Rivers in Oklahoma

Wildhorse Creek near Hoover

Garvin County, OklahomaNWS HVRO2USGS 07329700Norman office

Below flood stage
0.79ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 5:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
25.00 ft
Record crest
31.13 ft1990

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood29.00 ft
Moderate flood27.00 ft
Minor flood25.00 ft
Action20.00 ft
  1. 32.00 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 7 feet with dangerous currents. Flood levels are about one foot higher than the record crest of May 3...1990.
  2. 31.00 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 6 feet with dangerous currents. Flood levels nearly match those of the record crest of May 3...1990.
  3. 30.00 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 5 feet with dangerous currents.
  4. 29.00 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 4 feet with swift currents.
  5. 28.00 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 3 feet with swift currents.
  6. 27.00 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated by flood depths varying to 2 feet.
  7. 26.00 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated to flood depths up to a foot.
  8. 25.00 ftAgricultural lands... oilfields... and local roads along the creek in Carter and Murray counties may be inundated to shallow depths for a few hours.
  9. 24.00 ftNear bankfull levels occur along the creek in Carter and Murray counties.
  10. 23.00 ftThe creek remains within its banks in Carter and Murray counties.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 21, 2026.

Crest history

79 crests on NOAA’s list since 1970.

#DateStage
1May 3, 199031.13 ft
2June 18, 201530.84 ft
3May 29, 198730.54 ft
4May 20, 197729.70 ft
5April 26, 199029.63 ft
6June 12, 201629.13 ft
7April 22, 197329.10 ft
8October 8, 197029.00 ft
9November 24, 197328.95 ft
10May 30, 198028.84 ft
11April 20, 199028.76 ft
12April 30, 197428.75 ft
13December 31, 198428.69 ft
14May 6, 198228.51 ft
15June 10, 197527.99 ft
16May 9, 199327.41 ft
17March 30, 199327.20 ft
18April 28, 202126.97 ft
19June 5, 198526.90 ft
20May 23, 197526.81 ft
21October 31, 197426.40 ft
22June 12, 201626.12 ft
23October 18, 198526.10 ft
24May 28, 197826.00 ft
25March 30, 200725.97 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 28, 2021: 26.97 ft
  • March 19, 2020: 21.23 ft
  • June 19, 2019: 22.85 ft
  • May 1, 2019: 23.55 ft
  • June 12, 2016: 29.13 ft
  • June 12, 2016: 26.12 ft
  • April 18, 2016: 25.41 ft
  • June 18, 2015: 30.84 ft
  • May 27, 2007: 25.31 ft
  • March 30, 2007: 25.97 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Arkansas-Red Basin RFC. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.