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Wichita River at Wichita Falls, TX

River level and flood forecast · Wichita County

Normal2.1 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM

The river is 15.9 ft below flood stage (18 ft).

Forecast to rise to 2.4 ft Fri 7 AM, below the 18 ft flood stage.

Flow: 43 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-50510152025TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 16 ftFlood 18 ftModerate 20 ftMajor 22 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage22 ft
Moderate flood stage20 ft
Flood stage18 ft
Action stage16 ft
Record crest (June 30, 2007)24.4 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 28 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive flooding occurs in Harrell and Lucy Parks. Flooding occurs in homes north of Third Street and in Tanglewood Hollow... and in Scotland Park. Flood depths of 6 to 8 feet occur in an area north of Sixth Street and east of Scott Avenue. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls experience widespread flood depths up to 10 feet. Floodwaters reach levels about 3.5 feet higher than the June 30...2007 flood crest.
  • 27 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive flooding occurs in Harrell and Lucy Parks. Flooding occurs in homes north of Third Street and in Tanglewood Hollow... and in Scotland Park. Flood depths of 5 to 7 feet occur in an area north of Sixth Street and east of Scott Avenue. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls experience widespread flood depths up to 9 feet. Floodwaters reach levels about 2.5 feet higher than the June 30...2007 flood crest.
  • 26 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive flooding occurs in Harrell and Lucy Parks. Flooding occurs in homes north of Third Street and in Tanglewood Hollow... and in Scotland Park. Flood depths of 4 to 6 feet occur in an area north of Sixth Street and east of Scott Avenue. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls experience widespread flood depths up to 8 feet. Floodwaters reach levels about 1.5 feet higher than the June 30...2007 flood crest.
  • 25 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive flooding occurs in Harrell and Lucy Parks. Flooding occurs in homes north of Third Street and in Tanglewood Hollow... and in Scotland Park. Flood depths of 3 to 5 feet occur in an area north of Sixth Street and east of Scott Avenue. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls experience widespread flood depths up to 7 feet. Floodwaters reach levels about a half foot higher than the June 30...2007 flood crest.
  • 24.5 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive flooding occurs in Harrell and Lucy Parks. Flooding occurs in homes north of Third Street and in Tanglewood Hollow... and in Scotland Park. Flood depths of 2.5 to 4.5 feet occur in an area north of Sixth Street and east of Scott Avenue. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls experience widespread flood depths over 6 feet. Floodwaters begin to exceed the levels reached by the June 30...2007 flood crest.
  • 24 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive flooding occurs in Harrell and Lucy Parks. Flooding occurs in homes north of Third Street and in Tanglewood Hollow... and in Scotland Park. Flood depths of 2 to 4 feet occur in an area north of Sixth Street and east of Scott Avenue. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls experience widespread flood depths up to 6 feet. Floodwaters begin to approach the levels reached by the June 30...2007 flood crest.
  • 23 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive flooding occurs in Harrell and Lucy Parks. Flooding occurs in homes north of Third Street and in Tanglewood Hollow... and in Scotland Park. Flood depths of 1 to 3 feet occur in an area north of Sixth Street and east of Scott Avenue. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls experience widespread flood depths up to 5 feet.
  • 22 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive flooding occurs in Harrell and Lucy Parks. Flooding occurs in homes north of Third Street and in Tanglewood Hollow... and in Scotland Park. Flood depths up to 2 feet occur in an area north of Sixth Street and east of Scott Avenue. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls experience widespread flood depths up to 4 feet.
  • 21 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive flooding occurs in Harrell and Lucy Parks. Shallow flooding occurs in homes north of Third Street and in Tanglewood Hollow... and in Scotland Park. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls experience widespread flood depths up to 3 feet.
  • 20 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive flooding occurs in Harrell and Lucy Parks... and on some low-lying streets. Shallow residential flooding also occurs in these areas and in Scotland Park. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls experience widespread flood depths up to two feet.
  • 19 ftIn Wichita Falls... extensive street flooding and shallow residential flooding occurs. Agricultural areas upstream and downstream from Wichita Falls along the Wichita River experience shallow... short duration flood depths up to a foot.
  • 18 ftIn Wichita Falls... nuisance flooding occurs on some local streets. Agricultural areas upstream from town experience brief overflows.
  • 17 ftNear bankfull levels occur along the river in Wichita and Clay counties.

Highest crests on record

  1. 24.4 ft — June 30, 2007
  2. 24 ft — October 3, 1941
  3. 23.41 ft — June 1, 1987
  4. 22.71 ft — June 4, 1941
  5. 21.42 ft — August 4, 1950

Recent crests: 16.14 ft (May 7, 2025) · 18.07 ft (May 4, 2025) · 18.1 ft (May 3, 2025) · 16.83 ft (May 27, 2019) · 18.19 ft (December 29, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Wichita CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 07312500

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WICT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.