Washita River near Cheyenne

1. 23.00 ftFlooding 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.
2. 22.00 ftFlooding 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.
3. 21.00 ftFlooding 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.
4. 20.00 ftFlooding 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.
5. 19.00 ftFlooding 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.
6. 18.00 ftFlooding 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.
7. 17.00 ftFlooding 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.
8. 16.00 ftFlooding 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.
9. 15.00 ftFlooding 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.
10. 14.00 ftFlooding of agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
11. 13.50 ftFlooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the Washita River occurs in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
12. 13.00 ftFlooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the Washita River may occur in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
13. 12.50 ftFlooding of low-lying agricultural lands along the Washita River may occur in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
14. 12.00 ftExpect near bankfull conditions along the Washita River in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.
15. 11.00 ftExpect near bankfull conditions along the Washita River in Roger Mills and western Custer counties above the headwaters of Foss Lake.

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

• June 7, 2025: 11.08 ft
• May 23, 2015: 12.86 ft
• April 17, 2015: 14.55 ft
• May 25, 2010: 12.84 ft
• June 9, 2008: 13.93 ft
• September 8, 2007: 14.15 ft
• May 7, 2007: 13.81 ft
• June 12, 2005: 12.08 ft
• August 30, 2003: 14.04 ft
• June 14, 2003: 12.58 ft

• DownstreamWashita River at Hammon
• Sweetwater Creek at Sweetwater
• North Fork of the Red River at Sayre
• Sweetwater Creek at Kelton
• Washita River at Foss Reservoir
• Washita River at Foss
• North Fork of the Red River at Carter
• Washita River at Clinton

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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.