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Canadian River near Bridgeport

Highest listed crest 21.03 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft82 crests since 1981

The Canadian River near Bridgeport crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 82 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1981 to 2022. The highest, 21.03 ft on August 19, 2007, was major flooding, 7.03 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Canadian River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.03 ft
August 19, 2007; 55,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
8
35th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
June 7, 2022
16.77 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Caddo County
Oklahoma

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Canadian River near Bridgeport
Action stage12.037Jul 19, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.028Jun 16, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.09Jun 7, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.08May 26, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

82 crests from 1981 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Canadian River near Bridgeport, 1981 to 2022 121416182022ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Jul 4, 1981: 14.02 ft, minor flooding; 8,970 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1982: 15.31 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1982: 17.54 ft, major flooding; 86,100 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1983: 15.71 ft, minor flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1985: 13.35 ft, action stage; 11,270 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1986: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1986: 17.35 ft, major flooding; 66,600 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1988: 14.85 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1989: 15.09 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1990: 14.84 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1992: 14.04 ft, minor flooding; 8,090 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1993: 17.32 ft, major flooding; 51,200 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1995: 14.72 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1995: 14.20 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1997: 15.31 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1997: 13.77 ft, action stageMay 30, 1997: 13.54 ft, action stageJun 10, 1997: 13.47 ft, action stageMar 17, 1998: 14.53 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1998: 14.09 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 1998: 14.16 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2000: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 33,500 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2000: 13.28 ft, action stageMay 30, 2001: 15.56 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2002: 12.22 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2004: 16.24 ft, moderate flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2005: 14.96 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 2005: 12.78 ft, action stage; 2,470 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2005: 13.02 ft, action stageOct 6, 2005: 14.03 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2007: 16.75 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 2007: 16.64 ft, moderate floodingJun 20, 2007: 16.05 ft, moderate floodingJun 29, 2007: 14.56 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 2007: 21.03 ft, major flooding; 55,700 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2007: 14.16 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 2007: 15.03 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2008: 13.71 ft, action stageMar 31, 2008: 12.50 ft, action stageApr 10, 2008: 14.40 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2008: 17.06 ft, major flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2009: 15.55 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2009: 12.34 ft, action stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2009: 13.68 ft, action stage; 5,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2010: 12.10 ft, action stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2010: 12.12 ft, action stage; 1,690 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2010: 13.06 ft, action stage; 3,610 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2011: 12.88 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 2011: 13.08 ft, action stage; 3,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2012: 12.29 ft, action stage; 2,130 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2013: 14.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,850 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2014: 13.11 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2014: 12.26 ft, action stage; 1,510 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2015: 12.70 ft, action stage; 1,890 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2015: 12.11 ft, action stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2015: 12.33 ft, action stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2015: 12.75 ft, action stage; 1,970 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 18.44 ft, major flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2015: 13.07 ft, action stage; 2,890 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2015: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2015: 13.73 ft, action stage; 5,000 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2016: 12.16 ft, action stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2017: 13.37 ft, action stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2017: 13.30 ft, action stage; 3,170 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 16.88 ft, moderate flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2017: 13.49 ft, action stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2017: 15.25 ft, minor flooding; 9,470 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2018: 12.70 ft, action stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 16.10 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2018: 12.83 ft, action stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2019: 17.57 ft, major flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 16.27 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2019: 17.30 ft, major flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2019: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 6,670 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2019: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,560 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2021: 12.42 ft, action stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2021: 12.00 ft, action stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2021: 12.03 ft, action stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2021: 12.82 ft, action stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2021: 12.11 ft, action stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2022: 16.05 ft, moderate flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2022: 16.77 ft, moderate flooding; 3,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.03 ft, Aug 19, 2007 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Canadian River near Bridgeport 1980s: 8 1990s: 9 2000s: 15 15 2010s: 11 2020s: 2 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 82 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Canadian River near Bridgeport
1Aug 19, 200721.03+7.03Major55,700
2May 24, 201518.44+4.44Major28,900
3May 9, 201917.57+3.57Major27,600
4May 17, 198217.54+3.54Major86,100
5Oct 3, 198617.35+3.35Major66,600
6May 9, 199317.32+3.32Major51,200
7May 26, 201917.30+3.30Major24,100
8Jun 9, 200817.06+3.06Major19,400
9Apr 30, 201716.88+2.88Moderate19,900
10Jun 7, 202216.77+2.77Moderate3,200
11May 8, 200716.75+2.75Moderate—
12Jun 14, 200716.64+2.64Moderate—
13May 22, 201916.27+2.27Moderate15,000
14Mar 5, 200416.24+2.24Moderate21,500
15Oct 10, 201816.10+2.10Moderate16,900
16Jun 20, 200716.05+2.05Moderate—
17Jun 2, 202216.05+2.05Moderate2,000
18Jun 11, 198315.71+1.71Minor39,000
19May 30, 200115.56+1.56Minor31,500
20Aug 18, 200915.55+1.55Minor11,900
21May 13, 198215.31+1.31Minor15,000
22Apr 11, 199715.31+1.31Minor34,100
23Mar 24, 200015.30+1.30Minor33,500
24Oct 4, 201715.25+1.25Minor9,470
25Sep 29, 198615.16+1.16Minor26,600
26Jun 7, 198915.09+1.09Minor15,500
27Oct 17, 200715.03+1.03Minor—
28Jun 13, 200514.96+0.96Minor—
29Sep 19, 198814.85+0.85Minor13,400
30Mar 11, 199014.84+0.84Minor12,600
31Jun 16, 201914.80+0.80Minor7,560
32Jun 4, 199514.72+0.72Minor19,900
33Jun 29, 200714.56+0.56Minor—
34Jun 7, 201914.56+0.56Minor6,670
35Mar 17, 199814.53+0.53Minor16,500
36Apr 10, 200814.40+0.40Minor—
37Jul 26, 201314.21+0.21Minor6,850
38Aug 3, 199514.20+0.20Minor—
39Nov 1, 199814.16+0.16Minor12,400
40Sep 9, 200714.16+0.16Minor—
41Jun 13, 201514.10+0.10Minor5,470
42Apr 25, 199814.09+0.09Minor—
43Jul 21, 199214.04+0.04Minor8,090
44Oct 6, 200514.03+0.03Minor—
45Jul 4, 198114.02+0.02Minor8,970
46May 2, 199713.77−0.23Action—
47Jul 7, 201513.73−0.27Action5,000
48Mar 18, 200813.71−0.29Action—
49Oct 29, 200913.68−0.32Action5,340
50May 30, 199713.54−0.46Action—

The worst floods along the Canadian River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Canadian River that crested above flood stage within a week.

August 19, 2007: 21.03 ft here, major flooding

  • NormanOK · Aug 21, 2007 · 99.98 ft · Major · its highest
  • MustangOK · Aug 20, 2007 · 27.22 ft · Major · its highest
  • PurcellOK · Aug 22, 2007 · 14.12 ft · Major

May 24, 2015: 18.44 ft here, major flooding

  • PurcellOK · May 24, 2015 · 13.30 ft · Moderate
  • MustangOK · May 24, 2015 · 23.15 ft · Minor
  • CalvinOK · May 25, 2015 · 21.82 ft · Minor

May 9, 2019: 17.57 ft here, major flooding

  • NormanOK · May 8, 2019 · 94.09 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Canadian River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Canadian River
Bridgeport this gaugeOK14.021.03 ft, Aug 19, 20078
MustangOK22.027.22 ft, Aug 20, 20071
NormanOK94.099.98 ft, Aug 21, 20071
PurcellOK12.014.75 ft, May 29, 19875
CalvinOK20.026.00 ft, Aug 7, 19063

Other gauges in Caddo County

Flood gauges in Caddo County
Anadarko19.026.02 ft, Aug 20, 20078
Carnegie25.031.70 ft, Oct 20, 198311

Caddo County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Oklahoma

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRIO2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.