Washita River near Dickson, OK
River level and flood forecast · Carter County
Normal7.4 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 19.6 ft below flood stage (27 ft).
Forecast to fall to 6.5 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 340 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:13 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 31 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 29 ft |
| Flood stage | 27 ft |
| Action stage | 24 ft |
| Record crest (June 19, 2015) | 48.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 50 ftDangerous flood depths of 25 feet or more inundate areas along the Washita River... from Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma. Over 10 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Flood levels are over 1 foot higher than the flood crest of June 19...2015.
- 49 ftDangerous flood depths of 24 feet or more inundate areas along the Washita River... from Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma. Over 10 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Flood levels are slightly higher than the flood crest of June 19...2015.
- 48 ftDangerous flood depths of 23 feet or more inundate areas along the Washita River... from Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma. Over 10 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Flood levels are nearly 3 feet higher than the flood crest of May 30...1987.
- 47 ftDangerous flood depths of 22 feet or more inundate areas along the Washita River... from Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma. Over 10 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Flood levels are nearly 2 feet higher than the flood crest of May 30...1987.
- 46 ftDangerous flood depths of 21 feet or more inundate areas along the Washita River... from Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma. Over 10 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Flood levels are nearly 1 foot higher than the flood crest of May 30...1987.
- 45 ftDangerous flood depths up to 20 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma. Nearly 10 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Flood levels nearly match those of the flood crest of May 30...1987.
- 44 ftDangerous flood depths up to 19 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma. Over 9 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Flood levels nearly match those of the flood crest of May...1990.
- 43 ftDangerous flood depths up to 18 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma. About 9 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered.
- 42 ftDangerous flood depths up to 17 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the shores of Lake Texoma. Nearly 9 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered.
- 41 ftFlood depths up to 16 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Over 8 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered.
- 40 ftFlood depths up to 15 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Over 8 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered.
- 39 ftFlood depths up to 14 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Over 8 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 38 ftFlood depths up to 13 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Over 8 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 37 ftFlood depths up to 12 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. About 8 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 36 ftFlood depths up to 11 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Nearly 8 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 35 ftFlood depths up to 10 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Over 7 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 34 ftFlood depths up to 9 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. About 7 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 33 ftFlood depths up to 8 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Nearly 7 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 32 ftFlood depths up to 7 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Over 6 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 31 ftFlood depths up to 6 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Nearly 6 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 30 ftFlood depths up to 5 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. About 5 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 29 ftFlood depths up to 4 feet inundate areas along the Washita River... from near Davis in Murray County... to near Dickson in Carter County... to the headwaters of Lake Texoma in Johnston County. Over 4 thousand acres of agricultural lands are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 28 ftFlood depths up to 3 feet inundate areas along the Washita River in Murray... Carter... and Johnston counties. Nearly 4 thousand acres of bottomlands between Rock Creek near Dougherty and Lake Texoma are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washiuta River.
- 27 ftFlood depths up to 2 feet extend along the Washita River valley in Murray... Carter... and Johnston counties. Over 3 thousand acres of bottomlands between Rock Creek near Dougherty and Lake Texoma are covered. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
- 26 ftFlood depths of about a foot extend along the Washita River in Murray... Carter... and Johnston counties. Over 2 thousand acres of bottomlands between Rock Creek near Dougherty and Lake Texoma are covered... with flood depths up to 6 feet in low places. Any flooding on tributary creeks is increased by backwater from the Washita River.
Highest crests on record
- 48.7 ft — June 19, 2015
- 45.24 ft — May 30, 1987
- 44.37 ft — October 31, 1941
- 44.35 ft — May 11, 1943
- 44.26 ft — May 3, 1990
Recent crests: 26.55 ft (May 7, 2025) · 33.96 ft (May 2, 2025) · 24.15 ft (April 27, 2025) · 26.09 ft (April 28, 2024) · 19.45 ft (July 12, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamWashita River near Pauls Valley, OK
- DownstreamWashita River near Tishomingo, OK
- Mill Creek (OK) near Mill Creek, OK
- Honey Creek (OK) below Turner Falls near Davis, OK
- Pennington Creek near Reagan, OK
- Pennington Creek near Mill Creek, OK
- Rock Creek (OK) at Sulphur, OK
- Pennington Creek 5 miles NNE of Mill Creek, OK
- Little West Blue Creek near Connerville, OK
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DURO2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.