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Caney River near Collinsville

Highest listed crest 39.80 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft80 crests since 1928

The Caney River near Collinsville crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 80 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1928 to 2026. The highest, 39.80 ft on May 21, 1943, was major flooding, 13.80 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Caney River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
39.80 ft
May 21, 1943
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
7
40th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
July 1, 2025
26.64 ft, minor flooding
Location
Tulsa County
Near Owasso (7.6 mi), Claremore (12.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Caney River near Collinsville
Action stage26.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.035Jul 1, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.033Apr 30, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.07May 23, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

80 crests from 1928 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Caney River near Collinsville, 1928 to 2026 25303540ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 33.0 ft Nov 22, 1928: 29.46 ft, moderate floodingDec 20, 1928: 26.46 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1929: 27.66 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1929: 32.86 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 1929: 32.96 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 1929: 32.66 ft, moderate floodingMay 23, 1929: 31.86 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 1929: 32.06 ft, moderate floodingJun 25, 1929: 27.56 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 1929: 31.06 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1930: 32.26 ft, moderate floodingMay 13, 1930: 30.76 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1930: 30.86 ft, moderate floodingNov 27, 1931: 30.26 ft, moderate floodingJun 15, 1935: 32.85 ft, moderate floodingOct 13, 1936: 31.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1938: 30.62 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 1938: 30.74 ft, moderate floodingApr 23, 1942: 31.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 25, 1942: 30.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 13, 1943: 32.10 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 1943: 39.80 ft, major floodingApr 12, 1944: 36.90 ft, major floodingOct 6, 1986: 39.45 ft, major floodingMay 11, 1993: 34.40 ft, major floodingNov 20, 1996: 27.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1997: 27.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1997: 26.10 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1997: 26.20 ft, minor floodingNov 7, 1997: 29.70 ft, moderate floodingJan 6, 1998: 26.70 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1998: 29.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 1998: 27.30 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1999: 32.40 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1999: 31.50 ft, moderate floodingJun 20, 1999: 27.90 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2000: 28.70 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2004: 31.60 ft, moderate floodingJan 6, 2005: 26.13 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2007: 26.35 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2007: 29.12 ft, moderate floodingJun 13, 2007: 26.11 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 2007: 34.18 ft, major floodingMay 10, 2008: 29.47 ft, moderate floodingJun 11, 2008: 33.57 ft, major floodingJun 16, 2008: 27.83 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 2009: 28.32 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2009: 28.28 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2012: 27.41 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2013: 28.94 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2015: 29.01 ft, moderate flooding; 15,358 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2015: 25.48 ft, below flood stageJun 18, 2015: 27.89 ft, minor flooding; 14,244 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2015: 26.22 ft, minor flooding; 13,103 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 31.89 ft, moderate floodingMay 26, 2016: 26.56 ft, minor flooding; 13,336 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2017: 25.35 ft, below flood stage; 12,476 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2017: 27.37 ft, minor flooding; 13,889 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 29.71 ft, moderate flooding; 16,158 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 27.81 ft, minor flooding; 14,189 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2017: 29.93 ft, moderate flooding; 16,410 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 26.42 ft, minor flooding; 13,240 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2019: 26.56 ft, minor flooding; 13,336 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2019: 25.50 ft, below flood stage; 12,584 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2019: 37.12 ft, major flooding; 46,049 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2019: 32.74 ft, moderate flooding; 22,710 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2019: 27.49 ft, minor flooding; 13,971 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2020: 25.32 ft, below flood stage; 12,454 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2020: 30.49 ft, moderate flooding; 17,470 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2021: 29.32 ft, moderate flooding; 15,713 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2021: 26.23 ft, minor flooding; 13,110 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 26.29 ft, minor flooding; 13,151 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2022: 27.65 ft, minor flooding; 14,080 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2025: 27.18 ft, minor flooding; 13,759 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2025: 31.03 ft, moderate flooding; 18,550 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2025: 27.71 ft, minor flooding; 14,121 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2025: 27.56 ft, minor flooding; 14,019 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2025: 28.39 ft, minor flooding; 14,650 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2025: 26.64 ft, minor flooding; 13,390 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2026: 25.84 ft, below flood stage; 12,834 cubic feet per second Highest, 39.80 ft, May 21, 1943 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Caney River near Collinsville 1920s: 10 1930s: 8 1940s: 5 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 12 2000s: 12 2010s: 16 16 2020s: 11 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 80 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Caney River near Collinsville
1May 21, 194339.80+13.80Major—
2Oct 6, 198639.45+13.45Major—
3May 23, 201937.12+11.12Major46,049
4Apr 12, 194436.90+10.90Major—
5May 11, 199334.40+8.40Major—
6Jul 4, 200734.18+8.18Major—
7Jun 11, 200833.57+7.57Major—
8Apr 24, 192932.96+6.96Moderate—
9Apr 17, 192932.86+6.86Moderate—
10Jun 15, 193532.85+6.85Moderate—
11May 30, 201932.74+6.74Moderate22,710
12May 12, 192932.66+6.66Moderate—
13Apr 28, 199932.40+6.40Moderate—
14May 4, 193032.26+6.26Moderate—
15May 13, 194332.10+6.10Moderate—
16Jun 12, 192932.06+6.06Moderate—
17Dec 28, 201531.89+5.89Moderate—
18May 23, 192931.86+5.86Moderate—
19Mar 7, 200431.60+5.60Moderate—
20May 4, 199931.50+5.50Moderate—
21Oct 13, 193631.40+5.40Moderate—
22Jul 13, 192931.06+5.06Moderate—
23Apr 30, 202531.03+5.03Moderate18,550
24Apr 23, 194231.00+5.00Moderate—
25Jun 19, 193030.86+4.86Moderate—
26May 13, 193030.76+4.76Moderate—
27May 28, 193830.74+4.74Moderate—
28Apr 2, 193830.62+4.62Moderate—
29Jun 25, 194230.50+4.50Moderate—
30Mar 19, 202030.49+4.49Moderate17,470
31Nov 27, 193130.26+4.26Moderate—
32May 12, 201729.93+3.93Moderate16,410
33Apr 30, 201729.71+3.71Moderate16,158
34Nov 7, 199729.70+3.70Moderate—
35Mar 19, 199829.70+3.70Moderate—
36May 10, 200829.47+3.47Moderate—
37Nov 22, 192829.46+3.46Moderate—
38Mar 16, 202129.32+3.32Moderate15,713
39May 9, 200729.12+3.12Moderate—
40May 24, 201529.01+3.01Moderate15,358
41Jun 2, 201328.94+2.94Minor—
42May 12, 200028.70+2.70Minor—
43Jun 20, 202528.39+2.39Minor14,650
44Mar 30, 200928.32+2.32Minor—
45May 1, 200928.28+2.28Minor—
46Feb 23, 199727.90+1.90Minor—
47Jun 20, 199927.90+1.90Minor—
48Jun 18, 201527.89+1.89Minor14,244
49Jun 16, 200827.83+1.83Minor—
50May 5, 201727.81+1.81Minor14,189

The worst floods along the Caney River

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

May 21, 1943: 39.80 ft here, major flooding

  • RamonaOK · May 21, 1943 · 39.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • BartlesvilleOK · May 19, 1943 · 23.40 ft · Major

October 6, 1986: 39.45 ft here, major flooding

  • RamonaOK · Oct 5, 1986 · 31.16 ft · Major
  • BartlesvilleOK · Oct 4, 1986 · 27.70 ft · Major · its highest

May 23, 2019: 37.12 ft here, major flooding

  • RamonaOK · May 23, 2019 · 29.59 ft · Moderate
  • BartlesvilleOK · May 21, 2019 · 18.21 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Caney River

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

Flood gauges on the Caney River
BartlesvilleOK13.027.70 ft, Oct 4, 198612
RamonaOK26.039.80 ft, May 21, 19432
Collinsville this gaugeOK26.039.80 ft, May 21, 19437

Other gauges in Tulsa County

Flood gauges in Tulsa County
Tulsa18.025.21 ft, Oct 5, 19864
Owasso18.034.00 ft, Oct 25, 19089
Sperry21.032.60 ft, Oct 3, 195915
Tulsa 12SE / 101st St. Bridge16.022.77 ft, May 21, 20190
Jenks17.025.00 ft, Jun 8, 19742

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CVLO2, 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.