Arkansas River near Haskell

1. 31.00 ftthe approaches to the State Highway 104 bridge east of Haskell and the State Highway 72 bridge between Haskell and Coweta are closed. The bridges will overtop when the river stage reaches 35 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
2. 29.00 ftdisastrous flooding occurs. The approaches to the Highway 72 bridge north of Haskell and the Highway 104 bridge east of Haskell are closed. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
3. 27.00 ftvery serious flooding occurs. The approaches to the Highway 72 bridge north of Haskell and Highway 104 bridge east of Haskell are overtopped. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
4. 25.00 ftserious flooding occurs. Some local roads are impassable. Approaches to the Highway 72 bridge between Coweta and Haskell and the Highway 104 bridge east of Haskell are overtopped between 25 to 26 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
5. 23.00 ftwidespread agricultural flooding occurs. Some local roads become inundated. This is a dangerous situation.
6. 21.00 ftmoderate agricultural flooding occurs with lowlands inundated by a couple of feet of water.
7. 19.00 ftminor agricultural flooding occurs.
8. 18.00 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 17, 2026.

Most recent crests

• May 29, 2019: 24.24 ft
• May 21, 2019: 17.80 ft
• May 14, 2019: 16.20 ft
• June 11, 1995: 18.87 ft
• May 15, 1993: 22.72 ft
• May 10, 1993: 18.59 ft
• May 9, 1993: 18.18 ft
• June 8, 1991: 9.66 ft
• March 14, 1990: 15.02 ft
• September 16, 1989: 12.67 ft

• UpstreamArkansas River at Tulsa
• DownstreamArkansas River at Muskogee
• Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Chouteau Lock and Dam
• Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Newt Graham Lock and Dam 18
• Haikey Creek at Tulsa 12SE / 101st St. Bridge
• Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Ft. Gibson Lake
• Verdigris River at Inola
• Polecat Creek at Jenks
• Joe Creek at Tulsa 6SSE / 61st St.

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.

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.