Rivers in Texas

Canadian River at Canadian

Hemphill County, TexasNWS CDNT2USGS 07228000Amarillo office

Below flood stage
1.04ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 28, 6:45 PM CDT

Flood stage
8.00 ft
Record crest
20.00 ft1904

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood10.00 ft
Minor flood8.00 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 20.00 ftMajor flooding of farm and ranch land. Highway 83 bridge may be impassable due to overflow of highway approaches. Several structures along the north bank at Canadian are flooded.
  2. 10.00 ftModerate overbank flooding of farm and ranch land occurs. Flooding of a few buildings along the left (north) bank near the gage is possible.
  3. 8.00 ftMinor overbank flooding of farm and ranch land occurs. No significant damage expected to occur.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, October to December

CategoryChance
Minor flooding11%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 28, 2026.

Crest history

14 crests on NOAA’s list since 1904.

#DateStage
1October 2, 190420.00 ft
2October 5, 192312.00 ft
3May 2, 191412.00 ft
4June 3, 193711.30 ft
5May 18, 19779.84 ft
6September 23, 19419.80 ft
7April 15, 19739.80 ft
8June 11, 19839.56 ft
9May 28, 20159.53 ft
10May 25, 19579.30 ft
11June 28, 19559.25 ft
12August 1, 19629.10 ft
13October 1, 19418.98 ft
14June 23, 20147.25 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 28, 2015: 9.53 ft
  • June 23, 2014: 7.25 ft
  • June 11, 1983: 9.56 ft
  • May 18, 1977: 9.84 ft
  • April 15, 1973: 9.80 ft
  • August 1, 1962: 9.10 ft
  • May 25, 1957: 9.30 ft
  • June 28, 1955: 9.25 ft
  • October 1, 1941: 8.98 ft
  • September 23, 1941: 9.80 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.