Rivers in Texas

Beaver Creek (TX) near Electra

Wichita County, TexasNWS ELTT2USGS 07312200Norman office

Below flood stage
8.48ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 2:00 PM CDT

Flood stage
24.00 ft
Record crest
34.94 ft1987

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood28.00 ft
Moderate flood26.00 ft
Minor flood24.00 ft
Action22.00 ft
  1. 38.00 ftThe floodwaters will be 4 feet higher than the flood crest which occurred on June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels varying up to 14 feet in depth will cover farm and range lands... and possibly inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  2. 37.00 ftThe floodwaters will be 3 feet higher than the flood crest which occurred on June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels varying up to 13 feet in depth will cover farm and range lands... and possibly inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  3. 36.00 ftThe floodwaters will be 2 feet higher than the flood crest which occurred on June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels varying up to 12 feet in depth will cover farm and range lands... and possibly inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  4. 35.00 ftThe floodwaters will be as high as the floods which occurred on May 29...1987... and August 3...1995...and 1 foot higher than the flood crest which occurred on June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels varying up to 11 feet in depth will cover farm and range lands... and possibly inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  5. 34.00 ftThe floodwaters will be as high as the flood crest which occurred on June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels up to 10 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  6. 33.00 ftThe floodwaters begin to approach levels which occurred during the flood crest of June 28...2007. Widespread flood levels up to 9 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  7. 32.00 ftWidespread flood levels up to 8 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  8. 31.00 ftWidespread flood levels up to 7 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  9. 30.00 ftWidespread flood levels up to 6 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  10. 29.00 ftWidespread flood levels up to 5 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  11. 28.00 ftWidespread flood levels up to 4 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  12. 27.00 ftWidespread flood levels up to 3 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  13. 26.00 ftFlood levels up to 2 feet in depth cover farm and range lands... and may inundate some oil and gas facilities... along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  14. 25.00 ftFlood levels up to about a foot in depth produce shallow... short duration agricultural flooding along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  15. 24.00 ftShallow and short duration flooding of lowlands occurs along and near the creek in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  16. 23.00 ftShallow and short duration flooding of lowlands along and near the creek may occur in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.
  17. 22.00 ftShallow and short duration flooding of lowlands along and near the creek may occur in southern Wilbarger County and southwestern Wichita County.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding11%
Moderate flooding9%
Major flooding6%

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

Crest history

96 crests on NOAA’s list since 1961.

#DateStage
1May 29, 198734.94 ft
2August 3, 199534.87 ft
3October 21, 198333.80 ft
4June 28, 200733.74 ft
5March 17, 196133.57 ft
6September 6, 198633.24 ft
7May 23, 197531.31 ft
8May 23, 201930.81 ft
9May 1, 202530.49 ft
10May 21, 201530.11 ft
11October 7, 201829.82 ft
12June 9, 199229.64 ft
13September 28, 201729.61 ft
14February 16, 199329.60 ft
15January 1, 198529.32 ft
16May 22, 201529.27 ft
17April 20, 199028.96 ft
18October 24, 198328.86 ft
19November 1, 197228.80 ft
20February 23, 198528.75 ft
21October 2, 198627.79 ft
22October 5, 198627.79 ft
23March 2, 199327.76 ft
24May 20, 201727.68 ft
25June 6, 199527.60 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 1, 2025: 30.49 ft
  • April 28, 2024: 22.37 ft
  • May 24, 2020: 27.26 ft
  • March 19, 2020: 23.78 ft
  • June 2, 2019: 23.90 ft
  • May 23, 2019: 30.81 ft
  • May 19, 2019: 22.77 ft
  • April 15, 2019: 26.67 ft
  • October 14, 2018: 25.69 ft
  • October 11, 2018: 23.97 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.