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Owl Creek at Arapahoe Ranch

Highest listed crest 5.26 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft21 crests since 1999

The Owl Creek at Arapahoe Ranch crested above flood stage 1 time among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2019. The highest, 5.26 ft on May 25, 2014, was minor flooding, 0.26 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.26 ft
May 25, 2014; 567 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 25, 2014
5.26 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hot Springs County
Wyoming

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Owl Creek at Arapahoe Ranch
Action stage4.02May 29, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.01May 25, 2014Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1999 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Owl Creek at Arapahoe Ranch, 1999 to 2019 123456ft Flood stage 5.0 ft Jun 19, 1999: 3.05 ft, below flood stage; 484 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2000: 1.42 ft, below flood stage; 101 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2001: 2.62 ft, below flood stage; 396 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2002: 2.43 ft, below flood stage; 384 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2003: 2.82 ft, below flood stage; 198 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2004: 3.67 ft, below flood stage; 486 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2005: 3.66 ft, below flood stage; 378 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2006: 1.90 ft, below flood stage; 46 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2007: 2.62 ft, below flood stage; 167 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2008: 3.12 ft, below flood stage; 127 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2009: 2.90 ft, below flood stage; 259 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2010: 3.58 ft, below flood stage; 501 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2011: 3.19 ft, below flood stage; 344 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2012: 2.07 ft, below flood stage; 72 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2013: 2.60 ft, below flood stage; 153 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2014: 5.26 ft, minor flooding; 567 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2015: 3.46 ft, below flood stage; 397 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2016: 3.23 ft, below flood stage; 260 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2017: 4.31 ft, action stage; 650 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2018: 3.64 ft, below flood stage; 345 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 4.13 ft, action stage; 520 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.26 ft, May 25, 2014 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Owl Creek at Arapahoe Ranch 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 1990s2000s2010s
  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, Owl Creek at Arapahoe Ranch
1May 25, 20145.26+0.26Minor567
2Jun 9, 20174.31−0.69Action650
3May 29, 20194.13−0.87Action520
4Jul 4, 20043.67−1.33Below flood stage486
5May 11, 20053.66−1.34Below flood stage378
6May 28, 20183.64−1.36Below flood stage345
7May 29, 20103.58−1.42Below flood stage501
8May 25, 20153.46−1.54Below flood stage397
9May 9, 20163.23−1.77Below flood stage260
10Jun 10, 20113.19−1.81Below flood stage344
11May 23, 20083.12−1.88Below flood stage127
12Jun 19, 19993.05−1.95Below flood stage484
13Jul 5, 20092.90−2.10Below flood stage259
14May 27, 20032.82−2.18Below flood stage198
15Jul 11, 20012.62−2.38Below flood stage396
16Jul 27, 20072.62−2.38Below flood stage167
17Sep 16, 20132.60−2.40Below flood stage153
18Jul 21, 20022.43−2.57Below flood stage384
19Jun 3, 20122.07−2.93Below flood stage72
20May 19, 20061.90−3.10Below flood stage46
21May 30, 20001.42−3.58Below flood stage101

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OCAW4, 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.