 ft, action stage; 5,830 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1959: 12.41 ft, action stage; 6,420 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1959: 12.21 ft, action stage; 6,040 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1960: 13.45 ft, action stage; 7,310 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1968: 12.15 ft, action stage; 4,470 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1971: 12.63 ft, action stage; 4,710 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1977: 14.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,660 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1977: 13.49 ft, action stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1982: 12.50 ft, action stage; 1,420 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1990: 16.60 ft, moderate flooding; 7,250 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1996: 12.92 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1997: 12.63 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 2002: 13.75 ft, minor flooding; 1,320 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2003: 12.58 ft, action stage; 719 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2003: 14.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2005: 12.08 ft, action stage; 561 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2007: 13.81 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2007: 14.15 ft, minor flooding; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2008: 13.93 ft, minor flooding; 1,300 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2010: 12.84 ft, action stage; 826 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2015: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2015: 12.86 ft, action stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2025: 11.08 ft, below flood stage; 368 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.24 ft, Apr 29, 1954 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Washita River near Cheyenne 1930s: 2 1940s: 11 11 1950s: 5 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 5 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 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 59 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Washita River near Cheyenne
1Apr 29, 195420.24+6.74Major69,800
2Apr 3, 193419.20+5.70Major52,000
3May 23, 194118.50+5.00Major40,000
4Apr 22, 199016.60+3.10Moderate7,250
5Jun 4, 194915.60+2.10Moderate11,900
6May 18, 193815.20+1.70Moderate14,600
7Oct 23, 194115.11+1.61Moderate14,000
8Jun 9, 194115.00+1.50Moderate13,300
9May 6, 194914.80+1.30Minor8,900
10Apr 17, 201514.55+1.05Minor2,600
11May 16, 197714.34+0.84Minor4,660
12Jun 7, 195114.29+0.79Minor4,700
13Aug 15, 194814.21+0.71Minor8,900
14Jul 1, 194614.16+0.66Minor8,900
15May 18, 195114.16+0.66Minor5,040
16Sep 8, 200714.15+0.65Minor1,420
17Jul 5, 195014.10+0.60Minor8,450
18Aug 30, 200314.04+0.54Minor1,590
19Aug 15, 194513.99+0.49Minor9,900
20Jun 9, 200813.93+0.43Minor1,300
21Jun 22, 194113.90+0.40Minor7,550
22May 7, 200713.81+0.31Minor—
23Oct 8, 194613.80+0.30Minor7,100
24Oct 19, 200213.75+0.25Minor1,320
25May 20, 194913.72+0.22Minor3,780
26May 18, 195013.71+0.21Minor6,500
27May 31, 197713.49−0.01Action3,260
28Oct 11, 196013.45−0.05Action7,310
29Mar 30, 194913.25−0.25Action5,150
30Jun 6, 195313.25−0.25Action3,550
31Jun 15, 199612.92−0.58Action1,430
32Jun 8, 194212.90−0.60Action4,250
33Jul 12, 195012.87−0.63Action4,120
34Apr 27, 194912.86−0.64Action4,380
35May 23, 201512.86−0.64Action1,010
36May 25, 201012.84−0.66Action826
37Jun 2, 195112.72−0.78Action2,900
38Jun 17, 195512.72−0.78Action5,830
39Jun 10, 197112.63−0.87Action4,710
40Sep 22, 199712.63−0.87Action1,240
41Oct 1, 194412.58−0.92Action4,000
42Jun 28, 194812.58−0.92Action3,580
43Jun 14, 200312.58−0.92Action719
44May 30, 195412.57−0.93Action5,630
45Jun 11, 194512.51−0.99Action4,000
46Apr 23, 194212.50−1.00Action3,400
47May 16, 198212.50−1.00Action1,420
48May 26, 195912.41−1.09Action6,420
49Jun 15, 195112.37−1.13Action2,230
50May 28, 194912.25−1.25Action2,160

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.

April 29, 1954: 20.24 ft here, major flooding

  • ClintonOK · May 1, 1954 · 23.99 ft · Moderate

April 3, 1934: 19.20 ft here, major flooding

  • ClintonOK · Apr 3, 1934 · 33.90 ft · Major · its highest

May 23, 1941: 18.50 ft here, major flooding

  • ClintonOK · May 21, 1941 · 22.36 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
AlexOK28.033.78 ft, Oct 21, 19834
AnadarkoOK19.026.02 ft, Aug 20, 20078
LindsayOK18.025.60 ft, May 25, 20151
CarnegieOK25.031.70 ft, Oct 20, 198311
Cheyenne this gaugeOK13.520.24 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

Roger Mills County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Oklahoma

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHYO2, 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.