Red River at Arthur City

1. 39.00 ftexpect extremely severe flooding of pastureland between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point. Numerous farmstead homes and barns become flooded or surrounded by high water. Highway 271 just north of the Red River bridge is impassible due to high water. This flood will compare with the flood of May 4, 1990. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
2. 37.00 ftexpect very severe flooding of pastureland between the mouth of Blue River and Pecan Point. Numerous farm homes and buildings become flooded or surrounded by high water. Highway 271 may be impassible due to high water just north of the Red River bridge. For comparison purposes, this is how high the river reached on May 31, 2015, and the stage during the flood of May 4, 1990 was about 2 feet higher. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
3. 35.00 ftexpect severe flooding of crop and pastureland between the mouth of Blue River and Pecan Point. Some farm homes and barns become flooded or surrounded by high water. High water may impact Highway 271 just north of the Red River bridge. This is similar to the flood crest on May 27, 2015 and is 2 feet lower than the crest on May 31, 2015. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
4. 33.00 ftexpect severe flooding of pasturelands between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point. Some barns may experience minor flooding and farmsteads may be surrounded by high water. High water will approach and may begin to affect Highway 271 just north of the Red River bridge. This is a dangerous situation.
5. 31.00 ftexpect moderate flooding of pastureland between the mouth of Blue River and Pecan Point. Land areas may be cut off by high water.
6. 30.00 ftexpect moderate flooding between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point. Extensive areas not flooded become isolated by high water in cutoff channels.
7. 29.00 ftexpect extensive flooding between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point. Extensive areas become isolated by high water in cutoff channels.
8. 28.00 ftexpect extensive flooding between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point.
9. 27.00 ftexpect minor flooding between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point.
10. 25.00 ftfaster flows are expected along the river but no flooding occurs. Interests near the river should continue to monitor later forecasts.

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

• June 10, 2025: 25.38 ft
• May 27, 2025: 25.81 ft
• September 24, 2018: 23.62 ft
• December 29, 2015: 27.75 ft
• November 29, 2015: 28.38 ft
• June 23, 2015: 33.92 ft
• May 31, 2015: 36.99 ft
• May 27, 2015: 35.42 ft
• May 12, 2015: 27.20 ft
• July 12, 2007: 21.65 ft

• UpstreamRed River at Denison Dam near Denison
• DownstreamRed River at Dekalb - Pecan Point
• North Texas Lakes at Pat Mayse Lake
• Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Hugo Lake
• Kiamichi River at Antlers
• North Sulphur River at Cooper
• Muddy Boggy Creek at Farris
• South Sulphur River at Cooper
• Cuthand Creek at Cuthand
• McGee Creek at McGee Creek Lake

Forecasts by the Arkansas-Red Basin RFC. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. 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.