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Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Wayside

Highest listed crest 13.00 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft27 crests since 1968

The Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Wayside crested above flood stage 26 times among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1968 to 2025. The highest, 13.00 ft on August 28, 1968, was minor flooding, 3.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.00 ft
August 28, 1968; 58,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
26 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 8, 2023
10.62 ft, minor flooding
Location
Armstrong 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 Wayside
Action stage9.51Apr 26, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.026Jun 8, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 1968 to 2025. 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 Wayside, 1968 to 2025 8101214161820ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Aug 28, 1968: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1978: 12.49 ft, minor flooding; 46,400 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1984: 12.49 ft, minor flooding; 46,400 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1989: 11.14 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1996: 12.12 ft, minor floodingSep 7, 1996: 11.25 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1997: 10.13 ft, minor floodingOct 31, 1998: 10.06 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1999: 10.16 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2001: 10.07 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2005: 12.89 ft, minor flooding; 59,367 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2007: 10.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2007: 10.78 ft, minor flooding; 6,099 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2008: 10.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2008: 10.39 ft, minor flooding; 5,146 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2013: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 12,742 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2015: 10.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,807 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2015: 11.61 ft, minor flooding; 10,011 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2015: 12.41 ft, minor flooding; 12,307 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2016: 10.01 ft, minor flooding; 5,914 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2019: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 8,548 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2019: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 10,329 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2022: 11.25 ft, minor flooding; 9,035 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2023: 10.24 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2023: 10.50 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2023: 10.62 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2025: 9.89 ft, action stage; 5,654 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.00 ft, Aug 28, 1968 197019801990200020102020

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 Wayside 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 1990s: 5 2000s: 6 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 4 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Wayside
1Aug 28, 196813.00+3.00Minor58,800
2Aug 15, 201312.90+2.90Minor12,742
3Jun 12, 200512.89+2.89Minor59,367
4May 27, 197812.49+2.49Minor46,400
5Jun 11, 198412.49+2.49Minor46,400
6Jul 9, 201512.41+2.41Minor12,307
7Aug 26, 199612.12+2.12Minor—
8Sep 20, 201911.71+1.71Minor10,329
9May 28, 201511.61+1.61Minor10,011
10Sep 7, 199611.25+1.25Minor—
11Jul 30, 202211.25+1.25Minor9,035
12Jun 13, 198911.14+1.14Minor21,100
13Jun 2, 201911.07+1.07Minor8,548
14Sep 9, 200710.78+0.78Minor6,099
15May 9, 201510.78+0.78Minor7,807
16Jun 8, 202310.62+0.62Minor—
17May 31, 202310.50+0.50Minor—
18Aug 18, 200810.39+0.39Minor5,146
19Jun 20, 200810.37+0.37Minor5,100
20May 24, 202310.24+0.24Minor—
21Apr 22, 200710.17+0.17Minor4,640
22May 2, 199910.16+0.16Minor—
23Apr 10, 199710.13+0.13Minor—
24Sep 16, 200110.07+0.07Minor—
25Oct 31, 199810.06+0.06Minor—
26Aug 30, 201610.01+0.01Minor5,914
27Apr 26, 20259.89−0.11Action5,654

The worst floods along the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River that crested above flood stage within a week.

August 28, 1968: 13.00 ft here, minor flooding

August 15, 2013: 12.90 ft here, minor flooding

June 12, 2005: 12.89 ft here, minor flooding

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
Wayside this gaugeTX10.013.00 ft, Aug 28, 19680
Childress 10NTX10.016.90 ft, Jun 1, 19570

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WAYT2, 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.