Rivers and flooding in Oklahoma
213 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in Oklahoma. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
No significant river flooding is outlined in Oklahoma in the next five days.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- East Cache Creek near Walters15% chance of major flooding
- Poteau River near Poteau13% chance of major flooding
- North Fork of the Red River near Headrick12% chance of major flooding
- Chikaskia River near Blackwell9% chance of major flooding
- Poteau River near Panama7% chance of major flooding
- Caney River near Collinsville7% chance of major flooding
- Little River near Idabel7% chance of major flooding
- Canadian River near Bridgeport7% chance of major flooding
- Bird Creek at Avant7% chance of major flooding
- Little Washita River near Ninnekah7% chance of major flooding
- Washita River at Anadarko7% chance of major flooding
- Washita River near Carnegie7% chance of major flooding
50 of the 84 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in Oklahoma have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Arkansas River
Baron Fork
Beaty Creek
Beaver Creek (OK)
Beaver River
Bird Creek
Black Bear Creek
Black Bear Creek (SC OK)
Blue River (OK)
Bluff Creek (Central OK)
Boggy Creek (N OK)
Canadian River
- Canadian River at BridgeportBelow flood stage
- Canadian River at CalvinBelow flood stage
- Canadian River at KonawaNo flood stages set
- Canadian River at MustangBelow flood stage
- Canadian River at NormanBelow flood stage
- Canadian River at PurcellBelow flood stage
- Canadian River at TalogaReading out of date
- Canadian River at WhitefieldNo flood stages set
Caney River
Chikaskia River
Cimarron River
Cimarron River (OK)
Clear Boggy Creek
Cobb Creek
Cottonwood Creek (OK)
Cow Creek (OK)
Crutcho Creek
Deep Fork River
Deep Red Creek
Deer Creek (OK)
Delaware Creek
East Cache Creek
East Elm Creek
Eastern Oklahoma Lakes
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Birch LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Chouteau Lock and DamNo flood stages set
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Copan LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Eufala LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Ft. Gibson LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Grand LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Heyburn LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Hudson LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Hugo LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Hulah LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Kaw LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Keystone LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Lake EuchaNo flood stages set
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Newt Graham Lock and Dam 18No flood stages set
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Oologah LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at R.S. Kerr Lock and DamNo flood stages set
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Sardis LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Skiatook LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Spavinaw DamNo flood stages set
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Tenkiller LakeBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at W.D. Mayo Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Webbers Falls Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Wister LakeBelow flood stage
Elk Creek (OK)
Elm Fork of North Fork Red River
Flint Creek (OK)
Glover River
Haikey Creek
Honey Creek (OK)
Illinois River (AR OK)
Joe Creek
Kiamichi River
Kingfisher Creek
Lake Creek (OK)
Little Beaver Creek (OK)
Little River
Little River (OK)
Little Washita River
Little West Blue Creek
Lugert Drainage Ditch
McGee Creek
Medicine Creek
Mill Creek (OK)
Mountain Fork
Mud Creek (OK)
Muddy Boggy Creek
Neosho River
North Boggy Creek
North Boggy Creek (N OK)
North Canadian River
- North Canadian River at Britton Road at Oklahoma CityBelow flood stage
- North Canadian River at CalumetNo flood stages set
- North Canadian River at CantonNo flood stages set
- North Canadian River at Canton LakeNo flood stages set
- North Canadian River at El RenoBelow flood stage
- North Canadian River at HarrahBelow flood stage
- North Canadian River at Lake OverholserNo flood stages set
- North Canadian River at NW10th Street at Oklahoma CityBelow flood stage
- North Canadian River at SeilingReading out of date
- North Canadian River at ShawneeNo flood stages set
- North Canadian River at ShawneeReading out of date
- North Canadian River at WatongaBelow flood stage
- North Canadian River at WetumkaBelow flood stage
- North Canadian River at WoodwardBelow flood stage
- North Canadian River at WoodwardReading out of date
- North Canadian River at YukonBelow flood stage
North Criner Creek
North Deer Creek
North Fork of the Red River
- North Fork of the Red River at CarterBelow flood stage
- North Fork of the Red River at HeadrickBelow flood stage
- North Fork of the Red River at Lake Altus at LugertNo flood stages set
- North Fork of the Red River at LugertNo flood stages set
- North Fork of the Red River at SayreNo flood stages set
- North Fork of the Red River at TiptonNo flood stages set
Otter Creek (OK)
Pennington Creek
Pennington Creek 5 miles NNE of Mill Creek
Polecat Creek
Poteau River
Quanah Creek
Red River
Rock Creek (OK)
Salt Fork Arkansas River
Salt Fork of the Red River
Sand Creek (OK)
Skeleton Creek
Soldier Creek (OK)
South Deer Creek Tributary
Spavinaw Creek
Spring River
Squirrel Creek
Stillwater Creek (OK)
Sweetwater Creek
Turkey Creek (OK)
Uncle John Creek
Verdigris River
Walnut Creek (OK)
Washita River
- Washita River at AlexBelow flood stage
- Washita River at AnadarkoBelow flood stage
- Washita River at CarnegieBelow flood stage
- Washita River at CheyenneBelow flood stage
- Washita River at ChickashaReading out of date
- Washita River at ClintonBelow flood stage
- Washita River at CordellNo flood stages set
- Washita River at Cumberland Cut near CumberlandNo flood stages set
- Washita River at DicksonBelow flood stage
- Washita River at FossNo flood stages set
- Washita River at Foss ReservoirNo flood stages set
- Washita River at HammonNo flood stages set
- Washita River at LindsayReading out of date
- Washita River at Pauls ValleyBelow flood stage
- Washita River at TishomingoNo flood stages set
West Otter Creek
Wewoka Creek
Wildhorse Creek
Willow Creek (OK)
Wolf Creek
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.