North Fork of the Red River near Carter

1. 23.00 ftExpect very deep... widespread flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State highway 34 south of Carter floods at stages above 18.5 feet.
2. 22.00 ftExpect very deep... widespread flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State highway 34 south of Carter floods at stages above 18.5 feet.
3. 21.00 ftExpect very deep... widespread flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State highway 34 south of Carter floods at stages above 18.5 feet.
4. 20.00 ftExpect deep flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State Highway 34 south of Carter floods at stages above 18.5 feet.
5. 19.00 ftExpect deep flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State Highway 34 south of Carter floods at stages above 18.5 feet.
6. 18.00 ftExpect moderate flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties, and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State Highway 34 south of Carter may be be overtopped.
7. 17.00 ftExpect flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties, and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State Highway 34 south of Carter is not expected to be closed.
8. 16.00 ftExpect flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties, and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State Highway 34 south of Carter is not expected to flood.
9. 15.00 ftExpect flooding of low-bottom fields and private roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake.
10. 14.00 ftExpect flooding of low-bottom fields and private roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake.
11. 13.00 ftNear-bankfull conditions occur along river in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... above the headwaters of of Altus-Lugert Lake.

Chance of flooding, October to December

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued October 1, 2026.

Most recent crests

• October 6, 2019: 7.46 ft
• May 26, 2019: 17.85 ft
• May 25, 2019: 16.40 ft
• May 8, 2019: 18.63 ft
• May 24, 2015: 17.62 ft
• May 7, 2007: 15.81 ft
• May 20, 2001: 14.15 ft
• May 5, 2001: 14.12 ft
• April 26, 1997: 14.43 ft
• April 25, 1997: 14.48 ft

• UpstreamNorth Fork of the Red River at Sayre
• DownstreamNorth Fork of the Red River at Lake Altus at Lugert
• Elm Fork of North Fork Red River at Granite
• Salt Fork of the Red River at Mangum
• North Fork of the Red River at Lugert
• Lugert Drainage Ditch at Lugert
• Elm Fork of North Fork Red River at Carl
• Washita River at Foss Reservoir

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.