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Wichita River at Wichita Falls

Highest listed crest 24.40 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft32 crests since 1938

The Wichita River at Wichita Falls crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 32 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2025. The highest, 24.40 ft on June 30, 2007, was major flooding, 6.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.40 ft
June 30, 2007; 10,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
4
157th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 3, 2025
18.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wichita County
Near Wichita Falls (0.5 mi), Burkburnett (11.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wichita River at Wichita Falls
Action stage16.08May 7, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.013May 3, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.07May 24, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.04Jun 30, 2007Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

32 crests from 1938 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wichita River at Wichita Falls, 1938 to 2025 161820222426ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Jun 10, 1938: 17.00 ft, action stage; 7,240 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1941: 22.71 ft, major flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1941: 24.00 ft, major flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1947: 16.39 ft, action stage; 6,100 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1950: 21.42 ft, moderate flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1951: 18.98 ft, minor flooding; 6,670 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1955: 18.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1955: 20.88 ft, moderate flooding; 9,510 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1957: 18.27 ft, minor flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1959: 16.57 ft, action stage; 5,820 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1961: 17.93 ft, action stage; 7,640 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1967: 16.55 ft, action stage; 5,340 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1971: 20.44 ft, moderate flooding; 8,950 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1972: 19.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,350 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1975: 18.83 ft, minor flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1979: 18.81 ft, minor flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1982: 16.85 ft, action stage; 4,120 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1983: 18.07 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1985: 18.02 ft, minor flooding; 5,770 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1986: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,920 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1987: 23.41 ft, major flooding; 9,730 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1990: 20.45 ft, moderate flooding; 7,140 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1991: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1995: 19.70 ft, minor floodingAug 6, 1995: 20.31 ft, moderate flooding; 6,730 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2007: 24.40 ft, major flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2008: 20.51 ft, moderate flooding; 6,940 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 21.31 ft, moderate flooding; 6,410 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 18.19 ft, minor flooding; 5,320 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2019: 16.83 ft, action stage; 4,630 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2025: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2025: 16.14 ft, action stage; 3,750 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.40 ft, Jun 30, 2007 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wichita River at Wichita Falls 1930s: 0 1940s: 2 1950s: 5 5 1960s: 0 1970s: 4 1980s: 4 1990s: 4 2000s: 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 20.60 ft on Sep 18, 1936.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Wichita River at Wichita Falls
1Jun 30, 200724.40+6.40Major10,100
2Oct 3, 194124.00+6.00Major17,800
3Jun 1, 198723.41+5.41Major9,730
4Jun 4, 194122.71+4.71Major15,500
5Aug 4, 195021.42+3.42Moderate9,000
6May 24, 201521.31+3.31Moderate6,410
7Oct 5, 195520.88+2.88Moderate9,510
8Aug 19, 200820.51+2.51Moderate6,940
9May 5, 199020.45+2.45Moderate7,140
10Aug 15, 197120.44+2.44Moderate8,950
11Aug 6, 199520.31+2.31Moderate6,730
12Sep 9, 198619.80+1.80Minor5,920
13Jun 11, 199519.70+1.70Minor—
14Nov 3, 197219.16+1.16Minor6,350
15May 20, 195118.98+0.98Minor6,670
16Jul 27, 197518.83+0.83Minor6,500
17Jun 6, 197918.81+0.81Minor6,490
18May 3, 195718.27+0.27Minor7,200
19Dec 29, 201818.19+0.19Minor5,320
20Sep 27, 195518.12+0.12Minor7,200
21May 3, 202518.10+0.10Minor4,720
22Oct 24, 198318.07+0.07Minor5,440
23Jun 6, 198518.02+0.02Minor5,770
24Dec 23, 199118.000.00Minor5,300
25Mar 19, 196117.93−0.07Action7,640
26Jun 10, 193817.00−1.00Action7,240
27May 13, 198216.85−1.15Action4,120
28May 27, 201916.83−1.17Action4,630
29Oct 4, 195916.57−1.43Action5,820
30Apr 13, 196716.55−1.45Action5,340
31May 21, 194716.39−1.61Action6,100
32May 7, 202516.14−1.86Action3,750

Other gauges in Wichita County

Flood gauges in Wichita County
Electra24.034.94 ft, May 29, 198718

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WICT2, 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.