East Cache Creek near Walters, OK
River level and flood forecast · Cotton County
Normal4.2 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 16.8 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Forecast to hold near 4.2 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 6 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 26 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (October 21, 1983) | 30.66 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 31 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs in southern Comanche County and Cotton County and is accompanied by flood depths up to 10 feet with very dangerous currents.
- 30 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs in southern Comanche County and Cotton County and is accompanied by flood depths up to 9 feet with very dangerous currents.
- 29 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs in southern Comanche County and Cotton County and is accompanied by flood depths up to 8 feet with very dangerous currents.
- 28 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs in southern Comanche County and Cotton County and is accompanied by flood depths up to 7 feet with very dangerous currents.
- 27 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs in southern Comanche County and Cotton County and is accompanied by flood depths up to 6 feet with very dangerous currents.
- 26 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs in southern Comanche County and Cotton County and is accompanied by flood depths up to 5 feet with dangerous currents.
- 25 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs in southern Comanche County and Cotton County and is accompanied by flood depths up to 4 feet with swift currents.
- 24 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs in southern Comanche County and Cotton County and is accompanied by flood depths up to 3 feet with swift currents.
- 23 ftFlood depths up to 2 feet occur over croplands... pastures... and low-lying local roads along and near the creek in southern Comanche County and Cotton County.
- 22 ftFlood depths to 1 foot occur over croplands... pastures... and low-lying local roads along and near the creek in southern Comanche County and Cotton County.
- 21 ftShallow flooding occurs over croplands... pastures... and low-lying local roads along and near the creek in southern Comanche County and Cotton County.
- 20 ftSome flooding of bottomlands may occur along and near the creek in southern Comanche County and Cotton County.
- 19 ftSome inundation of bottomlands may occur along and near the creek in southern Comanche County and Cotton County.
- 18 ftSome inundation of bottomlands may occur along and near the creek in southern Comanche County and Cotton County.
- 17 ftSome inundation of bottomlands may occur along and near the creek in southern Comanche County and Cotton County.
- 16 ftSome inundation of bottomlands may occur along and near the creek in southern Comanche County and Cotton County.
- 15 ftSome inundation of bottomlands may occur along and near the creek in southern Comanche County and Cotton County.
Highest crests on record
- 30.66 ft — October 21, 1983
- 29.77 ft — May 25, 2015
- 29.7 ft — January 1, 1906
- 29.51 ft — April 30, 2025
- 29.5 ft — June 6, 1995
Recent crests: 16.75 ft (July 1, 2025) · 17.68 ft (June 16, 2025) · 25.88 ft (May 7, 2025) · 29.51 ft (April 30, 2025) · 28.73 ft (April 27, 2025)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WLTO2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.