Beaver Creek (TX) near Electra, TX
River level and flood forecast · Wichita County
Normal8.5 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 15.5 ft below flood stage (24 ft).
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 24 ft |
| Action stage | 22 ft |
| Record crest (May 29, 1987) | 34.94 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 38 ftThe floodwaters will be 4 feet higher than the flood crest which occurred on June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels varying up to 14 feet in depth will cover farm and range lands... and possibly inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 37 ftThe floodwaters will be 3 feet higher than the flood crest which occurred on June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels varying up to 13 feet in depth will cover farm and range lands... and possibly inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 36 ftThe floodwaters will be 2 feet higher than the flood crest which occurred on June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels varying up to 12 feet in depth will cover farm and range lands... and possibly inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 35 ftThe floodwaters will be as high as the floods which occurred on May 29...1987... and August 3...1995...and 1 foot higher than the flood crest which occurred on June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels varying up to 11 feet in depth will cover farm and range lands... and possibly inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 34 ftThe floodwaters will be as high as the flood crest which occurred on June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels up to 10 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 33 ftThe floodwaters begin to approach levels which occurred during the flood crest of June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels up to 9 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 32 ftWidespread flood levels up to 8 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 31 ftWidespread flood levels up to 7 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 30 ftWidespread flood levels up to 6 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 29 ftWidespread flood levels up to 5 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 28 ftWidespread flood levels up to 4 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 27 ftWidespread flood levels up to 3 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 26 ftFlood levels up to 2 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 25 ftFlood levels up to about a foot in depth produce shallow... short duration agricultural flooding along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 24 ftShallow and short duration flooding of lowlands occurs along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 23 ftShallow and short duration flooding of lowlands along and near the creek may occur in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
- 22 ftShallow and short duration flooding of lowlands along and near the creek may occur in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
Highest crests on record
- 34.94 ft — May 29, 1987
- 34.87 ft — August 3, 1995
- 33.8 ft — October 21, 1983
- 33.74 ft — June 28, 2007
- 33.57 ft — March 17, 1961
Recent crests: 30.49 ft (May 1, 2025) · 22.37 ft (April 28, 2024) · 27.26 ft (May 24, 2020) · 23.78 ft (March 19, 2020) · 23.9 ft (June 2, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ELTT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.