Washita River near Cheyenne, 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.

• 23 ftFlooding of agricultural lands occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. Cheyenne is not threatened... but the U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll is impassable. The railroad along the river valley is overtopped near Strong City when the river stage rises above 20 feet. This flood will surpass the worst in history... which occurred on April 3 1934 ... and exceed all stages recorded since the completion of the upstream flood control project.
• 22 ftFlooding of agricultural lands occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. Cheyenne is not threatened... but the U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll is impassable. The railroad along the river valley is overtopped near Strong City when the river stage rises above 20 feet. This flood will surpass the worst in history... which occurred on April 3 1934... and exceed all stages recorded since the completion of the upstream flood control project.
• 21 ftFlooding of agricultural lands occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. Cheyenne is not threatened... but the U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll is impassable. The railroad along the river valley may be overtopped near Strong City when the river stage rises above 20 feet. This flood will approach the worst in history... which occurred on April 3 1934... and exceed all stages since the completion of the upstream flood control project.
• 20 ftFlooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. The U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll may be be impassable due to overflows. The railroad line along the river valley may be overtopped in the vicinity of Strong City. This flood may surpass the highest seen near Cheyenne since the completion of the upstream flood control project on the upper Washita River.
• 19 ftFlooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. The U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll may be be impassable due to overflows. This flood will be the highest seen near Cheyenne since the completion of the upstream flood control project on the upper Washita River.
• 18 ftFlooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. The U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll may be be impassable due to overflows. This flood will be the highest seen near Cheyenne since the completion of the upstream flood control project on the upper Washita River.
• 17 ftFlooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. The U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll may be impassable due to overflows. This flood will approach the highest seen near Cheyenne since the completion of the upstream flood control project on the upper Washita River.
• 16 ftFlooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. The U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll may be overtopped when the river stage rises above 15 feet.
• 15 ftFlooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. U.S. Highway 283 between Cheyenne and Roll may be overtopped.
• 14 ftFlooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
• 13.5 ftFlooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
• 13 ftFlooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the Washita River may occur in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
• 12.5 ftFlooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the Washita River may occur in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
• 12 ftExpect near bankfull conditions along the Washita River in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
• 11 ftExpect near bankfull conditions along the Washita River in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.

Highest crests on record

1. 20.24 ft — April 29, 1954
2. 19.2 ft — April 3, 1934
3. 18.5 ft — May 23, 1941
4. 16.6 ft — April 22, 1990
5. 15.6 ft — June 4, 1949

Recent crests: 11.08 ft (June 7, 2025) · 12.86 ft (May 23, 2015) · 14.55 ft (April 17, 2015) · 12.84 ft (May 25, 2010) · 13.93 ft (June 9, 2008)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamWashita River near Hammon, OK
• Sweetwater Creek near Sweetwater, OK
• North Fork of the Red River near Sayre, OK
• Sweetwater Creek at Kelton, TX
• Washita River at Foss Reservoir, OK
• Washita River near Foss, OK
• North Fork of the Red River near Carter, OK
• Washita River near Clinton, OK