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Caney River near Ramona

Highest listed crest 39.80 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft191 crests since 1937

The Caney River near Ramona crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 191 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2025. 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 31.0 ft
Crests at major
2
65th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
June 19, 2025
26.96 ft, minor flooding
Location
Washington County
Oklahoma

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 Ramona
Action stage26.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.067Jun 19, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.057May 29, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.02Oct 5, 1986Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

191 crests from 1937 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Caney River near Ramona, 1937 to 2025 10203040ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Jun 12, 1937: 26.24 ft, minor flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1938: 30.00 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1938: 26.06 ft, minor flooding; 8,250 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1943: 39.80 ft, major floodingOct 7, 1944: 28.88 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1945: 28.14 ft, moderate flooding; 9,850 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1945: 28.45 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1945: 29.28 ft, moderate flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1945: 28.50 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1945: 30.12 ft, moderate flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1946: 27.07 ft, minor flooding; 8,850 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1947: 29.06 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1947: 26.41 ft, minor flooding; 8,390 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1947: 27.82 ft, minor flooding; 9,410 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1948: 26.02 ft, minor flooding; 8,150 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1948: 24.90 ft, below flood stage; 7,520 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1948: 29.30 ft, moderate flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1948: 26.65 ft, minor flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1948: 28.94 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1948: 28.44 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1949: 27.79 ft, minor flooding; 9,740 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1949: 26.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,690 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1949: 28.00 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1950: 27.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1950: 27.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1950: 29.42 ft, moderate flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1950: 29.10 ft, moderate flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1950: 26.85 ft, minor flooding; 8,870 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1951: 29.02 ft, moderate flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1951: 26.13 ft, minor flooding; 8,810 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 24.00 ft, below flood stage; 7,610 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1953: 22.28 ft, below flood stage; 7,050 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1954: 26.69 ft, minor flooding; 9,340 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1955: 25.50 ft, below flood stage; 8,650 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1955: 11.54 ft, below flood stage; 2,570 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1957: 26.70 ft, minor flooding; 9,730 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1957: 29.20 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1957: 29.17 ft, moderate flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1957: 28.90 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1957: 29.69 ft, moderate flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1957: 28.07 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1957: 29.11 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1958: 22.65 ft, below flood stage; 7,250 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1959: 25.12 ft, below flood stage; 8,500 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1959: 29.16 ft, moderate flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1959: 29.76 ft, moderate flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1959: 29.46 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1959: 25.77 ft, below flood stage; 8,850 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1959: 23.26 ft, below flood stage; 7,600 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1960: 24.52 ft, below flood stage; 8,200 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1960: 25.42 ft, below flood stage; 8,650 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1961: 24.10 ft, below flood stage; 8,590 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1961: 29.52 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1961: 24.54 ft, below flood stage; 8,790 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1961: 26.25 ft, minor flooding; 9,640 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1961: 28.46 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1961: 28.13 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1961: 29.32 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1961: 26.21 ft, minor flooding; 9,540 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1961: 25.17 ft, below flood stage; 8,940 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 1961: 25.17 ft, below flood stage; 8,940 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1962: 26.62 ft, minor flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1963: 13.55 ft, below flood stage; 3,710 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1964: 25.40 ft, below flood stage; 9,140 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1964: 23.05 ft, below flood stage; 7,870 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1965: 28.62 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1965: 23.62 ft, below flood stage; 9,130 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1965: 23.54 ft, below flood stage; 9,060 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1966: 17.79 ft, below flood stage; 5,820 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1967: 24.74 ft, below flood stage; 9,880 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1968: 27.90 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1968: 21.84 ft, below flood stage; 8,040 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1969: 26.56 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1969: 21.60 ft, below flood stage; 7,930 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1969: 24.31 ft, below flood stage; 9,600 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1969: 22.82 ft, below flood stage; 8,630 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1969: 21.88 ft, below flood stage; 8,100 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1969: 29.51 ft, moderate flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1969: 27.70 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1970: 21.64 ft, below flood stage; 7,950 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1970: 29.16 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1970: 26.87 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1970: 18.84 ft, below flood stage; 5,060 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1971: 27.29 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1971: 28.75 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1972: 25.39 ft, below flood stage; 9,300 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1972: 24.00 ft, below flood stage; 8,600 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1972: 27.25 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1973: 26.98 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1973: 24.97 ft, below flood stage; 9,080 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1973: 23.38 ft, below flood stage; 8,290 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1973: 27.91 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1973: 28.87 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1973: 28.75 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1973: 27.53 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1973: 29.45 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1973: 25.23 ft, below flood stage; 9,490 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1973: 29.19 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1973: 27.26 ft, minor flooding; 8,810 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1974: 30.12 ft, moderate flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1974: 26.84 ft, minor flooding; 8,540 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1974: 26.49 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1974: 29.85 ft, moderate flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1974: 24.78 ft, below flood stage; 7,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1975: 28.40 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1975: 26.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1975: 24.90 ft, below flood stage; 7,760 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1975: 26.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1976: 27.84 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1977: 23.72 ft, below flood stage; 7,870 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1977: 26.12 ft, minor flooding; 9,280 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1978: 25.23 ft, below flood stage; 9,210 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1978: 23.52 ft, below flood stage; 8,110 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1978: 22.22 ft, below flood stage; 7,560 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1979: 25.23 ft, below flood stage; 9,210 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1979: 27.41 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1980: 24.32 ft, below flood stage; 8,710 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1980: 27.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,640 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1981: 22.73 ft, below flood stage; 8,520 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1982: 26.13 ft, minor flooding; 9,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1983: 26.03 ft, minor flooding; 9,570 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1983: 26.86 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1983: 26.86 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1983: 24.68 ft, below flood stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1983: 26.66 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1983: 23.57 ft, below flood stage; 9,870 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1983: 25.81 ft, below flood stage; 9,560 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1984: 22.60 ft, below flood stage; 8,100 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1984: 26.85 ft, minor flooding; 9,970 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1984: 28.24 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1984: 24.65 ft, below flood stage; 9,040 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1984: 24.55 ft, below flood stage; 8,990 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1984: 24.53 ft, below flood stage; 8,980 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1984: 21.86 ft, below flood stage; 7,760 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1984: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 29.79 ft, moderate flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1985: 29.14 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1986: 29.14 ft, moderate flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1986: 31.16 ft, major flooding; 85,600 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1988: 28.33 ft, moderate flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1989: 25.87 ft, below flood stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1990: 28.39 ft, moderate flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1991: 22.43 ft, below flood stage; 8,800 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1993: 28.91 ft, moderate flooding; 11,317 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1993: 26.32 ft, minor flooding; 11,492 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1994: 28.76 ft, moderate flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1994: 27.03 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1995: 26.67 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1995: 28.55 ft, moderate flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1995: 27.77 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1995: 28.81 ft, moderate flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1995: 28.56 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1996: 26.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1997: 26.60 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1998: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1998: 26.60 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1999: 28.60 ft, moderate flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1999: 27.40 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1999: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2000: 28.10 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2004: 28.29 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2007: 27.12 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2007: 29.07 ft, moderate flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 27.88 ft, minor flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2008: 27.77 ft, minor flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2008: 29.01 ft, moderate flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2013: 27.32 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 2015: 26.36 ft, minor flooding; 15,734 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2015: 24.70 ft, below flood stageJun 19, 2015: 23.06 ft, below flood stage; 12,848 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 27.84 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2017: 24.31 ft, below flood stage; 13,697 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2017: 25.95 ft, below flood stage; 15,435 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2017: 26.97 ft, minor flooding; 16,712 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 26.82 ft, minor flooding; 16,523 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2017: 25.18 ft, below flood stage; 14,597 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2019: 25.06 ft, below flood stage; 14,118 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2019: 23.81 ft, below flood stage; 12,606 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2019: 29.59 ft, moderate flooding; 42,600 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 28.12 ft, moderate flooding; 19,061 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2019: 25.25 ft, below flood stage; 14,587 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2020: 22.85 ft, below flood stage; 11,968 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2020: 26.03 ft, minor flooding; 14,906 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2021: 27.18 ft, minor flooding; 17,256 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 24.86 ft, below flood stage; 13,882 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2022: 26.04 ft, minor flooding; 15,304 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2025: 24.96 ft, below flood stage; 14,394 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2025: 26.98 ft, minor flooding; 16,796 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2025: 26.36 ft, minor flooding; 15,841 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2025: 26.96 ft, minor flooding; 16,764 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2025: 25.19 ft, below flood stage; 14,599 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 Ramona 1930s: 3 1940s: 19 1950s: 18 1960s: 12 1970s: 23 23 1980s: 14 1990s: 17 2000s: 7 2010s: 7 2020s: 6 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 191 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Caney River near Ramona
1May 21, 194339.80+13.80Major—
2Oct 5, 198631.16+5.16Major85,600
3Oct 3, 194530.12+4.12Moderate38,500
4Mar 11, 197430.12+4.12Moderate38,400
5May 25, 193830.00+4.00Moderate11,400
6Nov 4, 197429.85+3.85Moderate28,600
7Feb 23, 198529.79+3.79Moderate28,000
8Jul 24, 195929.76+3.76Moderate22,300
9Jun 12, 195729.69+3.69Moderate36,700
10May 23, 201929.59+3.59Moderate42,600
11May 10, 196129.52+3.52Moderate23,400
12Jun 27, 196929.51+3.51Moderate15,900
13Oct 6, 195929.46+3.46Moderate16,200
14Apr 17, 197329.45+3.45Moderate16,200
15Jul 23, 195029.42+3.42Moderate21,800
16Sep 15, 196129.32+3.32Moderate15,500
17Jun 26, 194829.30+3.30Moderate19,900
18Apr 19, 194529.28+3.28Moderate21,600
19May 18, 195729.20+3.20Moderate14,600
20Nov 26, 197329.19+3.19Moderate14,500
21May 27, 195729.17+3.17Moderate14,400
22Jul 18, 195929.16+3.16Moderate13,300
23May 2, 197029.16+3.16Moderate14,900
24May 1, 198529.14+3.14Moderate14,700
25Sep 29, 198629.14+3.14Moderate43,000
26Jun 25, 195729.11+3.11Moderate16,000
27Aug 4, 195029.10+3.10Moderate16,700
28Jul 5, 200729.07+3.07Moderate32,700
29Apr 18, 194729.06+3.06Moderate17,600
30Jul 5, 195129.02+3.02Moderate15,700
31Jun 11, 200829.01+3.01Moderate25,200
32Jul 21, 194828.94+2.94Moderate14,800
33May 10, 199328.91+2.91Moderate11,317
34Jun 3, 195728.90+2.90Moderate12,600
35Oct 7, 194428.88+2.88Moderate15,600
36Mar 12, 197328.87+2.87Moderate12,100
37Jun 10, 199528.81+2.81Moderate28,800
38Apr 12, 199428.76+2.76Moderate24,400
39Dec 16, 197128.75+2.75Moderate11,800
40Mar 26, 197328.75+2.75Moderate11,800
41Apr 6, 196528.62+2.62Moderate13,800
42Apr 26, 199928.60+2.60Moderate21,000
43Jul 5, 199528.56+2.56Moderate22,500
44May 9, 199528.55+2.55Moderate21,700
45Jul 3, 194528.50+2.50Moderate11,700
46Aug 14, 196128.46+2.46Moderate12,000
47Mar 28, 194528.45+2.45Moderate11,400
48Aug 17, 194828.44+2.44Moderate11,300
49Feb 2, 197528.40+2.40Moderate10,400
50Mar 13, 199028.39+2.39Moderate19,100

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

October 5, 1986: 31.16 ft here, major flooding

October 3, 1945: 30.12 ft here, moderate flooding

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
Ramona this gaugeOK26.039.80 ft, May 21, 19432
CollinsvilleOK26.039.80 ft, May 21, 19437

Other gauges in Washington County

Flood gauges in Washington County
Bartlesville13.027.70 ft, Oct 4, 198612

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RAMO2, 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.