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NOTE: 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. NOTE: Forecasts for the Washita River near Cheyenne are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 17 Moderate Flood Stage: 15 Flood Stage: 13.5 Action Stage: 12 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 20.24 ft on 04/29/1954 (2) 19.20 ft on 04/03/1934 (3) 18.50 ft on 05/23/1941 (4) 16.60 ft on 04/22/1990 (5) 15.60 ft on 06/04/1949 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 8.35 ft on 06/02/2022 (P) (2) 10.16 ft on 06/26/2021 (3) 12.86 ft on 05/23/2015 (4) 14.55 ft on 04/17/2015 (5) 12.84 ft on 05/25/2010 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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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.

About This Location

Latitude: 35.626437° N, Longitude: 99.668439° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 13.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 1900.98 1914.48 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Cheyenne U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Cheyenne

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