Wildhorse Creek near Hoover, OK
River level and flood forecast · Garvin County
Normal1.0 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 24.0 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
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
| Major flood stage | 29 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 27 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (May 3, 1990) | 31.13 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 32 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 7 feet with dangerous currents. Flood levels are about one foot higher than the record crest of May 3...1990.
- 31 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 6 feet with dangerous currents. Flood levels nearly match those of the record crest of May 3...1990.
- 30 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 5 feet with dangerous currents.
- 29 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 4 feet with swift currents.
- 28 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 3 feet with swift currents.
- 27 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 2 feet.
- 26 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated to flood depths up to a foot.
- 25 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated to shallow depths for a few hours.
- 24 ftNear bankfull levels occur along the creek in Carter and Murray counties.
- 23 ftThe creek remains within its banks in Carter and Murray counties.
Highest crests on record
- 31.13 ft — May 3, 1990
- 30.84 ft — June 18, 2015
- 30.54 ft — May 29, 1987
- 29.7 ft — May 20, 1977
- 29.63 ft — April 26, 1990
Recent crests: 26.97 ft (April 28, 2021) · 21.23 ft (March 19, 2020) · 22.85 ft (June 19, 2019) · 23.55 ft (May 1, 2019) · 29.13 ft (June 12, 2016)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamWildhorse Creek at Lake Humphreys, OK
- Honey Creek (OK) below Turner Falls near Davis, OK
- Washita River near Pauls Valley, OK
- Rock Creek (OK) at Sulphur, OK
- Mill Creek (OK) near Mill Creek, OK
- Black Bear Creek (SC OK) at Lake Fuqua, OK
- Pennington Creek 5 miles NNE of Mill Creek, OK
- Washita River near Dickson, OK
- Pennington Creek near Mill Creek, OK
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HVRO2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.