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Little River (OK) near Sasakwa

Highest listed crest 32.50 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft20 crests since 1943

The Little River (OK) near Sasakwa crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2025. The highest, 32.50 ft on April 15, 1945, was major flooding, 6.50 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Little River (OK) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.50 ft
April 15, 1945; 39,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
4
56th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
May 2, 2025
29.06 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Seminole County
Oklahoma

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little River (OK) near Sasakwa
Action stage24.04Mar 19, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.08Apr 28, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.04May 2, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.04Jun 19, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1943 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little River (OK) near Sasakwa, 1943 to 2025 242628303234ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft May 11, 1943: 30.80 ft, major flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1945: 27.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1945: 32.50 ft, major flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1945: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1985: 31.73 ft, major flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1990: 29.96 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1992: 29.53 ft, moderate flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1998: 24.56 ft, action stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1999: 26.77 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2007: 26.54 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2015: 27.74 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2015: 25.77 ft, action stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 27.21 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2015: 31.67 ft, major flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2015: 28.55 ft, moderate flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 25.55 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 26.11 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2020: 24.08 ft, action stage; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2021: 26.75 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2025: 29.06 ft, moderate flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.50 ft, Apr 15, 1945 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little River (OK) near Sasakwa 1940s: 4 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 2000s: 1 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 10 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 30.63 ft on Jun 24, 1948; 30.80 ft on May 19, 1949; 33.48 ft on May 11, 1950; 26.41 ft on Jul 21, 1953; 29.80 ft on May 18, 1957; 28.71 ft on May 27, 1957; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Little River (OK) near Sasakwa
1Apr 15, 194532.50+6.50Major39,000
2May 1, 198531.73+5.73Major18,500
3Jun 19, 201531.67+5.67Major21,900
4May 11, 194330.80+4.80Major27,100
5Mar 27, 199029.96+3.96Moderate16,400
6Nov 12, 199229.53+3.53Moderate15,400
7May 2, 202529.06+3.06Moderate17,700
8Jul 8, 201528.55+2.55Moderate17,900
9May 10, 201527.74+1.74Minor16,900
10Oct 1, 194527.50+1.50Minor16,000
11May 27, 201527.21+1.21Minor16,300
12Mar 16, 194527.00+1.00Minor16,000
13Apr 27, 199926.77+0.77Minor15,600
14Apr 28, 202126.75+0.75Minor14,600
15Jun 28, 200726.54+0.54Minor14,700
16May 20, 201726.11+0.11Minor15,100
17May 20, 201525.77−0.23Action14,700
18Dec 28, 201525.55−0.45Action14,400
19Apr 27, 199824.56−1.44Action12,700
20Mar 19, 202024.08−1.92Action12,900

The worst floods along the Little River (OK)

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

April 15, 1945: 32.50 ft here, major flooding

  • TecumsehOK · Apr 14, 1945 · 18.00 ft · Major

June 19, 2015: 31.67 ft here, major flooding

  • TecumsehOK · Jun 18, 2015 · 19.15 ft · Major

Gauges on the Little River (OK)

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

Flood gauges on the Little River (OK)
TecumsehOK11.020.65 ft, May 24, 201511
Sasakwa this gaugeOK26.032.50 ft, Apr 15, 19454

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SASO2, 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.