Kingfisher Creek at Kingfisher

1. 30.00 ftFlooding affects more than 60 city blocks in Kingfisher... and is 6 or more feet deeper than in May 1982 when 185 homes and businesses were affected. This flood will surpass the worst remembered in the history of Kingfisher... in September 1965... when 80 families were evacuated. State Highway 33 west and U.S. Highway 81 north of Kingfisher are closed. Rural areas suffer depths of 10 feet or more... hours before and after the crest at gage site just north of Kingfisher.
2. 29.00 ftNear catastropic flooding averaging 9 feet in depth affects more than 50 city blocks in Kingfisher... about 5 feet deeper than in May 1982. State Highway 33 west and U.S. Highway 81 north of Kingfisher are closed hours before the crest time. This flood will be like the highest flood recorded in recent history... in September 1965... when 80 families were evacuated. Rural areas from west of Kingfisher to the Cimarron River may suffer depths up to 10 feet... beginning hours before the crest time.
3. 28.00 ftVery swift water averaging 8 feet in depth closes State Highway 33 west and U.S. Highway 81 north of Kingfisher. More than 50 city blocks are flooded... more area than the FEMA flood insurance zone A. Depths in town average 4 feet more than in the flood of May 1982... which reached 150 homes... 35 businesses and 5 public buildings. Rural areas may suffer depths up to 9 feet... beginning west of Kingfisher hours before... then spreading downstream to the Cimarron River.
4. 27.00 ftVery swift water averaging 7 feet in depth closes State Highway 33 west and U.S. Highway 81 north of Kingfisher. More than 50 city blocks are covered... comparable in area to the FEMA flood insurance zone A. depths in town will average 3 feet more than in the flood of May 1982. that flood reached 150 homes... 35 businesses... and 5 public buildings. Rural areas may suffer depths up to 8 feet... beginning west of Kingfisher hours before... then spreading downstream to the Cimarron River.
5. 26.00 ftSwift water averaging 6 feet in depth closes State Highway 33 west and U.S. Highway 81 north of Kingfisher. About 50 city blocks are affected... comparable in area to the FEMA flood insurance zone A. Depths average 2 feet more than in May 1982... .when the flood inundated 150 homes... 35 businesses... and 5 public buildings. Rural areas may suffer depths up to 7 feet... beginning west of Kingfisher hours before... then spreading downstream to the Cimarron River.
6. 25.00 ftSwift water averaging 5 feet in depth closes State Highway 33 west and U.S. Highway 81 north of Kingfisher. About 50 city blocks are affected... comparable in area to the FEMA flood insurance zone A. The lesser flood of May 1982 affected 150 homes... 35 businesses... and 5 public buildings. Rural areas may suffer depths up to 6 feet... beginning west of Kingfisher hours before... then spreading downstream to the Cimarron River.
7. 24.00 ftSwift water averaging 4 feet in depth closes Highway 33 west and U.S. Highway 81 north of Kingfisher. A comparable flood in May 1982... affected 150 homes... 35 businesses... and 5 public buildings. Open ditches without guardrails along some residential streets create very hazardous driving conditions on these areas. Farmlands and rural roads west of Kingfisher may suffer depths up to 5 feet... with major flooding beginning there hours before the crest reaches Kingfisher.
8. 23.00 ftWater depths averaging about 3 feet... close Highway 33 west of the city and affect residential and business areas of northwest Kingfisher. Open ditches without guardrails along some residential streets create very hazardous driving conditions in these areas. U.S. Highway 81 north along the main creek west of Kingfisher may see depths of 4 or more feet... with overflows beginning there hours before flooding reaches Kingfisher.
9. 22.00 ftExpect depths averaging about 2 feet... across Highway 33 west and in residential and business areas of northwest Kingfisher. Open ditches without guardrails along some residential streets create very hazardous driving conditions in these areas. U.S. Highway 81 north along the main creek west of Kingfisher may see depths of 3 or more feet... with overflows beginning there hours before the crest reaches Kingfisher.
10. 21.00 ftExpect depths averaging about a foot... across Highway 33 west and in residential and business areas of northwest Kingfisher. Open ditches without guardrails along some residential streets create very hazardous driving conditions in these areas. Farmlands and rural roads along the main creek west of Kingfisher may see depths of 2 or more feet... with overflows beginning in this area hours before the crest reaches the U.S. Highway 81 crossing just north of Kingfisher.
11. 20.00 ftExpect overflows to low-lying rural areas located along Kingfisher creek... west of Kingfisher. Mostly farmlands and rural roads are affected. Fields may be isolated for several hours by swollen feeder creeks and high water in scour channels. Depths in the western part of Kingfisher will average less than a foot. However... open ditches without guardrails along some residential streets could create hazardous driving conditions in these areas.
12. 19.00 ftExpect shallow flood depths up to a foot in depth west of the city of Kingfisher. Some agricultural fields and low-lying local roads near the creek are covered by brief... shallow flooding.
13. 18.00 ftExpect near-bankfull creek levels west of the city of Kingfisher. Some agricultural fields and low-lying roads west of Kingfisher may be briefly flooded.

Chance of flooding, September to November

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

Most recent crests

• May 24, 2015: 23.00 ft
• April 10, 2008: 19.00 ft
• August 20, 2007: 25.20 ft
• June 30, 2007: 20.80 ft
• March 5, 2004: 23.50 ft
• June 25, 2000: 18.00 ft
• April 11, 1997: 20.80 ft
• June 9, 1995: 23.60 ft
• November 20, 1994: 20.10 ft
• May 9, 1993: 23.80 ft

• Uncle John Creek at Kingfisher
• Cimarron River at Dover
• North Canadian River at Calumet
• North Canadian River at El Reno
• Turkey Creek (OK) at Bison
• Skeleton Creek at Lovell
• North Canadian River at Yukon
• Cottonwood Creek (OK) at Seward

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.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.