Rivers in Oklahoma

Canadian River at Norman

Cleveland County, OklahomaNWS NRCO2USGS 07229050Norman office

Below flood stage
85.25ftStage

Observed Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
94.00 ft
Record crest
99.98 ft2007

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood99.00 ft
Moderate flood96.00 ft
Minor flood94.00 ft
Action93.00 ft
  1. 100.00 ftRecord flooding to depths of 6 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
  2. 99.00 ftFlooding to depths of 5 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
  3. 98.00 ftFlooding to depths of 4 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
  4. 97.00 ftFlooding to depths of 3 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
  5. 96.00 ftFlooding to depths of 2 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
  6. 95.00 ftFlooding to depths of a foot occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and at Norman... to areas near Noble.
  7. 94.00 ftShallow flooding of low-lying areas occurs near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and at Norman... to areas near Noble.
  8. 93.00 ftNear bankfull levels occur along the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and at Norman... to areas near Noble.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding15%
Moderate flooding6%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 25, 2026.

Crest history

18 crests on NOAA’s list since 1996.

#DateStage
1August 21, 200799.98 ft
2August 20, 200799.37 ft
3May 7, 201598.22 ft
4March 17, 199896.74 ft
5April 11, 199796.45 ft
6August 3, 199696.23 ft
7May 21, 201996.03 ft
8June 1, 201395.77 ft
9April 10, 200895.71 ft
10June 27, 202194.25 ft
11April 30, 202594.11 ft
12May 8, 201994.09 ft
13May 19, 201593.96 ft
14May 10, 201593.86 ft
15May 26, 201993.60 ft
16July 9, 202393.40 ft
17May 20, 201193.36 ft
18March 19, 202093.30 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 30, 2025: 94.11 ft
  • July 9, 2023: 93.40 ft
  • June 27, 2021: 94.25 ft
  • March 19, 2020: 93.30 ft
  • May 26, 2019: 93.60 ft
  • May 21, 2019: 96.03 ft
  • May 8, 2019: 94.09 ft
  • May 19, 2015: 93.96 ft
  • May 10, 2015: 93.86 ft
  • May 7, 2015: 98.22 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

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.

Sources

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.