River Observations - Cottonwood Creek, Guthrie, OK

Cottonwood Creek - Gauge GUCO2

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Guthrie, OK
Lat: 35.88N, Lon: 97.43W Weather Forecast for Guthrie, OK

Critical Stages
20' -Action	23' -Flood	25' -Moderate Flood	27' -Major Flood

Latest Observation
Updated: 8:00:00 PM CDT SUN JUN 2 2013

Stage:

16.6 ft

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

	Date CDT	Stage ft
Observation history unavailable for thie location.

Flood Impacts
32.0	NOBLE AVENUE IS CLOSED HOURS BEFORE THE CREST ARRIVES... AND ANY CROSSING OF COTTONWOOD CREEK MUST THEN BE BY BOAT... FROM EAST TO WEST WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED. PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH GUTHRIE WEST OF THE CREEK CAN EVACUATE ONLY BY ROUTES TO THE WEST. LARGE AREAS SUFFER DEPTHS OF 12 FEET OR MORE. WATER LEVELS WILL APPROACH THE HIGHEST IN HISTORY OF GUTHRIE WHEN ON APRIL 28 1897... 200 SETTLERS WERE DROWNED ALONG COTTONWOOD CREEK.
31.0	NOBLE AVENUE IS CLOSED HOURS BEFORE THE CREST ARRIVES... AND ANY CROSSING OF COTTONWOOD CREEK MUST THEN BE BY BOAT... FROM EAST TO WEST WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED. PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH GUTHRIE WEST OF THE CREEK CAN EVACUATE ONLY BY ROUTES TO THE WEST. LARGE AREAS WILL SUFFER LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS AND FLOOD DEPTHS NEAR 11 FEET. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE COULD SEE SIMILAR DEPTHS.
30.0	NOBLE AVENUE IS CLOSED HOURS BEFORE THE CREST ARRIVES... AND ANY CROSSING OF COTTONWOOD CREEK MUST THEN BE BY BOAT... FROM EAST TO WEST WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED. PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH GUTHRIE WEST OF THE CREEK CAN EVACUATE ONLY BY ROUTES TO THE WEST. AREAS WEST OF THE RAILROADS COULD SUFFER LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS AND FLOOD DEPTHS NEAR 10 FEET. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE COULD SEE SIMILAR DEPTHS.
29.0	NOBLE AVENUE IS CLOSED HOURS BEFORE THE CREST ARRIVES... AND ANY CROSSING OF COTTONWOOD CREEK MUST THEN BE BY BOAT... FROM EAST TO WEST WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED. PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH GUTHRIE WEST OF THE CREEK CAN EVACUATE ONLY BY ROUTES TO THE WEST. AREAS IN TOWN WEST OF THE RAILROADS COULD SUFFER LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS AND FLOOD DEPTHS NEAR 9 FEET. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE COULD SEE SIMILAR DEPTHS.
28.0	NOBLE AVENUE IS CLOSED HOURS BEFORE THE CREST ARRIVES... AND ANY CROSSING OF COTTONWOOD CREEK MUST THEN BE BY BOAT... FROM EAST TO WEST WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED. PEOPLE LIVING IN SOUTH GUTHRIE WEST OF THE CREEK CAN EVACUATE ONLY BY ROUTES TO THE WEST. MANY AREAS IN TOWN WEST OF THE RAILROADS COULD SUFFER LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS AND FLOOD DEPTHS NEAR 8 FEET. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE COULD SEE SIMILAR DEPTHS.
27.0	NOBLE AVENUE IS CLOSED HOURS BEFORE THE CREST ARRIVES... AND ANY CROSSING OF COTTONWOOD CREEK FROM EAST TO WEST MUST THEN BE BY BOAT. PERSONS IN SOUTH GUTHRIE WEST OF THE CREEK CAN EVACUATE ONLY BY ROUTES TO THE WEST. MANY AREAS IN TOWN WEST OF THE RAILROADS COULD SUFFER LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS AND DEPTHS NEAR 7 FEET. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE COULD SEE SIMILAR DEPTHS.
26.0	NOBLE AVENUE IS CLOSED TO AUTO AND TRUCK ACCESS FROM EAST TO WEST... WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED. RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS AREAS IN TOWN COULD SUFFER LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS AND FLOOD DEPTHS APPROACHING 6 FEET. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE COULD SEE SIMILAR DEPTHS.
25.0	NOBLE AVENUE IS CLOSED TO AUTO AND SMALL TRUCK ACCESS FROM EAST TO WEST... WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED. RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS AREAS IN TOWN COULD SUFFER LIFE-THREATENING CURRENTS AND FLOOD DEPTHS APPROACHING 5 FEET. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE COULD SEE SIMILAR DEPTHS.
24.0	NOBLE AVENUE IS CLOSED TO AUTOMOBILE ACCESS FROM EAST TO WEST... WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED. RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS AREAS IN TOWN COULD SEE FLOOD DEPTHS APPROACHING 4 FEET. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE COULD EXPERIENCE SIMILAR DEPTHS.
23.0	NOBLE AVENUE COULD BE CLOSED TO AUTOMOBILE ACCESS FROM EAST TO WEST... WHERE THE HOSPITAL IS LOCATED. BOTTOMLAND RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IN TOWN MAY BE FLOODED AS DEEP AS 3 FEET. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE COULD EXPERIENCE SIMILAR DEPTHS.
22.0	BOTTOMLAND RESIDENCES MAY BE FLOODED AS DEEP AS 2 FEET. FLOWS OVER NOBLE AVENUE CAUSE NUISANCE FLOODING AROUND BUSINESSES LOCATED WEST OF THE BRIDGE. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE AND DOWNSTREAM TO THE CIMARRON RIVER COULD EXPERIENCE DEPTHS UP TO 2 FEET.
21.0	RESIDENCES IN SOUTHWEST GUTHRIE MAY BE FLOODED OR ISOLATED BY WATER IN STREETS. RURAL FLOOD PLAIN AREAS NEAR GUTHRIE AND DOWNSTREAM TO THE CIMARRON RIVER COULD BE COVERED BY DEPTHS UP TO A FOOT OR MORE.
20.0	SOME RESIDENCES IN SOUTHWEST GUTHRIE MAY ISOLATED BY WATER IN LOW-LYING STREETS. COTTONWOOD CREEK REACHES BANKFULL LEVELS OR HIGHER IN A FEW PLACES ALONG THE RURAL FLOOD PLAIN DOWNSTREAM TO THE CIMARRON RIVER.
19.0	THE CREEK REMAINS WITH ITS BANKS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CIMARRON RIVER.
18.0	THE CREEK REMAINS WITH ITS BANKS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CIMARRON RIVER.
17.0	THE CREEK REMAINS WITH ITS BANKS DOWNSTREAM TO THE CIMARRON RIVER.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Historical Crests	Low Water Records
1) 30.00 ft on 10/20/1983 2) 29.60 ft on 05/09/1993 3) 29.26 ft on 10/02/1959 4) 28.58 ft on 05/15/1949 5) 28.09 ft on 09/21/1965 6) 27.90 ft on 05/28/1987 6) 27.90 ft on 06/09/1995 8) 27.20 ft on 09/13/1989 9) 27.00 ft on 05/06/1955 10) 26.70 ft on 06/10/1962	Historical low water information is not available.

Location		Stage	Condition
Black Bear Creek
	Pawnee - Gauge PAWO2	4.04 ft	Normal

Canadian River
	Union City - Gauge UNIO2	-9999.00 ft	Old Data

Cimarron River
	Dover - Gauge DOVO2	9.82 ft	Normal
	Guthrie - Gauge GTRO2	6.98 ft	Normal
	Okeene - Gauge ONEO2	-9999.00 ft	Old Data
	Perkins - Gauge PRKO2	14.30 ft	Normal

Cottonwood Creek
	Seward - Gauge SWDO2	24.00 ft	Near Flood Stage

Kingfisher Creek
	Kingfisher - Gauge KNGO2	15.80 ft	Normal

North Canadian River
	El Reno - Gauge ELNO2	4.75 ft	Normal
	Harrah - Gauge HRHO2	7.10 ft	Normal
	Oklahoma City - Gauge OKBO2	7.94 ft	Normal
	Shawnee - Gauge SWNO2	16.00 ft	Near Flood Stage
	Yukon - Gauge YUKO2	3.81 ft	Normal

Uncle John Creek
	Kingfisher - Gauge KNRO2	19.00 ft	Near Flood Stage