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Canadian River near Calvin

Highest listed crest 26.00 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft31 crests since 1904

The Canadian River near Calvin crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 31 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1904 to 2025. The highest, 26.00 ft on August 7, 1906, was major flooding, 6.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.00 ft
August 7, 1906; 128,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
3
61st of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
April 28, 2021
21.46 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hughes 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 Calvin
Action stage18.05May 1, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.019Apr 28, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.04May 3, 1990Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.03May 3, 1914Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

31 crests from 1904 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Canadian River near Calvin, 1904 to 2025 1820222426ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Oct 4, 1904: 25.50 ft, major floodingAug 7, 1906: 26.00 ft, major flooding; 128,000 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1908: 24.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 1914: 25.00 ft, major floodingJun 10, 1923: 20.00 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 1923: 20.20 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1937: 22.00 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1941: 24.00 ft, moderate flooding; 150,000 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1941: 20.85 ft, minor flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1941: 20.90 ft, minor flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1943: 21.80 ft, minor flooding; 130,000 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1948: 22.20 ft, minor flooding; 149,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1949: 22.55 ft, minor flooding; 146,000 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1950: 24.35 ft, moderate flooding; 174,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1957: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 134,000 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1957: 20.05 ft, minor flooding; 102,000 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1983: 20.29 ft, minor flooding; 144,000 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1987: 20.88 ft, minor flooding; 154,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1990: 21.33 ft, minor flooding; 122,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1990: 23.97 ft, moderate flooding; 146,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1993: 20.32 ft, minor flooding; 93,400 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1995: 18.24 ft, action stage; 92,100 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1998: 18.45 ft, action stage; 95,200 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1999: 18.57 ft, action stage; 96,800 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2015: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 112,000 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2015: 21.82 ft, minor flooding; 123,000 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 21.84 ft, minor flooding; 123,000 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2015: 20.64 ft, minor flooding; 108,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 18.47 ft, action stage; 59,700 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2021: 21.46 ft, minor flooding; 110,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2025: 19.27 ft, action stage; 65,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.00 ft, Aug 7, 1906 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Canadian River near Calvin 1900s: 3 1910s: 1 1920s: 2 1930s: 1 1940s: 6 6 1950s: 3 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 3 2000s: 0 2010s: 4 2020s: 1 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Canadian River near Calvin
1Aug 7, 190626.00+6.00Major128,000
2Oct 4, 190425.50+5.50Major—
3May 3, 191425.00+5.00Major—
4May 11, 195024.35+4.35Moderate174,000
5May 24, 190824.20+4.20Moderate—
6May 5, 194124.00+4.00Moderate150,000
7May 3, 199023.97+3.97Moderate146,000
8May 18, 194922.55+2.55Minor146,000
9Jun 24, 194822.20+2.20Minor149,000
10May 31, 193722.00+2.00Minor—
11Jun 18, 201521.84+1.84Minor123,000
12May 25, 201521.82+1.82Minor123,000
13May 10, 194321.80+1.80Minor130,000
14Apr 28, 202121.46+1.46Minor110,000
15Apr 26, 199021.33+1.33Minor122,000
16May 18, 195721.10+1.10Minor134,000
17Oct 30, 194120.90+0.90Minor100,000
18May 29, 198720.88+0.88Minor154,000
19Sep 25, 194120.85+0.85Minor101,000
20Jul 8, 201520.64+0.64Minor108,000
21May 10, 201520.60+0.60Minor112,000
22May 10, 199320.32+0.32Minor93,400
23Oct 21, 198320.29+0.29Minor144,000
24Oct 14, 192320.20+0.20Minor—
25May 25, 195720.05+0.05Minor102,000
26Jun 10, 192320.000.00Minor—
27May 1, 202519.27−0.73Action65,300
28Apr 26, 199918.57−1.43Action96,800
29May 20, 201718.47−1.53Action59,700
30Mar 17, 199818.45−1.55Action95,200
31May 8, 199518.24−1.76Action92,100

Gauges on the Canadian River

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

Flood gauges on the Canadian River
BridgeportOK14.021.03 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
Calvin this gaugeOK20.026.00 ft, Aug 7, 19063

Other gauges in Hughes County

Flood gauges in Hughes County
Wetumka24.031.40 ft, Apr 15, 19450

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLVO2, 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.