Highest listed crest 29.58 ft May 29, 1987; 52,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 20.0 ft Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major 14 15th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest June 20, 2026 20.63 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Deep Red Creek near Randlett, 1908 to 2026 15 20 25 30 ft Flood stage 20.0 ft Major 26.0 ft Jan 1, 1908: 27.00 ft, major flooding May 11, 1950: 24.18 ft, moderate flooding May 27, 1950: 21.40 ft, minor flooding; 2,710 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 1950: 20.84 ft, minor flooding; 2,360 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1950: 21.02 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per second May 18, 1951: 27.10 ft, major flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per second Jun 6, 1951: 21.87 ft, minor flooding; 3,470 cubic feet per second May 18, 1952: 24.92 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second May 30, 1952: 19.74 ft, action stage; 2,040 cubic feet per second Oct 24, 1953: 23.63 ft, moderate flooding; 7,030 cubic feet per second May 13, 1954: 23.98 ft, moderate flooding; 7,590 cubic feet per second May 27, 1954: 19.23 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per second May 20, 1955: 23.99 ft, moderate flooding; 8,190 cubic feet per second Sep 26, 1955: 23.00 ft, moderate flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per second Oct 6, 1955: 24.44 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1957: 22.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per second May 4, 1957: 23.71 ft, moderate flooding; 7,870 cubic feet per second May 11, 1957: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per second May 20, 1957: 23.74 ft, moderate flooding; 8,050 cubic feet per second May 27, 1957: 22.91 ft, minor flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1957: 22.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,730 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 1957: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per second May 4, 1958: 20.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,330 cubic feet per second Jul 8, 1958: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1959: 21.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,710 cubic feet per second May 11, 1959: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,470 cubic feet per second May 25, 1959: 19.76 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 1959: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,760 cubic feet per second Oct 5, 1959: 24.28 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per second Oct 19, 1960: 26.06 ft, major flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per second Sep 15, 1961: 22.19 ft, minor flooding; 3,830 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1962: 22.94 ft, minor flooding; 5,660 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1963: 18.00 ft, action stage; 1,710 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 1964: 20.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1964: 21.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,760 cubic feet per second Oct 21, 1965: 19.60 ft, action stage; 2,160 cubic feet per second Aug 30, 1966: 23.11 ft, moderate flooding; 6,280 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1967: 18.36 ft, action stage; 1,800 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1968: 23.70 ft, moderate flooding; 6,070 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1968: 21.39 ft, minor flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per second May 7, 1969: 21.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per second Sep 22, 1969: 27.51 ft, major flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1970: 20.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per second Aug 15, 1971: 24.62 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second Sep 26, 1971: 21.51 ft, minor flooding; 2,880 cubic feet per second Oct 31, 1971: 24.82 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1972: 21.61 ft, minor flooding; 2,960 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1973: 20.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,570 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1973: 20.54 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1973: 24.47 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 1973: 22.85 ft, minor flooding; 5,370 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 1973: 21.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,730 cubic feet per second Jul 31, 1973: 23.28 ft, moderate flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1974: 19.88 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per second Sep 25, 1974: 23.66 ft, moderate flooding; 8,650 cubic feet per second Oct 31, 1974: 19.61 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per second May 23, 1975: 23.86 ft, moderate flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per second May 31, 1975: 22.48 ft, minor flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1975: 21.92 ft, minor flooding; 2,910 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1975: 23.93 ft, moderate flooding; 8,120 cubic feet per second Sep 15, 1976: 23.13 ft, moderate flooding; 6,650 cubic feet per second May 9, 1977: 19.87 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per second May 16, 1977: 21.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,880 cubic feet per second May 21, 1977: 23.18 ft, moderate flooding; 6,820 cubic feet per second May 29, 1978: 22.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1978: 20.59 ft, minor flooding; 2,580 cubic feet per second May 23, 1979: 21.45 ft, minor flooding; 2,880 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1979: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,580 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1979: 21.68 ft, minor flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per second May 31, 1980: 23.88 ft, moderate flooding; 9,630 cubic feet per second May 31, 1981: 22.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 1981: 24.00 ft, moderate flooding; 8,610 cubic feet per second May 14, 1982: 22.19 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per second May 19, 1982: 21.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,890 cubic feet per second May 24, 1982: 24.26 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per second May 30, 1982: 21.16 ft, minor flooding; 2,660 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1982: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,640 cubic feet per second May 23, 1983: 22.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1983: 20.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per second Oct 20, 1983: 28.89 ft, major flooding; 72,300 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1985: 23.63 ft, moderate flooding; 7,820 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1985: 23.99 ft, moderate flooding; 9,340 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1985: 22.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,260 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1985: 22.68 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1985: 18.97 ft, action stage; 2,400 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1985: 24.58 ft, moderate flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1985: 17.56 ft, action stage; 2,060 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 1985: 20.05 ft, minor flooding; 2,750 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 1985: 20.71 ft, minor flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per second Oct 19, 1985: 25.47 ft, moderate flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per second May 26, 1986: 19.99 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 1986: 18.17 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per second Sep 6, 1986: 23.38 ft, moderate flooding; 5,990 cubic feet per second Sep 15, 1986: 17.16 ft, action stage; 2,180 cubic feet per second Oct 3, 1986: 25.97 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per second Oct 23, 1986: 25.93 ft, moderate flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per second Nov 6, 1986: 23.20 ft, moderate flooding; 5,650 cubic feet per second Nov 27, 1986: 22.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1987: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,370 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1987: 22.79 ft, minor flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1987: 20.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,190 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1987: 17.69 ft, action stage; 2,240 cubic feet per second May 29, 1987: 29.58 ft, major flooding; 52,900 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1987: 25.13 ft, moderate flooding; 1,520 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1987: 20.84 ft, minor flooding; 3,470 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1988: 24.10 ft, moderate flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per second Sep 20, 1988: 24.05 ft, moderate flooding; 8,250 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1989: 24.51 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1989: 24.06 ft, moderate flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per second Sep 15, 1989: 21.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,160 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1990: 22.26 ft, minor flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1990: 24.24 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1990: 19.68 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1990: 24.66 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second May 3, 1990: 23.88 ft, moderate flooding; 8,750 cubic feet per second May 26, 1991: 23.60 ft, moderate flooding; 7,430 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1991: 23.72 ft, moderate flooding; 7,970 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1991: 21.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per second Jul 28, 1991: 25.51 ft, moderate flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per second Sep 5, 1991: 18.65 ft, action stage; 2,520 cubic feet per second Sep 15, 1991: 19.26 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 1991: 24.05 ft, moderate flooding; 9,650 cubic feet per second Oct 29, 1991: 21.31 ft, minor flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1991: 25.62 ft, moderate flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1992: 19.74 ft, action stage; 2,970 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1992: 23.17 ft, moderate flooding; 5,580 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1992: 20.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per second May 31, 1992: 22.22 ft, minor flooding; 4,540 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 1992: 24.83 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per second Nov 23, 1992: 23.44 ft, moderate flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per second Dec 14, 1992: 23.64 ft, moderate flooding; 6,890 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1993: 19.74 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1993: 20.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1993: 22.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per second May 3, 1993: 21.82 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per second May 10, 1993: 23.88 ft, moderate flooding; 7,510 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 1993: 22.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,010 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1994: 19.20 ft, action stage; 2,190 cubic feet per second May 27, 1994: 23.02 ft, moderate flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1995: 21.82 ft, minor flooding; 3,480 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1995: 19.01 ft, action stage; 2,130 cubic feet per second May 8, 1995: 23.74 ft, moderate flooding; 8,180 cubic feet per second May 29, 1995: 19.10 ft, action stage; 2,160 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1995: 28.79 ft, major flooding; 39,300 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1995: 29.07 ft, major flooding; 42,500 cubic feet per second Aug 4, 1995: 25.09 ft, moderate flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per second Sep 20, 1995: 20.93 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per second Aug 30, 1996: 21.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,030 cubic feet per second Sep 5, 1996: 22.83 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1997: 21.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,910 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1997: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,790 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1997: 21.72 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per second May 11, 1997: 18.70 ft, action stage; 2,050 cubic feet per second May 20, 1997: 20.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,640 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1997: 23.38 ft, moderate flooding; 6,740 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1998: 24.17 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1998: 20.76 ft, minor flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1998: 26.69 ft, major flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1999: 19.42 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per second May 30, 1999: 22.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,120 cubic feet per second Oct 27, 2000: 25.15 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per second Nov 3, 2000: 24.64 ft, moderate flooding; 9,630 cubic feet per second Nov 9, 2000: 20.58 ft, minor flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per second Nov 25, 2000: 21.59 ft, minor flooding; 3,660 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 2001: 20.69 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 2001: 18.42 ft, action stage; 2,230 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 2001: 18.24 ft, action stage; 2,180 cubic feet per second May 15, 2001: 17.71 ft, action stage; 2,050 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 2002: 19.49 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2002: 22.66 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per second Jun 6, 2002: 19.61 ft, action stage; 2,720 cubic feet per second Oct 30, 2002: 19.85 ft, action stage; 2,940 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 2002: 19.40 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 2004: 19.02 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per second Nov 3, 2004: 17.09 ft, action stage; 2,070 cubic feet per second Nov 18, 2004: 22.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per second Nov 24, 2004: 18.43 ft, action stage; 2,430 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 2005: 17.55 ft, action stage; 2,190 cubic feet per second Oct 17, 2006: 23.47 ft, moderate flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 2007: 20.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 2007: 24.08 ft, moderate flooding; 9,190 cubic feet per second May 11, 2007: 23.34 ft, moderate flooding; 6,950 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 2007: 27.23 ft, major flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 2007: 26.39 ft, major flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per second Aug 20, 2007: 20.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 2008: 23.56 ft, moderate flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per second May 8, 2008: 17.02 ft, action stage; 2,050 cubic feet per second Aug 19, 2008: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per second May 1, 2009: 25.40 ft, moderate flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per second May 17, 2009: 17.96 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 2010: 21.12 ft, minor flooding Jul 10, 2010: 22.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,730 cubic feet per second May 22, 2011: 22.14 ft, minor flooding; 4,490 cubic feet per second May 8, 2015: 23.71 ft, moderate flooding; 6,620 cubic feet per second May 16, 2015: 23.17 ft, moderate flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per second May 20, 2015: 25.00 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per second May 25, 2015: 25.22 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per second May 30, 2015: 23.35 ft, moderate flooding; 5,640 cubic feet per second Jul 8, 2015: 24.17 ft, moderate flooding; 8,050 cubic feet per second Nov 29, 2015: 20.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,290 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 2015: 23.66 ft, moderate flooding; 6,470 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 2016: 27.19 ft, major flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per second May 24, 2016: 25.54 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per second May 28, 2016: 19.24 ft, action stage; 2,400 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 2016: 24.13 ft, moderate flooding; 6,280 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 2016: 18.05 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per second Sep 25, 2016: 18.71 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2017: 25.69 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 2017: 22.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,700 cubic feet per second May 20, 2017: 22.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 2017: 23.21 ft, moderate flooding; 4,660 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 2017: 22.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,830 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 2017: 21.59 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per second Aug 15, 2017: 22.25 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per second Sep 27, 2017: 26.44 ft, major flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per second May 2, 2018: 19.72 ft, action stage; 2,510 cubic feet per second May 20, 2018: 22.48 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per second Sep 21, 2018: 19.33 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per second Oct 7, 2018: 18.22 ft, action stage; 2,160 cubic feet per second Oct 26, 2018: 17.48 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 2018: 25.63 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 2019: 21.62 ft, minor flooding; 5,940 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 2019: 23.01 ft, moderate flooding; 8,200 cubic feet per second May 1, 2019: 20.63 ft, minor flooding; 4,650 cubic feet per second May 12, 2019: 19.87 ft, action stage; 3,810 cubic feet per second May 22, 2019: 24.23 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second May 27, 2019: 22.54 ft, minor flooding; 7,370 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 2020: 23.47 ft, moderate flooding; 9,880 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 2020: 23.47 ft, moderate flooding; 9,880 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 2020: 24.84 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per second Sep 11, 2020: 21.95 ft, minor flooding; 7,070 cubic feet per second Oct 28, 2020: 22.92 ft, minor flooding; 8,790 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 2021: 21.28 ft, minor flooding; 6,060 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 2021: 18.98 ft, action stage; 3,400 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 2021: 19.03 ft, action stage; 3,440 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 2021: 24.17 ft, moderate flooding; 6,920 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 2021: 25.58 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 2021: 23.90 ft, moderate flooding; 6,180 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 2021: 19.82 ft, action stage; 2,060 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 2022: 22.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,590 cubic feet per second May 2, 2024: 24.19 ft, moderate flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 2024: 23.70 ft, moderate flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per second Nov 9, 2024: 23.09 ft, moderate flooding; 4,480 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 2024: 18.34 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2025: 29.14 ft, major flooding; 44,700 cubic feet per second May 7, 2025: 22.93 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 2026: 24.56 ft, moderate flooding; 8,130 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 2026: 20.63 ft, minor flooding; 2,920 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.58 ft, May 29, 1987 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Deep Red Creek near Randlett 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 25 1960s: 10 1970s: 24 1980s: 35 1990s: 40 40 2000s: 17 2010s: 29 2020s: 17 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Cotton County Cotton County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Oklahoma
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RNDO2, 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.