Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Childress 10N

Highest listed crest 16.90 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft61 crests since 1957

The Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Childress 10N crested above flood stage 31 times among the 61 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1957 to 2024. The highest, 16.90 ft on June 1, 1957, was moderate flooding, 6.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.90 ft
June 1, 1957
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
31 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 4, 2023
10.02 ft, minor flooding
Location
Childress County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Childress 10N
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.030Jun 4, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01Jun 1, 1957Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

61 crests from 1957 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Childress 10N, 1957 to 2024 8101214161820ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Jun 1, 1957: 16.90 ft, moderate floodingJun 26, 1965: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1966: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1967: 9.78 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1968: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1969: 9.30 ft, below flood stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1970: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1971: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1972: 9.33 ft, below flood stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1973: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1974: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1975: 8.98 ft, below flood stage; 6,030 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1976: 9.04 ft, below flood stage; 7,510 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1977: 13.94 ft, minor flooding; 85,700 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1978: 13.47 ft, minor flooding; 86,400 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1979: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 8,360 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1980: 8.74 ft, below flood stage; 3,830 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1981: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1982: 9.90 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1983: 8.60 ft, below flood stage; 1,780 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1984: 10.17 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1985: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1986: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1986: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 48,500 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1988: 9.79 ft, below flood stage; 6,620 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1989: 10.70 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1990: 10.74 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1991: 10.37 ft, minor flooding; 7,980 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1992: 10.90 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1992: 9.50 ft, below flood stage; 7,280 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1994: 9.82 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1995: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 43,100 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1996: 10.41 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1997: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1998: 9.63 ft, below flood stage; 7,410 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1998: 11.06 ft, minor flooding; 27,700 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2000: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2001: 10.88 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2002: 9.62 ft, below flood stage; 5,910 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2003: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2004: 10.11 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2005: 10.69 ft, minor flooding; 34,900 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2006: 9.46 ft, below flood stage; 2,890 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2007: 9.06 ft, below flood stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2008: 8.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,540 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2009: 8.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2010: 9.15 ft, below flood stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2010: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2012: 9.75 ft, below flood stage; 4,370 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2013: 10.06 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2014: 9.48 ft, below flood stage; 4,100 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2015: 11.39 ft, minor flooding; 92,300 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2016: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 15,000 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2017: 9.79 ft, below flood stage; 4,550 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2017: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2019: 10.99 ft, minor flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2019: 9.99 ft, below flood stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2021: 11.33 ft, minor flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2022: 9.38 ft, below flood stage; 905 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2023: 10.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,740 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2024: 8.71 ft, below flood stage; 470 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.90 ft, Jun 1, 1957 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Childress 10N 1950s: 1 1960s: 3 1970s: 4 1980s: 5 1990s: 7 7 2000s: 5 2010s: 4 2020s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 61 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Childress 10N
1Jun 1, 195716.90+6.90Moderate—
2May 21, 197713.94+3.94Minor85,700
3Jan 1, 197813.47+3.47Minor86,400
4Oct 3, 198612.10+2.10Minor48,500
5Jun 26, 196512.00+2.00Minor58,800
6Jun 4, 199511.60+1.60Minor43,100
7Oct 5, 201711.42+1.42Minor32,100
8Jul 9, 201511.39+1.39Minor92,300
9Jul 2, 202111.33+1.33Minor35,500
10Aug 31, 198611.20+1.20Minor22,800
11Aug 29, 196811.10+1.10Minor38,500
12Oct 31, 199811.06+1.06Minor27,700
13Jun 20, 201910.99+0.99Minor21,300
14Mar 29, 199210.90+0.90Minor13,600
15May 4, 200110.88+0.88Minor24,800
16May 30, 199010.74+0.74Minor24,600
17Jun 13, 198910.70+0.70Minor24,800
18Jun 12, 200510.69+0.69Minor34,900
19Aug 27, 199610.41+0.41Minor15,000
20Jun 5, 198510.40+0.40Minor17,400
21Jun 21, 200310.40+0.40Minor12,500
22Jul 15, 199110.37+0.37Minor7,980
23May 25, 197410.30+0.30Minor30,200
24Jun 2, 197310.20+0.20Minor28,000
25Jun 11, 198410.17+0.17Minor14,100
26Jun 18, 200410.11+0.11Minor10,600
27Jun 2, 200010.10+0.10Minor14,800
28Aug 24, 196610.07+0.07Minor24,400
29Aug 15, 201310.06+0.06Minor11,100
30Jun 4, 202310.02+0.02Minor3,740
31Apr 26, 199710.000.00Minor11,800
32Oct 4, 20199.99−0.01Below flood stage3,510
33Sep 4, 19819.90−0.10Below flood stage11,800
34Jul 30, 19829.90−0.10Below flood stage12,200
35May 26, 19949.82−0.18Below flood stage11,300
36Sep 16, 19889.79−0.21Below flood stage6,620
37Aug 14, 20179.79−0.21Below flood stage4,550
38Jul 19, 19679.78−0.22Below flood stage11,100
39Jun 13, 20129.75−0.25Below flood stage4,370
40Apr 18, 19709.70−0.30Below flood stage18,000
41May 23, 20169.70−0.30Below flood stage15,000
42Mar 16, 19989.63−0.37Below flood stage7,410
43Feb 25, 20029.62−0.38Below flood stage5,910
44Nov 21, 19929.50−0.50Below flood stage7,280
45Jul 17, 20149.48−0.52Below flood stage4,100
46Sep 3, 20069.46−0.54Below flood stage2,890
47Aug 13, 19719.40−0.60Below flood stage14,600
48Mar 22, 19799.40−0.60Below flood stage8,360
49Jun 1, 20229.38−0.62Below flood stage905
50Jul 3, 19729.33−0.67Below flood stage13,000

Gauges on the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River
WaysideTX10.013.00 ft, Aug 28, 19680
Childress 10N this gaugeTX10.016.90 ft, Jun 1, 19570

Childress County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Texas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHLT2, 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.