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Canadian River at Amarillo

Highest listed crest 25.00 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft14 crests since 1904

The Canadian River at Amarillo crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1904 to 2025. The highest, 25.00 ft on October 1, 1904, was major flooding, 18.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.00 ft
October 1, 1904
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
4
157th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
June 1, 2023
10.53 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Potter County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Canadian River at Amarillo
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.03May 19, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.06Jun 1, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.04Jul 25, 1941Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1904 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Canadian River at Amarillo, 1904 to 2025 510152025ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Oct 1, 1904: 25.00 ft, major floodingMay 14, 1914: 24.00 ft, major floodingOct 12, 1930: 12.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 1937: 15.20 ft, major floodingJul 25, 1941: 15.70 ft, major flooding; 135,000 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1949: 12.63 ft, moderate flooding; 97,000 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1965: 13.10 ft, moderate flooding; 70,200 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1981: 11.88 ft, moderate flooding; 56,500 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1993: 10.00 ft, moderate flooding; 6,750 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1996: 9.48 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1996: 7.69 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2023: 8.24 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2023: 10.53 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 2025: 5.34 ft, below flood stage; 1,710 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.00 ft, Oct 1, 1904 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Canadian River at Amarillo 1900s: 1 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 2 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 7.30 ft on Sep 20, 2013.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Canadian River at Amarillo
1Oct 1, 190425.00+18.00Major—
2May 14, 191424.00+17.00Major—
3Jul 25, 194115.70+8.70Major135,000
4May 30, 193715.20+8.20Major—
5Jun 26, 196513.10+6.10Moderate70,200
6May 16, 194912.63+5.63Moderate97,000
7Oct 12, 193012.00+5.00Moderate—
8Aug 17, 198111.88+4.88Moderate56,500
9Jun 1, 202310.53+3.53Moderate—
10Sep 30, 199310.00+3.00Moderate6,750
11Jun 24, 19969.48+2.48Minor35,000
12May 19, 20238.24+1.24Minor—
13Aug 10, 19967.69+0.69Minor—
14May 6, 20255.34−1.66Below flood stage1,710

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AMAT2, 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.