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

-10010203040TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 20 ftFlood 25 ftModerate 27 ftMajor 29 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Major flood stage29 ft
Moderate flood stage27 ft
Flood stage25 ft
Action stage20 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

  1. 31.13 ft — May 3, 1990
  2. 30.84 ft — June 18, 2015
  3. 30.54 ft — May 29, 1987
  4. 29.7 ft — May 20, 1977
  5. 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

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.