Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River at Wayside, TX
River level and flood forecast · Armstrong County
Normal5.3 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 4.7 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 2 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9.5 ft |
| Record crest (August 28, 1968) | 13 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21.5 ftInstruments are inudated by flood waters.
- 20 ftHighway 207 flooded. Highway bridge subject to flooding.
- 18.5 ftHighway 207 subject to flooding, just south of the highway bridge. Cattle in flood plain are threatened.
- 15 ftCattle in flood plain will be threatened. Water will begin to touch underside of bridge
- 13.5 ftDirt road along south side of river is flooded. Cattle in the flood plain are threatened.
- 10 ftRanch and farm land within the flood plain begins to flood. Cattle in the flood plain are threatened
Highest crests on record
- 13 ft — August 28, 1968
- 12.9 ft — August 15, 2013
- 12.89 ft — June 12, 2005
- 12.49 ft — June 11, 1984
- 12.49 ft — May 27, 1978
Recent crests: 9.89 ft (April 26, 2025) · 10.62 ft (June 8, 2023) · 10.5 ft (May 31, 2023) · 10.24 ft (May 24, 2023) · 11.25 ft (July 30, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WAYT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.