Cottonwood Creek (OK) near Seward, OK

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 40 ftCreek levels surpass the record flood crest that occurred in June 9, 1995. Rural flood plain areas and local roads near the Broadway Street Bridge and Seward in southern Logan County could experience life-threatening currents and flood depths approaching 10 feet. Broadway Street is closed south of the bridge due to overlows from the creek.
• 39 ftRural flood plain areas and local roads near the Broadway Street Bridge and Seward in southern Logan County could experience life-threatening currents and flood depths approaching 9 feet. Broadway Street is closed south of the bridge due to overlows from the creek.
• 38 ftRural flood plain areas and local roads near the Broadway Street Bridge and Seward in southern Logan County could experience life-threatening currents and flood depths approaching 8 feet. Broadway Street is closed south of the bridge due to overlows from the creek.
• 37 ftRural flood plain areas and local roads near the Broadway Street Bridge and Seward in southern Logan County could experience life-threatening currents and flood depths approaching 7 feet. Broadway Street is closed south of the bridge due to overlows from the creek.
• 36 ftRural flood plain areas and local roads near the Broadway Street Bridge and Seward in southern Logan County could experience life-threatening currents and flood depths approaching 6 feet. Broadway Street is closed south of the bridge due to overlows from the creek.
• 35 ftRural flood plain areas and local roads near the Broadway Street Bridge and Seward in southern Logan County could experience life-threatening currents and flood depths approaching 5 feet. Broadway Street is closed south of the bridge due to overlows from the creek.
• 34 ftRural flood plain areas and local roads near the Broadway Street Bridge and Seward in southern Logan County could experience dangerous currents and flood depths approaching 4 feet. Broadway Street is closed south of the bridge due to overlows from the creek.
• 33 ftRural flood plain areas and local roads near the Broadway Street Bridge and Seward in southern Logan County could experience dangerous currents and flood depths approaching 3 feet. Broadway Street is closed south of the bridge due to overlows from the creek.
• 32 ftRural flood plain areas and local roads near the Broadway Street Bridge and Seward in southern Logan County could experience flood depths approaching 2 feet. Broadway Street is closed south of the bridge due to overlows from the creek.
• 31 ftFloodwaters overtop the banks of the creek near the Broadway Street Bridge in southern Logan County to depth of 1 foot. Floodwaters also begin to overtop the southern approach to the Broadway Street bridge at the gage site.
• 30 ftFloodwaters begin to overtop the banks of the creek near the Broadway Street Bridge in southern Logan County.
• 29 ftNear bankfull stages occur along the creek near the Broadway Street Bridge in southern Logan County.
• 28 ftThe creek remains within its banks near the Broadway Street Bridge in southern Logan County.

Highest crests on record

1. 39.47 ft — June 9, 1995
2. 37.74 ft — May 9, 1993
3. 37.26 ft — May 21, 2019
4. 35.769999999999996 ft — March 11, 1990
5. 35.65 ft — June 4, 1995

Recent crests: 29.45 ft (May 1, 2025) · 37.26 ft (May 21, 2019) · 30.16 ft (May 9, 2019) · 33.05 ft (April 30, 2017) · 34.3 ft (May 24, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

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• North Canadian River near Yukon, OK
• North Canadian River at Lake Overholser, OK
• North Canadian River at NW10th Street at Oklahoma City, OK
• Soldier Creek (OK) near SE 15th Street at Midwest City, OK