North Canadian River at Britton Road at Oklahoma City

1. 27.00 ftNumerous homes and businesses in Jones are damaged by major depths of flooding... or be surrounded by dangerous overflows to streets. Rural areas east of Oklahoma City near Spencer and downstream suffer severe damages to buildings... equipment... and roads.
2. 26.00 ftRural lands and roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by damaging depths with swift currents. The town of Spencer is not threatened by floodwaters from the river. Several homes and businesses in Jones sustain significant flooding or are surrounded by deep water in streets.
3. 25.00 ftRural lands and roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by damaging depths with swift currents. The town of Spencer is not threatened by floodwaters by the river. several homes and businesses in Jones sustain significant flooding or be surrounded by deep water in streets.
4. 24.00 ftCroplands... pastures... and local roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by damaging overflows. Spencer is not threatened by floodwaters. Several homes and business in Jones may see flooding or be isolated by water in streets.
5. 23.00 ftCroplands... pastures... and local roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by damaging overflows. Spencer is not threatened by floodwaters. Several homes and business in Jones may see flooding or be isolated by water in streets.
6. 22.00 ftCroplands... pastures... and rural roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by significant overflow depths. Spencer is not affected by floodwaters... while shallow flooding may reach the outskirts of Jones.
7. 21.00 ftCroplands... pastures... and rural roads east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are inundated by significant overflow depths. Spencer is not affected by floodwaters... while shallow flooding may reach outskirts of Jones.
8. 20.00 ftLow-lying croplands and pastures east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are briefly flooded... and some local roads may overflow.
9. 19.00 ftLow-lying croplands and pastures east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are briefly flooded... and some local roads may overflow.
10. 18.00 ftLow-lying croplands and pastures east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are briefly flooded.
11. 17.00 ftLow-lying croplands and pastures east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones are briefly flooded.
12. 16.00 ftLow-lying croplands and pastures east of Oklahoma City near the towns of Spencer and Jones may be briefly flooded.

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

• April 30, 2025: 17.73 ft
• November 3, 2024: 17.04 ft
• August 11, 2024: 18.03 ft
• July 9, 2023: 18.03 ft
• June 27, 2021: 19.41 ft
• March 19, 2020: 16.34 ft
• June 6, 2019: 16.54 ft
• May 26, 2019: 16.38 ft
• May 23, 2019: 18.11 ft
• May 21, 2019: 20.81 ft

• UpstreamNorth Canadian River at NW10th Street at Oklahoma City
• DownstreamNorth Canadian River at Harrah
• Deep Fork River at Arcadia Lake
• Soldier Creek (OK) at SE 15th Street at Midwest City
• Crutcho Creek at SE 29th Street at Midwest City
• Crutcho Creek at SE 50th Street at Oklahoma City
• Bluff Creek (Central OK) at Lake Hefner
• East Elm Creek at Lake Stanley Draper
• North Canadian River at Lake Overholser

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.