Red River near Dekalb - Pecan Point

1. 36.00 ftRecord flooding occurs. Some twenty five thousand acres flood. All establishments and residences, including farms and ranches, should be completely evacuated.
2. 34.50 ftNear record flooding of some twenty thousand acres will continue. Severe backwater flooding of Pecan and Nolan Bayous occurs. The U.S. highway 259 bridge approaches flood. Also expect severe backwater flooding of Walnut Bayou to near Tom, Oklahoma.
3. 33.00 ftThe approaches to the U.S. highway 259 bridge inundate. Flooding along some ten thousand acres. Complete evacuation of livestock is encouraged. Texas highway 8, from New Boston, Texas to Foreman, Arkansas closes.
4. 30.00 ftSeveral thousands of acres of farm land and pasture flood. Livestock must be evacuated to higher ground. Much of the flood plain is inundated, and preparations for a major flood should be made.
5. 27.00 ftFlooding of some two thousand acres of flood plain occur. Ranchers should move livestock and equipment to higher ground. Moderate to severe bank erosion occurs.
6. 24.50 ftFlooding will continue to decrease along the Red River, although bank erosion problems will continue. Minor overflow of low banks will continue, especially on the Oklahoma side of the river.
7. 24.00 ftMinor lowland flooding and bank erosion. Move livestock next to the river to higher ground.

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: 25.36 ft
• March 2, 2018: 25.18 ft
• February 24, 2018: 24.86 ft
• May 2, 2016: 26.48 ft
• December 30, 2015: 29.81 ft
• December 15, 2015: 26.54 ft
• November 30, 2015: 29.95 ft
• June 25, 2015: 32.44 ft
• June 2, 2015: 35.00 ft
• March 23, 2012: 24.40 ft

• UpstreamRed River at Arthur City
• DownstreamRed River at Index
• Little River at Idabel
• Little River at Horatio
• Cuthand Creek at Cuthand
• Mountain Fork at Eagletown
• Sulphur River at Dalby Springs at Interstate 30
• White Oak Creek at Omaha at Interstate 30
• Rolling Fork at DeQueen
• Glover River at Glover

Forecasts by the Arkansas-Red Basin RFC. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. 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.