Rivers in Oklahoma

Deep Red Creek near Randlett

Cotton County, OklahomaNWS RNDO2USGS 07311500Norman office

Below flood stage
1.25ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:30 AM CDT

Flood stage
20.00 ft
Record crest
29.58 ft1987

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood23.00 ft
Minor flood20.00 ft
Action17.00 ft
  1. 30.00 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs and is accompanied by flood depths up to 10 feet with very dangerous currents.
  2. 29.00 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs and is accompanied by flood depths up to 9 feet with very dangerous currents.
  3. 28.00 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs and is accompanied by flood depths up to 8 feet with very dangerous currents.
  4. 27.00 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs and is accompanied by flood depths up to 7 feet with dangerous currents.
  5. 26.00 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs and is accompanied by flood depths up to 6 feet with dangerous currents.
  6. 25.00 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs and is accompanied by flood depths up to 5 feet with dangerous currents.
  7. 24.00 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs and is accompanied by flood depths up to 4 feet with swift currents.
  8. 23.00 ftValley-wide flooding of croplands... pastures... and local roads occurs and is accompanied by flood depths up to 3 feet with swift currents.
  9. 22.00 ftFlood depths up to 2 feet occur over croplands... pastures... and low-lying local roads along and near the creek.
  10. 21.00 ftFlood depths up to 1 foot occur over croplands... pastures... and low-lying local roads along and near the creek.
  11. 20.00 ftShallow flooding occurs over croplands... pastures... and low-lying local roads along and near the creek.
  12. 19.00 ftSome flooding of bottomlands may occur along and near the creek.
  13. 18.00 ftSome inundation of bottomlands may occur along and near the creek.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding18%
Moderate flooding11%
Major floodingUnder 5%

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

Crest history

262 crests on NOAA’s list since 1908.

#DateStage
1May 29, 198729.58 ft
2April 30, 202529.14 ft
3June 10, 199529.07 ft
4October 20, 198328.89 ft
5June 5, 199528.79 ft
6September 22, 196927.51 ft
7June 26, 200727.23 ft
8April 18, 201627.19 ft
9May 18, 195127.10 ft
10January 1, 190827.00 ft
11March 17, 199826.69 ft
12September 27, 201726.44 ft
13May 3, 202526.40 ft
14June 30, 200726.39 ft
15May 2, 202526.39 ft
16October 19, 196026.06 ft
17October 3, 198625.97 ft
18October 23, 198625.93 ft
19March 30, 201725.69 ft
20December 27, 201825.63 ft
21December 20, 199125.62 ft
22June 28, 202125.58 ft
23May 24, 201625.54 ft
24July 28, 199125.51 ft
25October 19, 198525.47 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 20, 2026: 20.63 ft
  • June 7, 2026: 24.56 ft
  • May 7, 2025: 22.93 ft
  • May 3, 2025: 26.40 ft
  • May 2, 2025: 26.39 ft
  • April 30, 2025: 29.14 ft
  • November 19, 2024: 18.34 ft
  • November 9, 2024: 23.09 ft
  • June 3, 2024: 23.70 ft
  • May 2, 2024: 24.19 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.