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Washita River near Cheyenne

Critical Stages
12' - Action
13.5' - Flood
15' - Moderate
17' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 4:00 PM CST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 6.33 ft

Flow: 0.0065 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
5:00 PM 12/15 6.33 0.0065
4:30 PM 12/15 6.33 0.0065
4:00 PM 12/15 6.33 0.0065
3:30 PM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
3:00 PM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
2:30 PM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
2:00 PM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
1:30 PM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
1:00 PM 12/15 6.33 0.0065
12:30 PM 12/15 6.33 0.0065
12:00 PM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
11:30 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
11:00 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
10:30 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
10:00 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
9:30 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
9:00 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
8:30 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
8:00 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
7:30 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
7:00 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
6:30 AM 12/15 6.33 0.0065
6:00 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
5:30 AM 12/15 6.33 0.0065
5:00 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
4:30 AM 12/15 6.33 0.0065
4:00 AM 12/15 6.33 0.0065
3:30 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
3:00 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
2:30 AM 12/15 6.32 0.0063
Hydrograph for Washita River near Cheyenne
23' - Flooding of agricultural lands occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. Cheyenne is not threatened... but the U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll is impassable. The railroad along the river valley is overtopped near Strong City when the river stage rises above 20 feet. This flood will surpass the worst in history... which occurred on April 3 1934 ... and exceed all stages recorded since the completion of the upstream flood control project.
22' - Flooding of agricultural lands occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. Cheyenne is not threatened... but the U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll is impassable. The railroad along the river valley is overtopped near Strong City when the river stage rises above 20 feet. This flood will surpass the worst in history... which occurred on April 3 1934... and exceed all stages recorded since the completion of the upstream flood control project.
21' - Flooding of agricultural lands occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. Cheyenne is not threatened... but the U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll is impassable. The railroad along the river valley may be overtopped near Strong City when the river stage rises above 20 feet. This flood will approach the worst in history... which occurred on April 3 1934... and exceed all stages since the completion of the upstream flood control project.
20' - Flooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. The U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll may be be impassable due to overflows. The railroad line along the river valley may be overtopped in the vicinity of Strong City. This flood may surpass the highest seen near Cheyenne since the completion of the upstream flood control project on the upper Washita River.
19' - Flooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. The U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll may be be impassable due to overflows. This flood will be the highest seen near Cheyenne since the completion of the upstream flood control project on the upper Washita River.
18' - Flooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. The U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll may be be impassable due to overflows. This flood will be the highest seen near Cheyenne since the completion of the upstream flood control project on the upper Washita River.
17' - Flooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. The U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll may be impassable due to overflows. This flood will approach the highest seen near Cheyenne since the completion of the upstream flood control project on the upper Washita River.
16' - Flooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. The U.S. Highway 283 crossing between Cheyenne and Roll may be overtopped when the river stage rises above 15 feet.
15' - Flooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake. U.S. Highway 283 between Cheyenne and Roll may be overtopped.
14' - Flooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
13.5' - Flooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
13' - Flooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the Washita River may occur in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
12.5' - Flooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the Washita River may occur in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
12' - Expect near bankfull conditions along the Washita River in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
11' - Expect near bankfull conditions along the Washita River in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
DateStage (ft)
Apr 29, 1954 20.24
Apr 3, 1934 19.2
May 23, 1941 18.5
Apr 22, 1990 16.6
Jun 4, 1949 15.6
May 18, 1938 15.2
Oct 23, 1941 15.11
Jun 9, 1941 15
May 6, 1949 14.8
Apr 17, 2015 14.55
May 16, 1977 14.34
Jun 7, 1951 14.29
Aug 15, 1948 14.21
Jul 1, 1946 14.16
May 18, 1951 14.16
Sep 8, 2007 14.15
Jul 5, 1950 14.1
Aug 30, 2003 14.04
Aug 15, 1945 13.99
Jun 9, 2008 13.93

Data provided by the National Weather Service.