Kiamichi River near Antlers

1. 40.00 ftdisasterous flooding occurs along the Kiamichi River. Water floods the parking lot of a grocery store near Moyers. Backwater flooding may cause Ethel Road near Beaver Creek to be closed. Numerous structures become flooded along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Buildings on campgrounds are flooded by several feet. This will approach the record flood event which occurred on May, 4 1990 when the Kiamichi River crested at 40.44 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
2. 37.00 ftnumerous structures become flooded along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Buildings on campgrounds are flooded by several feet. This will be similar to the flooding that occurred on December 28, 2015 when the river reached 37.39 feet. This will exceed the flooding which occurred on April 8, 2002 when the river crested at 36.13 feet. The City of Antlers may see backwater flooding that could close Ethel Road near Beaver Creek. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
3. 35.00 ftwidespread flooding occurs along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Buildings on campgrounds become flooded. This will exceed the flooding which occurred on July 3, 2007 when the river crested at 34.51 feet. The City of Antlers is not threatened directly by the Kiamichi flooding but backwater flooding occurs along Beaver Creek closing Ethel Road. This is a dangerous situation.
4. 33.00 ftseveral permanent structures on the campgrounds along the west bank of Kiamichi River near Moyers become flooded. The City of Antlers is not threatened directly by the Kiamichi flooding but backwater flooding may occur along Beaver Creek east of town.
5. 31.00 ftmoderate flooding occurs along campgrounds on the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Permanent buildings on the campgrounds become flooded.
6. 29.00 ftmoderate flooding occurs along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Some permanent buildings on the campgrounds become isolated.
7. 27.00 ftminor flooding occurs along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Campers should move to higher ground.
8. 25.00 ftminor flooding begins along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Campers along the river should move to higher ground.
9. 24.00 ftfaster flows along the river are expected but no flooding occurs. Interests near the river should continue to monitor later forecasts. Campers near the river should move to higher ground.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 21, 2026.

Most recent crests

• May 26, 2025: 28.29 ft
• April 6, 2025: 25.13 ft
• March 25, 2023: 25.35 ft
• May 26, 2021: 28.01 ft
• May 2, 2019: 31.30 ft
• December 27, 2018: 23.82 ft
• February 25, 2018: 25.01 ft
• February 22, 2018: 22.74 ft
• May 25, 2016: 31.44 ft
• April 30, 2016: 23.87 ft

• McGee Creek at McGee Creek Lake
• Muddy Boggy Creek at Farris
• Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Hugo Lake
• Red River at Arthur City
• Kiamichi River at Clayton
• North Texas Lakes at Pat Mayse Lake
• Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Sardis Lake
• North Boggy Creek at Atoka Lake

Forecasts by the Arkansas-Red Basin RFC. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. 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.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.