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OKLAHOMA · NOWATA COUNTY

Delaware

274 people, 720 ft above sea level in Nowata County.

720 ftElevation, city center
274People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 53°
Sunny now Dew point 26° · E 9 mph · high 56°
City of Delaware River Interstate 2 miles
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The Delaware plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Delaware

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Bartlesville Municipal Airport (KBVO) · 3:53 PM
Sunny
53° Sunny Feels like 53° · high of 56° near 4 PM
WindE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity35%rising to 79% by morning
Pressure30.19 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 26° · Dry39° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Wednesday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 50.02 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Nowata County
NWS Tulsa and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:59 AM5:14 PM ↓
10 h 14 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
34
GOODAir quality index · ozone
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 39° More humid: 37° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 61° / 35°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 34°
0% rain — ESE 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 29°
0% rain — ESE 5 C
MON Nov. 16 Sunny Sunny
60° 31°
0% rain — SSE 3 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 37°
0% rain — SSE 7 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 47°
30% rain — S 12 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 51°
20% rain — SSE 6 B
FRI Nov. 20 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 52°
40% rain up to 0.4″ S 12 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Delaware about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over the Ozarks a day ago, about 610 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Delaware stands on

Delaware’s center stands about 720 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 660 ft to 760 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Blue Mound, about 1,000 ft, 10 miles west-northwest.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Lenapah Formation (limestone, shale), from the Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old.

The section below crosses 8 rock units mapped at the surface.

Delaware, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
600 ft700 ft800 ft900 ft DELAWARE720 ftVerdigris Riverabout 630 ftCalifornia Creekabout 680 ftHigh point of the line940 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 63×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Coffeyville and Checkerboard Formations or Checkerboard Limestone

Shale, sandstone, limestone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Oolagah Formation

Limestone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Seminole Formation

Shale, sandstone, conglomerate. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Lenapah Formation

Limestone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Nowata Formation

Shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Chanute Formation

Sandstone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 2 smaller units along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Delaware’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Delaware reaches the Gulf of America by way of California Creek, the Verdigris, the Arkansas and the Mississippi: about 1,120 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Delaware≈ 1,120 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF DELAWARE ≈ 1,120 mi to the Gulf of America California Creek → Verdigris → Arkansas → Mississippi

Lakes on the way: Oologah Lake, Murray Lake and Ozark Lake.

600 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Delaware; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Delaware on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Bartlesville OK · 17 MI 17 miles west Owasso OK · 36 MI 36 miles south Tulsa OK · 47 MI 47 miles south Wichita KS · 113 MI 113 miles northwest Springfield MO · 133 MI 133 miles east Oklahoma City OK · 138 MI 138 miles southwest
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OKLAHOMA · NOWATA

Delaware

274 people, 720 ft above sea level in Nowata County.

720 ftElevation
274People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 53°
SunnyDew point 26°
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Today in Delaware

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 56° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 46° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 43° 1%
1a mostly cloudy night 41° 2%
4a mostly cloudy night 40° 3%
7a mostly cloudy day 39° 4%
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Delaware stands on

Delaware’s center stands about 720 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 660 ft to 760 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Blue Mound, about 1,000 ft, 10 miles west-northwest.

Delaware, south to north Delaware720 ftVerdigris Riverabout 630 ftCalifornia Creekabout 680 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 120×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center720 ft
Within 3 miles660 to 760 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (100 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBlue Mound, 1,000 ft, 10 mi west-northwest
Rock at the surfaceLenapah Formation
Its ageCarboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,120 mito the Gulf of AmericaCalifornia Creek → Verdigris → Arkansas → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Delaware reaches the Gulf of America by way of California Creek, the Verdigris, the Arkansas and the Mississippi: about 1,120 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Oologah Lake, Murray Lake and Ozark Lake.

600 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.