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Holliday Creek at Wichita Falls

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

82

Mostly favorable

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:15:00 GMT.

River observation: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT.

Page checked: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:19:25 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Holliday Creek at Wichita Falls
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Wichita Falls Skyline.jpg by Justin Cozart from Dallas, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

4 mph

gusting to 12 mph

Air temp

48°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

0.62 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 96

  • Mon

    87

  • Tue

    95

  • Wed

    96

    Best

  • Thu

    90

  • Fri

    64

  • Sat

    58

  • Sun

    83

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
8a412
9a612
10a715
11a918
12p1017
1p1116
2p1115
3p1115
4p1115
5p913
6p813
7p611

Is this flow normal for October 19?

Today's 0.62 cfs is 37% below the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 1 cfs, across 16 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 4 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Cold — 48°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-18

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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