Red River near Gainesville

1. 43.00 ftExtensive flooding to depths of 18 feet occurs in agricultural lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads along and near the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Floodwaters reach the sides of the U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 Bridge about 1.5 feet higher than the low chord of the bridge. River levels are about 2 feet higher than the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
2. 42.50 ftExtensive flooding to depths of 17.5 feet occurs in agricultural lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads along and near the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Floodwaters reach the sides of the U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 Bridge about 1 foot higher than the low chord of the bridge. River levels are about 2.5 feet higher than the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
3. 42.00 ftExtensive flooding to depths of 17 feet occurs in agricultural lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads along and near the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Floodwaters reach the sides of the U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 Bridge about 0.5 feet higher than the low chord of the bridge. River levels are about 2 feet higher than the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
4. 41.50 ftExtensive flooding to depths of 16.5 feet occurs in agricultural lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads along and near the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Floodwaters reach the low chord of the U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 Bridge. River levels are about 1.5 feet higher than the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
5. 41.00 ftExtensive flooding to depths of 16 feet occurs in agricultural lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads along and near the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Floodwaters begin to approach the low chord of the U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 Bridge. River levels are about 1 foot higher than the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
6. 40.00 ftExtensive flooding of crop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads occurs along the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 15 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded. Floodwaters match the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
7. 39.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 14 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
8. 38.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 13 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
9. 37.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 12 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
10. 36.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 11 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
11. 35.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 10 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
12. 34.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 9 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
13. 33.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 8 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
14. 32.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 7 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
15. 31.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 6 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
16. 30.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 5 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
17. 29.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 4 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
18. 28.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 3 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
19. 27.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 2 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
20. 26.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 1 foot higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
21. 25.00 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
22. 24.00 ftLow-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... may experience shallow overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations may be affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 17, 2026.

Most recent crests

• May 4, 2025: 38.27 ft
• April 21, 2025: 23.92 ft
• March 21, 2020: 23.21 ft
• May 31, 2019: 23.05 ft
• October 14, 2018: 25.89 ft
• May 22, 2017: 23.16 ft
• June 16, 2016: 23.74 ft
• June 4, 2016: 27.22 ft
• May 26, 2016: 27.30 ft
• April 21, 2016: 31.08 ft

• UpstreamRed River at Courtney
• DownstreamRed River at Lake Texoma near Denison
• North Texas Lakes at Moss Lake
• Elm Fork Trinity River at Gainesville
• North Texas Lakes at Lake Ray Roberts
• Clear Creek at Sanger
• Mud Creek (OK) at Courtney
• North Texas Lakes at Lake Nocona

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.