Wichita River near Iowa Park, TX

River level and flood forecast · Wichita County

Normal6.8 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

6.46.66.877.2TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 28.45 ft — May 22, 2015
  2. 26.1 ft — May 25, 2019
  3. 25.96 ft — May 2, 2025
  4. 24.44 ft — June 4, 2019
  5. 24.3 ft — September 30, 2017

Recent crests: 21.13 ft (May 8, 2025) · 25.96 ft (May 2, 2025) · 21.32 ft (April 29, 2024) · 10.74 ft (March 25, 2023) · 13.61 ft (August 23, 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 (IPWT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.