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Kiamichi River near Antlers

Highest listed crest 40.44 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft60 crests since 1973

The Kiamichi River near Antlers crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 60 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2025. The highest, 40.44 ft on May 4, 1990, was major flooding, 15.44 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Kiamichi River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
40.44 ft
May 4, 1990; 57,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
4
56th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
May 26, 2025
28.29 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pushmataha County
Oklahoma

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kiamichi River near Antlers
Action stage24.04Feb 21, 1997The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.029May 26, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.019May 2, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.04Dec 28, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

60 crests from 1973 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kiamichi River near Antlers, 1973 to 2025 202530354045ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft Apr 24, 1973: 28.16 ft, minor flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1973: 32.62 ft, moderate flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1974: 30.22 ft, moderate flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1976: 30.27 ft, moderate flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1977: 38.33 ft, major flooding; 50,000 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1979: 33.70 ft, moderate flooding; 39,700 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1981: 24.24 ft, action stage; 22,500 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1982: 28.58 ft, minor flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1983: 23.17 ft, below flood stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1984: 34.58 ft, moderate flooding; 42,200 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1986: 27.39 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1987: 26.50 ft, minor flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1987: 25.97 ft, minor flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1989: 23.38 ft, below flood stage; 21,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1990: 25.45 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1990: 24.31 ft, action stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1990: 29.34 ft, moderate flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1990: 40.44 ft, major flooding; 57,000 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1991: 27.72 ft, minor flooding; 27,700 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 1991: 25.80 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1992: 26.66 ft, minor flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1993: 34.19 ft, moderate flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1993: 27.19 ft, minor flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1994: 25.84 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1995: 27.48 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1996: 24.55 ft, action stage; 21,900 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 1996: 29.81 ft, moderate flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1996: 27.72 ft, minor flooding; 27,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1997: 24.71 ft, action stage; 22,200 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1998: 30.30 ft, moderate flooding; 32,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2001: 28.81 ft, minor flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2001: 28.74 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2002: 33.08 ft, moderate flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2002: 36.13 ft, major flooding; 48,400 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2007: 34.51 ft, moderate flooding; 38,600 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2008: 26.75 ft, minor flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 29.48 ft, moderate flooding; 33,700 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 27.62 ft, minor flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 2011: 28.42 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2012: 27.89 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2012: 31.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 22, 2013: 30.68 ft, moderate floodingJun 2, 2013: 28.01 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2015: 28.96 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2015: 33.75 ft, moderate floodingMay 26, 2015: 33.97 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 2015: 31.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 2015: 25.87 ft, minor flooding; 25,462 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2015: 28.97 ft, minor flooding; 30,512 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2015: 25.28 ft, minor flooding; 24,505 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 37.39 ft, major floodingApr 30, 2016: 23.87 ft, below flood stage; 22,988 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2016: 31.44 ft, moderate flooding; 36,044 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 25.01 ft, minor flooding; 24,790 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2018: 23.82 ft, below flood stage; 22,917 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 31.30 ft, moderate flooding; 35,785 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2021: 28.01 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2023: 25.35 ft, minor flooding; 25,328 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 25.13 ft, minor flooding; 24,988 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2025: 28.29 ft, minor flooding; 30,305 cubic feet per second Highest, 40.44 ft, May 4, 1990 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kiamichi River near Antlers 1970s: 6 1980s: 5 1990s: 13 2000s: 8 2010s: 16 16 2020s: 4 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 60 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Kiamichi River near Antlers
1May 4, 199040.44+15.44Major57,000
2Mar 28, 197738.33+13.33Major50,000
3Dec 28, 201537.39+12.39Major—
4Apr 8, 200236.13+11.13Major48,400
5Oct 21, 198434.58+9.58Moderate42,200
6Jul 3, 200734.51+9.51Moderate38,600
7May 10, 199334.19+9.19Moderate41,400
8May 26, 201533.97+8.97Moderate—
9May 21, 201533.75+8.75Moderate—
10May 23, 197933.70+8.70Moderate39,700
11Mar 20, 200233.08+8.08Moderate40,600
12Nov 26, 197332.62+7.62Moderate38,500
13May 25, 201631.44+6.44Moderate36,044
14May 30, 201531.30+6.30Moderate—
15May 2, 201931.30+6.30Moderate35,785
16Mar 21, 201231.20+6.20Moderate—
17May 22, 201330.68+5.68Moderate—
18Jan 6, 199830.30+5.30Moderate32,900
19Apr 21, 197630.27+5.27Moderate34,500
20Nov 1, 197430.22+5.22Moderate33,100
21Nov 7, 199629.81+4.81Moderate31,900
22Mar 19, 200829.48+4.48Moderate33,700
23Apr 22, 199029.34+4.34Moderate30,900
24Nov 28, 201528.97+3.97Minor30,512
25May 11, 201528.96+3.96Minor—
26Feb 16, 200128.81+3.81Minor32,100
27Dec 17, 200128.74+3.74Minor30,900
28Jan 31, 198228.58+3.58Minor30,200
29Nov 22, 201128.42+3.42Minor30,000
30May 26, 202528.29+3.29Minor30,305
31Apr 24, 197328.16+3.16Minor29,300
32Jun 2, 201328.01+3.01Minor—
33May 26, 202128.01+3.01Minor—
34Jan 26, 201227.89+2.89Minor—
35Apr 13, 199127.72+2.72Minor27,700
36Nov 25, 199627.72+2.72Minor27,700
37Apr 11, 200827.62+2.62Minor27,100
38May 8, 199527.48+2.48Minor27,300
39Apr 20, 198627.39+2.39Minor28,400
40Dec 4, 199327.19+2.19Minor26,700
41Mar 4, 200826.75+1.75Minor25,500
42Dec 15, 199226.66+1.66Minor25,700
43May 29, 198726.50+1.50Minor25,700
44Dec 27, 198725.97+0.97Minor25,500
45Jun 19, 201525.87+0.87Minor25,462
46Nov 15, 199425.84+0.84Minor24,200
47Oct 29, 199125.80+0.80Minor24,100
48Feb 2, 199025.45+0.45Minor23,500
49Mar 25, 202325.35+0.35Minor25,328
50Dec 14, 201525.28+0.28Minor24,505

The worst floods along the Kiamichi River

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

May 4, 1990: 40.44 ft here, major flooding

  • ClaytonOK · May 4, 1990 · 22.23 ft · Major

December 28, 2015: 37.39 ft here, major flooding

  • ClaytonOK · Dec 28, 2015 · 25.35 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Kiamichi River

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

Flood gauges on the Kiamichi River
ClaytonOK17.025.35 ft, Dec 28, 20152
Antlers this gaugeOK25.040.44 ft, May 4, 19904

Other gauges in Pushmataha County

Flood gauges in Pushmataha County
Clayton17.025.35 ft, Dec 28, 20152

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ANTO2, 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.