Little River near Idabel

1. 39.70 ftRecord flooding of tens of thousands of acres in the Little River will take place with U.S. highway 70 flooded and closed. Also there will be severe backwater flooding of the Little River with the Glover River and Lukfata Creek.
2. 38.00 ftThe Texas, Oklahoma, and Eastern railroad bed is flooded and closed from Golden to Wright city in Oklahoma. Near record flooding of several thousand acres in the Little River flood plain will take place.
3. 36.50 ftMajor flooding with several thousands acres of flood plain inundated. Severe backwater flooding at the confluences of the Glover River and Lukfata Creek with the Little River.
4. 34.00 ftFarmers and ranchers should have preparations completed for a major flood with all cattle and farm machinery evacuated. Thousands of acres of lowland in the Little River flood plain will be flooded and several secondary roads and bridges will be cut off.
5. 32.00 ftMinor to moderate flooding with hundreds of acres of lowland inundated. Farmers and ranchers must move cattle and farm machinery to higher ground until the high water ends.
6. 30.00 ftSeveral hundred acres of lowland will flood at the confluence of the Glover and Little Rivers. Farmers and ranchers should move cattle and farm machinery to higher ground until the high water ends.

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

• June 9, 2021: 35.27 ft
• March 2, 2018: 30.42 ft
• February 23, 2018: 32.55 ft
• December 28, 2015: 36.25 ft
• December 15, 2015: 31.97 ft
• November 29, 2015: 33.43 ft
• May 26, 2015: 32.36 ft
• May 11, 2015: 31.82 ft
• March 21, 2002: 32.10 ft
• December 18, 2001: 34.36 ft

• DownstreamLittle River at Horatio
• Mountain Fork at Eagletown
• Glover River at Glover
• Red River at Dekalb - Pecan Point
• Rolling Fork at DeQueen
• Cossatot River at DeQueen
• Cuthand Creek at Cuthand
• Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Hugo Lake

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.