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Washita River at Anadarko Observed crest: 10.54 ft at 4:30pm Feb 06 Observed: 7.49 ft at 1:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.47 ft at 2:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.52 ft at 2:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.49 ft at 3:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.51 ft at 3:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.52 ft at 4:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.57 ft at 4:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.57 ft at 5:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.58 ft at 5:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.61 ft at 6:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.6 ft at 6:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.63 ft at 7:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.62 ft at 7:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.64 ft at 8:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.64 ft at 8:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.66 ft at 9:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.67 ft at 9:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.71 ft at 10:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.73 ft at 10:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.73 ft at 11:00pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.75 ft at 11:30pm Feb 4 Observed: 7.78 ft at 12:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.79 ft at 12:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.81 ft at 1:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.82 ft at 1:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.85 ft at 2:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.86 ft at 2:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.85 ft at 3:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.92 ft at 3:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.91 ft at 4:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.93 ft at 4:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.96 ft at 5:00am Feb 5 Observed: 7.99 ft at 5:30am Feb 5 Observed: 7.99 ft at 6:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.04 ft at 6:30am Feb 5 Observed: 8.05 ft at 7:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.04 ft at 7:30am Feb 5 Observed: 8.07 ft at 8:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.11 ft at 8:30am Feb 5 Observed: 8.14 ft at 9:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.15 ft at 9:30am Feb 5 Observed: 8.19 ft at 10:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.21 ft at 10:30am Feb 5 Observed: 8.24 ft at 11:00am Feb 5 Observed: 8.31 ft at 11:30am Feb 5 Observed: 8.33 ft at 12:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.34 ft at 12:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.42 ft at 1:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.46 ft at 1:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.47 ft at 2:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.52 ft at 2:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.62 ft at 3:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.67 ft at 3:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.71 ft at 4:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.76 ft at 4:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.81 ft at 5:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.86 ft at 5:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.91 ft at 6:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 8.98 ft at 6:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.03 ft at 7:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.08 ft at 7:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.15 ft at 8:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.23 ft at 8:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.29 ft at 9:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.37 ft at 9:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.43 ft at 10:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.49 ft at 10:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.54 ft at 11:00pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.6 ft at 11:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 9.64 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 9.71 ft at 12:30am Feb 6 Observed: 9.76 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 9.79 ft at 1:30am Feb 6 Observed: 9.84 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 9.89 ft at 2:30am Feb 6 Observed: 9.92 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 9.97 ft at 3:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 10.06 ft at 4:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10.11 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 10.13 ft at 5:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10.19 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 10.22 ft at 6:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10.24 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 10.27 ft at 7:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10.31 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 10.32 ft at 8:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10.35 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 10.37 ft at 9:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10.4 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 10.39 ft at 10:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10.44 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 10.44 ft at 11:30am Feb 6 Observed: 10.44 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.44 ft at 12:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.49 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.5 ft at 1:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.49 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.49 ft at 2:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.5 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.53 ft at 3:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.53 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.54 ft at 4:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.54 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.54 ft at 5:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.53 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.54 ft at 6:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.51 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.52 ft at 7:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.49 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.5 ft at 8:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.51 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.5 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.49 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.48 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.45 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.44 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 10.44 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.43 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.4 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.41 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.39 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.38 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.37 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.35 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.35 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.31 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.31 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.29 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.28 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.25 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.25 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.23 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.21 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.19 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.17 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.16 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.16 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.16 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.11 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 10.11 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 10.09 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.06 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.04 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.05 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10.02 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 10 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 10 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.99 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.97 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.95 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.93 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.89 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.87 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.86 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.86 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.84 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.79 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.81 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.79 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.78 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.74 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.73 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.71 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.68 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 9.68 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.64 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.64 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.61 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.6 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.57 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.55 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.53 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.53 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.51 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.5 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.45 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.45 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.43 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.42 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.43 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.4 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.38 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.37 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.36 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.36 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.34 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.32 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 9.27 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 9.27 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.29 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.27 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.25 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.22 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.2 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.17 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.18 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.15 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.15 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.13 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.1 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.09 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.12 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.07 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.05 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.04 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.05 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.04 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 9.01 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 9 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.99 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.96 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.95 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 8.95 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.92 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.94 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.93 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.9 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.89 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.89 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.86 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.87 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.85 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.82 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.82 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.81 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.79 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.78 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.78 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.76 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.75 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.72 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.72 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.71 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.71 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.68 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 8.7 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 8.68 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 8.68 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Graph Created (12:48pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States ANDO2 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 1150.00 Latest observed value: 8.68 ft at 12:30 PM CST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 19.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Washita River at Anadarko 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:23
Moderate Flood Stage:21
Flood Stage:19
Action Stage:17

Historical Crests
(1) 26.80 ft on 05/25/1903
(2) 26.70 ft on 05/27/1949
(3) 26.02 ft on 08/20/2007
(4) 25.54 ft on 05/29/1987
(5) 25.37 ft on 06/06/1995
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Washita River at Anadarko location map

Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
28.0 Areas in and near the Anadarko City Park are flooded. Farm levees are overtopped... and property severely damaged. Rural roads in Caddo and western Grady counties are closed. Minor flooding could occur in the town of Verden.
27.0 Areas in and near the Anadarko City Park are flooded. Farm levees are overtopped... and property severely damaged. Rural roads in Caddo and western Grady counties are closed. Minor flooding could occur in the town of Verden.
26.0 Areas in and near the Anadarko City Park are flooded. Farm levees are overtopped... and property severely damaged. Rural roads in Caddo and western Grady counties are closed.
25.0 Areas near the Anadarko City Park are flooded. Floowater breach farm levees... destroy farm property... and block many rural roads in Caddo and western Grady counties.
24.0 Camp grounds in the Anadarko City Park and nearby low areas are flooded. Floodwaters damage farm property and block many rural roads along the Washita River in eastern Caddo and western Grady counties... and could breach farm levees.
23.0 Camp grounds in the Anadarko City Park and nearby low areas are flooded. Floodwaters damage farm property and block many rural roads along the Washita River in eastern Caddo and western Grady counties... and could breach farm levees.
22.0 Camp grounds in the Anadarko City Park and nearby low areas are flooded. Floodwaters damage farm property and block many rural roads along the Washita River in eastern Caddo and western Grady counties... and could breach farm levees.
21.0 Floodwaters damage farm property... block many rural roads... and breach farm levees along the Washita River in eastern Caddo and western Grady counties.
20.0 Minor flooding may damage farm property and block rural roads along the Washita River in eastern Caddo and western Grady counties. Low-lying fields may become isolated by flooding of tributary streams.
19.0 Minor flooding may damage farm property and block rural roads along the Washita River in eastern Caddo and western Grady counties. Low-lying fields may become isolated by flooding of tributary streams.
18.0 Expect near bankfull conditions along the Washita River in eastern Caddo and western Grady counties. Low-lying fields may become isolated by overflows from tributary streams.
17.0 Expect near bankfull conditions along the Washita River in eastern Caddo and western Grady counties. Low-lying fields may become isloated by overflows from tributary streams.
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(1) Upstream view from gage site during low flow conditions.
(2) Downstream view from gage site during low flow conditions.

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Latitude: 35.084000° N, Longitude: 98.243000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 19 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 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1150 ft 1169 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

Other Data Sources:
Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Anadarko
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Anadarko

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