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Washita River near Dickson

Highest listed crest 48.70 ftFlood stage 27.0 ft109 crests since 1908

The Washita River near Dickson crested at major flood stage 41 times among the 109 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1908 to 2025. The highest, 48.70 ft on June 19, 2015, was major flooding, 21.70 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
48.70 ft
June 19, 2015; 126,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
27.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
41
2nd of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
May 2, 2025
33.96 ft, major flooding
Location
Carter County
Near Ardmore (9.3 mi)

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 Dickson
Action stage24.032May 7, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)27.021Mar 20, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.013Apr 29, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.041May 2, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

109 crests from 1908 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Washita River near Dickson, 1908 to 2025 1020304050ft Flood stage 27.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft May 24, 1908: 42.00 ft, major floodingApr 16, 1927: 38.00 ft, major floodingMay 12, 1929: 26.24 ft, action stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1929: 26.30 ft, action stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1930: 27.94 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1931: 28.20 ft, minor flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1932: 27.58 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1932: 26.53 ft, action stage; 15,100 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1932: 26.53 ft, action stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1933: 32.03 ft, major flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1933: 33.92 ft, major flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1935: 28.89 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1935: 37.22 ft, major flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1936: 31.97 ft, major flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1936: 27.02 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1938: 41.20 ft, major flooding; 68,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1938: 30.95 ft, moderate flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1938: 28.21 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1941: 31.56 ft, major flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1941: 38.27 ft, major flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1941: 44.37 ft, major flooding; 85,000 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1942: 38.25 ft, major flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1942: 35.41 ft, major flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1942: 34.68 ft, major flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1942: 30.38 ft, moderate flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1942: 26.23 ft, action stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1943: 26.18 ft, action stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1943: 44.35 ft, major flooding; 91,300 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1945: 38.51 ft, major flooding; 50,500 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1945: 34.38 ft, major flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1945: 31.63 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1945: 33.58 ft, major flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1945: 31.37 ft, major flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1945: 31.65 ft, major flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1945: 41.54 ft, major flooding; 64,800 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1946: 33.30 ft, major flooding; 29,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1946: 26.54 ft, action stage; 18,300 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1946: 29.74 ft, moderate flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1946: 34.12 ft, major flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1947: 31.22 ft, major flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1947: 26.85 ft, action stage; 21,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1947: 32.23 ft, major flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1947: 35.22 ft, major flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1947: 29.01 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1949: 26.18 ft, action stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1950: 42.57 ft, major flooding; 80,100 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1951: 27.08 ft, minor flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1953: 26.26 ft, action stage; 30,300 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1954: 26.28 ft, action stage; 31,500 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1957: 26.11 ft, action stage; 29,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1957: 42.30 ft, major flooding; 98,000 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1957: 27.32 ft, minor flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1967: 27.28 ft, minor flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1968: 28.36 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1970: 33.14 ft, major flooding; 43,600 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1973: 29.89 ft, moderate flooding; 35,700 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1973: 31.85 ft, major flooding; 42,300 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1974: 26.24 ft, action stage; 33,600 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1974: 28.23 ft, minor flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1977: 29.41 ft, moderate flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1978: 26.28 ft, action stage; 27,800 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1979: 28.31 ft, minor flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1980: 29.40 ft, moderate flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1981: 26.74 ft, action stage; 28,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1982: 31.53 ft, major flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1983: 27.04 ft, minor flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1985: 27.73 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1985: 28.93 ft, minor flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1987: 45.24 ft, major flooding; 105,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1988: 26.23 ft, action stage; 34,100 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1990: 28.90 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1990: 32.80 ft, major floodingApr 26, 1990: 39.10 ft, major floodingMay 3, 1990: 44.26 ft, major flooding; 118,000 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1991: 28.45 ft, minor flooding; 47,900 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1993: 31.64 ft, major floodingMay 8, 1995: 30.03 ft, moderate flooding; 52,100 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1995: 30.92 ft, moderate floodingFeb 21, 1997: 25.86 ft, action stage; 30,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1998: 27.99 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1999: 24.58 ft, action stage; 27,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2001: 25.53 ft, action stage; 30,700 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2002: 24.82 ft, action stage; 28,700 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2007: 29.30 ft, moderate flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2007: 28.51 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 2008: 24.28 ft, action stage; 33,800 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2009: 24.97 ft, action stage; 35,800 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2009: 26.14 ft, action stage; 38,700 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2015: 32.68 ft, major flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2015: 24.45 ft, action stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2015: 35.85 ft, major flooding; 34,700 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2015: 48.70 ft, major flooding; 126,000 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2015: 25.10 ft, action stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2015: 32.82 ft, major flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 26.96 ft, action stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2016: 30.41 ft, moderate flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2016: 29.96 ft, moderate flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2017: 28.52 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2018: 24.18 ft, action stage; 26,700 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 26.02 ft, action stage; 34,900 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 27.04 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2020: 24.43 ft, action stage; 30,300 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2021: 30.93 ft, moderate flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2022: 16.33 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2023: 19.45 ft, below flood stage; 20,300 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2024: 26.09 ft, action stage; 31,900 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2025: 24.15 ft, action stage; 27,900 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2025: 33.96 ft, major flooding; 54,414 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2025: 26.55 ft, action stage; 31,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 48.70 ft, Jun 19, 2015 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Washita River near Dickson 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 1 1930s: 12 1940s: 22 22 1950s: 4 1960s: 2 1970s: 6 1980s: 6 1990s: 9 2000s: 2 2010s: 7 2020s: 3 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 109 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Washita River near Dickson
1Jun 19, 201548.70+21.70Major126,000
2May 30, 198745.24+18.24Major105,000
3Oct 31, 194144.37+17.37Major85,000
4May 11, 194344.35+17.35Major91,300
5May 3, 199044.26+17.26Major118,000
6May 12, 195042.57+15.57Major80,100
7May 19, 195742.30+15.30Major98,000
8May 24, 190842.00+15.00Major—
9Oct 1, 194541.54+14.54Major64,800
10Feb 17, 193841.20+14.20Major68,000
11Apr 26, 199039.10+12.10Major—
12Mar 16, 194538.51+11.51Major50,500
13Oct 6, 194138.27+11.27Major38,800
14Apr 9, 194238.25+11.25Major44,900
15Apr 16, 192738.00+11.00Major—
16May 19, 193537.22+10.22Major36,400
17May 29, 201535.85+8.85Major34,700
18Apr 21, 194235.41+8.41Major32,500
19May 25, 194735.22+8.22Major35,800
20Apr 25, 194234.68+7.68Major30,200
21Mar 20, 194534.38+7.38Major32,500
22Dec 12, 194634.12+7.12Major31,800
23May 2, 202533.96+6.96Major54,414
24May 25, 193333.92+6.92Major27,600
25Jun 13, 194533.58+6.58Major29,300
26Jan 5, 194633.30+6.30Major29,800
27Oct 9, 197033.14+6.14Major43,600
28Jul 8, 201532.82+5.82Major24,200
29Apr 21, 199032.80+5.80Major—
30May 11, 201532.68+5.68Major23,900
31May 21, 194732.23+5.23Major29,300
32May 16, 193332.03+5.03Major23,300
33May 9, 193631.97+4.97Major24,500
34Nov 26, 197331.85+4.85Major42,300
35Jul 11, 194531.65+4.65Major25,900
36May 10, 199331.64+4.64Major—
37Apr 24, 194531.63+4.63Major25,000
38Jun 13, 194131.56+4.56Major21,000
39May 29, 198231.53+4.53Major41,800
40Jun 18, 194531.37+4.37Major23,400
41Apr 16, 194731.22+4.22Major27,400
42Mar 30, 193830.95+3.95Moderate21,600
43Apr 29, 202130.93+3.93Moderate49,500
44Jun 11, 199530.92+3.92Moderate—
45Apr 19, 201630.41+3.41Moderate19,700
46Jun 23, 194230.38+3.38Moderate18,800
47May 8, 199530.03+3.03Moderate52,100
48Jun 13, 201629.96+2.96Moderate41,800
49Apr 21, 197329.89+2.89Moderate35,700
50Jun 1, 194629.74+2.74Moderate22,800

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.

June 19, 2015: 48.70 ft here, major flooding

  • AnadarkoOK · Jun 18, 2015 · 20.46 ft · Minor

May 30, 1987: 45.24 ft here, major flooding

  • Pauls ValleyOK · May 29, 1987 · 33.72 ft · Major
  • AlexOK · May 28, 1987 · 32.38 ft · Major
  • CarnegieOK · May 29, 1987 · 29.23 ft · Major
  • AnadarkoOK · May 29, 1987 · 25.54 ft · Major
  • ClintonOK · May 27, 1987 · 23.34 ft · Moderate

October 31, 1941: 44.37 ft here, major flooding

  • Pauls ValleyOK · Oct 31, 1941 · 34.15 ft · Major
  • ClintonOK · Oct 25, 1941 · 22.13 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
CheyenneOK13.520.24 ft, Apr 29, 19543
ChickashaOK19.029.90 ft, May 10, 19935
ClintonOK18.033.90 ft, Apr 3, 193413
Dickson this gaugeOK27.048.70 ft, Jun 19, 201541
Pauls ValleyOK29.034.88 ft, May 11, 195010

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DURO2, 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.