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Oklahoma River Levels & Streamflow

As of Oct 22, 2026, Oklahoma rivers are running at 262% of normal across 119 USGS gauges — the highest is 8,260 cfs on the Red River Near Gainesville. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Oklahoma.

USGS gauges
119
State percent normal
262%
0%normal200%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Oct 22
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Flow briefing · Oct 22, 2026

Oklahoma river conditions today

Where rivers are running versus normal, what’s spiking and what’s coming — refreshed daily from USGS and NOAA.

Streamflow levels across Oklahoma are currently 262% of normal, with the Red River Near Gainesville reporting the highest discharge in the state at 8,260 cfs and a gauge stage of 12.88 ft.

Meanwhile, the Neosho River Near Langley is seeing a spike today — up 710% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Oklahoma's named rivers.

Oklahoma vs normal

How Oklahoma’s rivers compare to normal

Every gauge placed by its own percent of normal, and three years of the statewide trend.

Where every gauge actually sits

One dot per Oklahoma streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.

State average 262%
0% 50% 100% · normal 150% 200%+
Much below normalunder 50% Below normal50–90% Near normal90–110% Above normal110–150% Much above normalover 150%

Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.

Oklahoma streamflow, three water years

Statewide percent of normal, every day since Oct 2023. The dotted line is normal.

262% of normal today
+204pts vs this day last year (58%)
287of 366 days below normal, past year
726% 3-year peak · Oct 2026 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150% 200% 250%
Oct 2023 202420252026 Oct 22, 2026

799 daily readings from 113 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 250%: 46 readings above that — including the 726% peak in Oct 2026 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.

Oklahoma flow report

119 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Neosho River Near Commerce, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07185000
4,640 cfs 5.02 ft · 50°F 750 ft Lake O'Cherokees
Red River Near Gainesville, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07316000
4,520 cfs 10.60 ft · 55°F 640 ft Farmers-Mud
Arkansas River At Ralston, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07152500
3,660 cfs 5.49 ft · 53°F 790 ft Black Bear-Red Rock
Arkansas River Near Haskell, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07165570
3,030 cfs 3.88 ft · 51°F 539 ft Polecat-Snake
Washita River Near Dickson, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07331000
2,890 cfs 10.90 ft 73°F 53°F 665 ft Middle Washita
Red Rv Nr Terral, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07315500
2,540 cfs 6.82 ft · 56°F 794 ft Farmers-Mud
Cimarron River Near Ripley, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07161450
1,740 cfs 8.90 ft · 53°F 804 ft Lower Cimarron
Neosho River Near Langley, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07190500
1,650 cfs 13.03 ft · 50°F 623 ft Lower Neosho
Washita River At Alex, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07328100
1,590 cfs 4.46 ft · 54°F 991 ft Middle Washita
Canadian River Near Whitefield, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07245000
1,470 cfs 2.89 ft · 50°F 491 ft Lower Canadian
North Canadian River Near Wetumka, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07242000
1,320 cfs 8.57 ft · 53°F 686 ft Lower North Canadian
Washita River At Anadarko, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07326500
1,190 cfs 9.28 ft · 55°F 1,175 ft Upper Washita
Mountain Fork Near Eagletown, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07339000
1,090 cfs 2.74 ft 67°F 49°F 350 ft Mountain Fork
Washita River Near Pauls Valley, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07328500
1,070 cfs 6.94 ft · 54°F 856 ft Middle Washita
Neosho River Near Chouteau, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07191500
1,060 cfs 6.83 ft · 53°F 564 ft Lower Neosho
Cimarron River Near Guthrie, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07160000
994 cfs 6.93 ft · 56°F 908 ft Lower Cimarron-Skeleton
Arkansas River Near Muskogee, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07194500
989 cfs 18.41 ft · 51°F 492 ft Dirty-Greenleaf
Canadian River At Calvin, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07231500
485 cfs 6.50 ft · 54°F 688 ft Lower Canadian-Walnut
North Canadian River Near Harrah, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07241550
415 cfs 4.47 ft 58°F 56°F 1,079 ft Lower North Canadian
North Fork Red River Near Tipton, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07307028
362 cfs 6.73 ft · 57°F 1,250 ft Lower North Fork Red
Red River At Arthur City, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07335500
360 cfs 3.01 ft · 51°F 387 ft Bois D'Arc-Island
Chikaskia River Near Blackwell, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07152000
305 cfs 3.19 ft · 55°F 978 ft Chikaskia
Deep Fork At Warwick, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07242380
296 cfs 5.04 ft · 54°F 824 ft Deep Fork
Canadian River At Norman, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07229050
277 cfs 86.22 ft · 55°F 1,103 ft Lower Canadian-Walnut
North Canadian River At Shawnee, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07241800
275 cfs 10.42 ft · 55°F 978 ft Lower North Canadian
Spring River Near Quapaw, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07188000
274 cfs 5.10 ft · 50°F 750 ft Spring
Illinois River Near Tahlequah, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07196500
272 cfs 4.95 ft · 50°F 666 ft Illinois
North Canadian River Near Yukon, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07239700
271 cfs 2.99 ft 67°F 57°F 1,260 ft Middle North Canadian
North Canadian River Near El Reno, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07239500
235 cfs 4.58 ft 67°F 57°F 1,331 ft Middle North Canadian
Cottonwood Creek Near Seward, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07159750
231 cfs 4.22 ft · 56°F 939 ft Lower Cimarron-Skeleton
Illinois River At Chewey, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07196090
227 cfs 2.48 ft · 49°F 806 ft Illinois
Illinois River Near Watts, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07195500
198 cfs 2.13 ft 65°F 49°F 881 ft Illinois
Bird Ck At State Highway 266 Near Catoosa, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07178200
194 cfs 4.27 ft 80°F 53°F 575 ft Bird
Cobb Creek Near Eakly, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07325800
183 cfs 6.05 ft · 56°F 1,384 ft Upper Washita
Canadian River At Bridgeport, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07228500
178 cfs 10.15 ft · 57°F 1,379 ft Lower Canadian-Walnut
North Canadian River Near Calumet, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07239450
170 cfs 5.15 ft 68°F 57°F 1,336 ft Middle North Canadian
Bird Creek Near Owasso, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07178000
165 cfs 4.64 ft · 53°F 587 ft Bird
North Fork Red River Near Headrick, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07305000
161 cfs 6.93 ft 53°F 57°F 1,307 ft Lower North Fork Red
Muddy Boggy Creek Near Unger, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07335300
144 cfs 8.95 ft · 52°F 412 ft Muddy Boggy
Canadian River At Purcell, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07229200
142 cfs 3.48 ft · 55°F 1,032 ft Lower Canadian-Walnut
Deep Fork Near Beggs, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07243500
129 cfs · · 52°F 657 ft Deep Fork
Spavinaw Creek Near Eucha, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07191288
100 cfs 7.75 ft 69°F 51°F 705 ft Lower Neosho
Verdigris River Near Lenapah, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07171000
78 cfs 3.66 ft · 50°F 649 ft Middle Verdigris
Poteau River Near Panama, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07249413
72 cfs 5.73 ft · 50°F 435 ft Poteau
Illinois River Near Gore, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07198000
68 cfs 6.51 ft 69°F 53°F 489 ft Illinois
North Canadian River At Britton Rd At Okc, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07241520
67 cfs 5.02 ft 67°F 57°F 1,120 ft Lower North Canadian
Bird Creek Near Sperry, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07177500
50 cfs 1.38 ft 74°F 54°F 620 ft Bird
Muddy Boggy Creek Near Farris, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07334000
48 cfs 7.40 ft · 50°F 469 ft Muddy Boggy
Salt Fork Arkansas River At Tonkawa, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07151000
46 cfs 2.78 ft · 55°F 938 ft Lower Salt Fork Arkansas
Washita River Near Clinton, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07325000
44 cfs 5.16 ft · 55°F 1,482 ft Upper Washita
Verdigris River Near Claremore, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07176000
41 cfs 3.06 ft · 52°F 548 ft Lower Verdigris
Blue River Near Connerville, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07332390
41 cfs 5.61 ft · 52°F 902 ft Blue
Little River Blw Lukfata Creek, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07338500
38 cfs 4.68 ft · 49°F 331 ft Upper Little
Baron Fork At Eldon, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07197000
38 cfs 5.63 ft · 50°F 720 ft Illinois
Spavinaw Creek Near Colcord, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 071912213
38 cfs 6.94 ft 66°F 49°F 839 ft Lower Neosho
Blue River Near Blue, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07332500
34 cfs 5.36 ft · 53°F 507 ft Blue
Cimarron River Near Dover, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07159100
33 cfs 9.21 ft · 57°F 1,018 ft Lower Cimarron-Skeleton
North Fork Red River Near Carter, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07301500
33 cfs 5.36 ft 81°F 55°F 1,688 ft Middle North Fork Red
Flint Creek Near Kansas, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07196000
31 cfs 6.04 ft · 49°F 873 ft Illinois
Cimarron River Near Waynoka, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07158000
30 cfs 5.56 ft · 57°F 1,372 ft Lower Cimarron-Eagle Chief
Spavinaw Creek Near Sycamore, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07191220
28 cfs 3.79 ft · 49°F 875 ft Lower Neosho
East Cache Creek Near Walters, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07311000
26 cfs 4.60 ft · 56°F 965 ft Cache
Salt Fork Red River Near Elmer, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07301110
25 cfs 5.77 ft · 57°F 1,271 ft Groesbeck-Sandy
North Canadian River Blw Weavers Ck Nr Watonga, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07239300
23 cfs 7.75 ft · 58°F 1,482 ft Middle North Canadian
Caney River Near Ramona, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07175500
21 cfs 2.53 ft · 51°F 616 ft Caney
Little River Near Sasakwa, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07231000
21 cfs 3.03 ft · 55°F 753 ft Little
Pennington Creek Near Reagan, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07331300
19 cfs 10.84 ft · 53°F 895 ft Lower Washita
Caney River Above Coon Creek At Bartlesville, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07174400
16 cfs 2.97 ft · 51°F 669 ft Caney
Salt Fork Arkansas River Nr Alva, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07148400
14 cfs 2.26 ft · 56°F 1,300 ft Upper Salt Fork Arkansas
Salt Fork Red River At Mangum, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07300500
14 cfs 2.22 ft · 56°F 1,502 ft Lower Salt Fork Red
Bird Creek At Avant, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07176500
14 cfs 3.53 ft · 52°F 666 ft Bird
Lake Creek Near Eakly, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07325850
14 cfs 4.61 ft · 57°F 1,384 ft Upper Washita
Caney Creek Near Barber, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07197360
12 cfs 4.51 ft · 52°F 673 ft Illinois
Honey Creek Near South West City, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07189542
11 cfs 4.35 ft · 49°F 794 ft Lake O'Cherokees
North Canadian River Blw Lk Overholser Nr Okc, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07241000
10 cfs 4.10 ft 65°F 57°F 1,220 ft Middle North Canadian
Flint Cr Nr W Siloam Sprgs Ok, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07195855
9 cfs 3.96 ft · 48°F 958 ft Illinois
Mountain Fork At Smithville, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07338750
9 cfs 6.08 ft · 50°F 674 ft Mountain Fork
Skeleton Creek Near Lovell, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07160500
8 cfs 8.95 ft · 56°F 941 ft Lower Cimarron-Skeleton
Sager Creek Near West Siloam Springs, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07195865
8 cfs 5.51 ft · 48°F 968 ft Illinois
Walnut Creek At Purcell, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07229300
7 cfs 3.02 ft · 54°F 1,026 ft Lower Canadian-Walnut
Black Bear Creek At Pawnee, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07153000
7 cfs 1.57 ft · 52°F 812 ft Black Bear-Red Rock
Mud Creek Near Courtney, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07315700
6 cfs 7.59 ft · 55°F 753 ft Farmers-Mud
Rock Creek At Sulphur, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07329852
6 cfs 5.32 ft · 54°F 912 ft Middle Washita
Beaty Creek Near Jay, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07191222
6 cfs 4.62 ft 69°F 49°F 798 ft Lower Neosho
Washita River Near Foss, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07324400
6 cfs 6.34 ft · 55°F 1,574 ft Upper Washita
North Canadian River At Woodward, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07237500
5 cfs 2.27 ft · 56°F 1,851 ft Middle North Canadian
Little Washita River East Of Ninnekah, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07327550
4 cfs 6.16 ft · 54°F 1,059 ft Upper Washita
North Canadian River Near Seiling, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07238000
4 cfs 3.80 ft · 57°F 1,685 ft Middle North Canadian
Skeleton Creek At Enid, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07160350
3 cfs 2.36 ft 62°F 55°F 1,124 ft Lower Cimarron-Skeleton
Joe Creek At 61st St At Tulsa, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07164600
3 cfs · · 54°F 647 ft Polecat-Snake
Little Washita River Near Cement, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07327447
3 cfs 2.73 ft · 56°F 1,218 ft Upper Washita
Cave Springs Branch Near South West City, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07189540
3 cfs 4.66 ft · 49°F 934 ft Lake O'Cherokees
Coal Creek At Tulsa, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07177800
3 cfs 4.53 ft · 54°F 630 ft Bird
Fourche Maline Near Red Oak, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07247500
2 cfs 1.69 ft · 50°F 554 ft Poteau
Big Cabin Creek Near Big Cabin, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07191000
2 cfs 11.96 ft · 50°F 668 ft Lower Neosho
Kiamichi River Near Antlers, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07336200
2 cfs 1.37 ft · 50°F 452 ft Kiamichi
Sweetwater Creek Near Sweetwater, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07301420
2 cfs 6.38 ft · 54°F 2,098 ft Middle North Fork Red
Haikey Creek At 101st St South At Tulsa, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07165562
2 cfs 4.38 ft · 53°F 634 ft Polecat-Snake
Poteau River At Loving, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07247015
1 cfs 8.60 ft · 51°F 532 ft Poteau
Flat Rock Creek At Cincinnati Ave At Tulsa, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07177650
1 cfs 3.88 ft · 53°F 658 ft Bird
Little River Blw Lk Thunderbird Nr Norman, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07230000
1 cfs 3.06 ft · 56°F 972 ft Little
Cobb Creek Near Fort Cobb, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07326000
1 cfs 3.16 ft · 56°F 1,282 ft Upper Washita
Tar Creek At 22nd Street Bridge, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07185095
1 cfs 3.70 ft · 50°F 769 ft Lake O'Cherokees
Washita River Near Cheyenne, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07316500
1 cfs 5.54 ft · 55°F 1,915 ft Washita Headwaters
Willow Creek Near Albert, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07325860
1 cfs · · 56°F 1,356 ft Upper Washita
Little Lee Creek Near Short, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07249920
0 cfs · · 54°F 507 ft Robert S. Kerr Reservoir
North Fork Red River Blw Altus Dam Nr Lugert, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07303000
0 cfs 5.35 ft · 57°F 1,486 ft Middle North Fork Red
Little Washita River Near Cyril, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07327442
0 cfs 10.09 ft · 55°F 1,292 ft Upper Washita
North Criner Creek Near Criner, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07328180
0 cfs 2.88 ft · 54°F 1,045 ft Middle Washita
Little Haikey Creek At 101st St South At Tulsa, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07165565
0 cfs 5.20 ft · 52°F 652 ft Polecat-Snake
Beaver River At Beaver, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07234000
0 cfs 2.30 ft · 57°F 2,377 ft Lower Beaver
Washita River Near Hammon, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07324200
0 cfs 7.06 ft · 55°F 1,662 ft Washita Headwaters
Cimarron River Near Buffalo, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07157950
0 cfs 3.15 ft · 55°F 1,613 ft Lower Cimarron-Eagle Chief
Lee Creek Near Short, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07249985
0 cfs 1.62 ft · 54°F 429 ft Robert S. Kerr Reservoir
Black Fork Below Big Creek Nr Page, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07247250
0 cfs 3.81 ft · 51°F 688 ft Poteau
Deep Red Creek Near Randlett, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07311500
0 cfs 2.56 ft · 56°F 936 ft West Cache
Kiamichi River Near Clayton, Ok
11 hours ago · USGS 07335790
0 cfs 2.53 ft · 51°F 544 ft Kiamichi
Kiamichi River Near Big Cedar, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07335700
0 cfs 2.02 ft 59°F 55°F 901 ft Kiamichi
Glover River Near Glover, Ok
10 hours ago · USGS 07337900
0 cfs 1.73 ft · 51°F 387 ft Upper Little
Flow report FAQ

About Oklahoma streamflow

What are river levels like in Oklahoma right now?

As of October 22, 2026, Oklahoma rivers are running at 262% of normal across 119 USGS streamgauges, and the Red River Near Gainesville is reporting the highest discharge at 8,260 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Oklahoma river is running highest right now?

As of October 22, 2026, the highest discharge in Oklahoma is 8,260 cfs on the Red River Near Gainesville. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.

Are Oklahoma rivers high or low right now?

Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Oklahoma rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.

Where does the Oklahoma streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the Oklahoma data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a Oklahoma gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.