Rivers in Oklahoma

Bird Creek at Avant

Osage County, OklahomaNWS AVTO2USGS 07176500Tulsa office

Below flood stage
3.53ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 4:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
17.00 ft
Record crest
36.31 ft2019

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood21.00 ft
Minor flood17.00 ft
Action17.00 ft
  1. 35.00 ftseverely damaging flooding occurs from Barnsdall to Skiatook. Homes along southside streets in Avant are flooded. Highway 11 between Avant and Skiatook is closed. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
  2. 32.00 ftdamaging flooding of farms and suburban homes occurs in the Bird Creek floodplain from Barnsdall to Skiatook. Southside streets in Avant are flooded. Highway 11 between Avant and Skiatook is closed. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
  3. 29.00 ftflooding of farms and suburban homes occurs in the Bird Creek floodplain between Barnsdall and Skiatook. Stretches of Highway 11 between Avant and Skiatook are impassable. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
  4. 27.00 ftfarm and suburban homes between Barnsdall and Skiatook are isolated and may be flooded. Intermittent stretches of Highway 11 between Avant and Skiatook are impassable. This is a dangerous situation.
  5. 25.00 fthomes in the Bird Creek floodplain west of Highway 11 between Barnsdall and Skiatook are isolated by high water. Intermittent stretches of Highway 11 between Avant and Skiatook may become flooded.
  6. 23.00 ftmoderate flooding will occur in the Bird Creek floodplain between Barnsdall and Skiatook. County roads west of Highway 11 may be impassable with some homes isolated by high water.
  7. 21.00 ftmoderate flooding of farmland occurs along the floodplain of Bird Creek downstream from Avant. County roads west of Highway 11 may be flooded.
  8. 19.00 ftminor flooding of farmlands occurs along the floodplain of Bird Creek downstream from Avant.
  9. 17.00 ftagricultural lands along the Bird Creek floodplain downstream from Avant may experience minor flooding.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding7%
Moderate flooding5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 21, 2026.

Crest history

130 crests on NOAA’s list since 1943.

#DateStage
1May 21, 201936.31 ft
2March 11, 197432.03 ft
3October 2, 195931.40 ft
4June 10, 198530.70 ft
5September 30, 198630.54 ft
6November 3, 197429.78 ft
7May 1, 194329.60 ft
8June 12, 195729.00 ft
9May 9, 199328.09 ft
10May 23, 201927.92 ft
11September 13, 196127.72 ft
12June 9, 200827.58 ft
13July 3, 199527.54 ft
14February 23, 198526.73 ft
15April 25, 199926.10 ft
16April 11, 199426.00 ft
17June 27, 196925.88 ft
18April 30, 197025.86 ft
19May 25, 195725.35 ft
20May 8, 196125.24 ft
21April 10, 200825.07 ft
22August 14, 196125.04 ft
23March 11, 199024.67 ft
24June 18, 202524.54 ft
25June 23, 195724.38 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 18, 2025: 24.54 ft
  • June 15, 2025: 16.68 ft
  • June 6, 2025: 18.95 ft
  • April 30, 2025: 18.64 ft
  • April 30, 2025: 20.49 ft
  • April 20, 2025: 13.43 ft
  • May 24, 2022: 16.35 ft
  • May 28, 2021: 19.73 ft
  • May 17, 2021: 19.26 ft
  • March 13, 2021: 21.32 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.