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Little River (OK) near Tecumseh

Highest listed crest 20.65 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft148 crests since 1945

The Little River (OK) near Tecumseh crested at major flood stage 11 times among the 148 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2025. The highest, 20.65 ft on May 24, 2015, was major flooding, 9.65 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
20.65 ft
May 24, 2015; 26,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
11
21st of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
June 15, 2025
15.82 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Pottawatomie County
Near Shawnee (13.7 mi)

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 Tecumseh
Action stage9.011Apr 20, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.075Jun 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.051Jun 15, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.011Apr 30, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

148 crests from 1945 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little River (OK) near Tecumseh, 1945 to 2025 510152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Apr 14, 1945: 18.00 ft, major flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1949: 19.68 ft, major flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1957: 18.84 ft, major flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1966: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1967: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,590 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1968: 14.68 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1968: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 5,130 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1969: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 5,960 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1969: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1970: 13.25 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1970: 16.49 ft, moderate flooding; 8,190 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1970: 15.27 ft, moderate flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1972: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,700 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1972: 14.91 ft, minor flooding; 5,990 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1973: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,080 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1973: 15.27 ft, moderate flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1975: 15.30 ft, moderate flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1976: 13.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,690 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1977: 15.45 ft, moderate flooding; 4,020 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1978: 15.04 ft, moderate flooding; 5,580 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1979: 16.34 ft, moderate flooding; 5,020 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1980: 15.50 ft, moderate flooding; 3,930 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1981: 11.56 ft, minor flooding; 992 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1982: 15.49 ft, moderate flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1983: 15.02 ft, moderate flooding; 3,080 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1984: 19.24 ft, major flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 17.97 ft, major flooding; 9,230 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1986: 15.63 ft, moderate flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1987: 15.73 ft, moderate flooding; 4,480 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1988: 17.84 ft, major flooding; 8,920 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1989: 15.05 ft, moderate flooding; 3,580 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1990: 18.28 ft, major flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1991: 15.49 ft, moderate flooding; 4,210 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1992: 16.53 ft, moderate flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1993: 16.30 ft, moderate flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1994: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1995: 16.32 ft, moderate flooding; 5,570 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1995: 13.10 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1996: 11.50 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 1996: 11.52 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 1996: 12.04 ft, minor floodingAug 3, 1996: 15.80 ft, moderate flooding; 5,117 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1996: 15.61 ft, moderate flooding; 4,816 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 1996: 14.30 ft, minor floodingNov 16, 1996: 15.09 ft, moderate flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1997: 14.32 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 1997: 11.76 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1997: 14.82 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1997: 12.87 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 1997: 13.22 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 1997: 13.33 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1998: 15.28 ft, moderate floodingFeb 1, 1998: 12.08 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1998: 15.51 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 1998: 16.12 ft, moderate flooding; 5,330 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1998: 15.18 ft, moderate floodingFeb 6, 1999: 14.22 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1999: 12.84 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1999: 16.18 ft, moderate flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1999: 11.04 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1999: 16.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 2000: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2000: 14.64 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 2000: 11.55 ft, minor floodingJan 29, 2001: 12.43 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 2001: 13.13 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2001: 13.08 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 2001: 15.39 ft, moderate flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2001: 14.96 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2001: 13.10 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 2002: 14.48 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2002: 11.74 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2004: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 4,660 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2004: 12.40 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 2004: 12.77 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 2004: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 2,210 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2007: 16.31 ft, moderate floodingJul 10, 2007: 15.87 ft, moderate floodingJul 15, 2007: 11.04 ft, minor floodingAug 20, 2007: 16.64 ft, moderate flooding; 6,660 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2008: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2008: 15.79 ft, moderate flooding; 5,340 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2008: 15.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 2008: 11.39 ft, minor floodingAug 11, 2008: 11.33 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2009: 11.25 ft, minor flooding; 2,060 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2009: 14.97 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 2010: 12.54 ft, minor flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2010: 15.12 ft, moderate flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2010: 15.57 ft, moderate flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2010: 16.59 ft, moderate flooding; 6,560 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2010: 15.66 ft, moderate floodingJul 9, 2010: 14.11 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 2011: 11.06 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2012: 14.68 ft, minor flooding; 4,330 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2013: 15.71 ft, moderate flooding; 5,260 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2013: 15.53 ft, moderate floodingJul 26, 2013: 14.25 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 2014: 16.09 ft, moderate flooding; 4,910 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2015: 16.04 ft, moderate flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2015: 17.24 ft, major flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2015: 16.69 ft, moderate flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2015: 20.65 ft, major flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2015: 10.75 ft, action stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 19.15 ft, major flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2015: 10.46 ft, action stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2015: 15.49 ft, moderate flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 13.45 ft, minor flooding; 3,040 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2016: 15.68 ft, moderate flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2016: 9.72 ft, action stage; 1,580 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2016: 11.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,240 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2016: 13.87 ft, minor flooding; 3,210 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2016: 10.78 ft, action stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2017: 15.22 ft, moderate flooding; 3,740 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2018: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 2,590 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2018: 15.53 ft, moderate flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2019: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,760 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2019: 13.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,890 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2019: 11.90 ft, minor flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 14.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2019: 10.54 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2019: 10.04 ft, action stage; 1,760 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2020: 9.14 ft, action stage; 1,350 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2020: 15.60 ft, moderate flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2020: 9.55 ft, action stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2020: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,520 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2020: 15.11 ft, moderate flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2021: 11.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2021: 14.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,970 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2021: 11.39 ft, minor flooding; 2,430 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2021: 9.19 ft, action stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2022: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2022: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2022: 12.74 ft, minor flooding; 3,170 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2023: 10.00 ft, action stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2023: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2024: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,830 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2024: 12.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,180 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2024: 13.74 ft, minor flooding; 3,750 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2024: 15.32 ft, moderate flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2024: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,850 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2025: 10.36 ft, action stage; 1,970 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2025: 13.62 ft, minor flooding; 3,680 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2025: 19.08 ft, major flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2025: 15.60 ft, moderate flooding; 5,310 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2025: 14.39 ft, minor flooding; 4,410 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2025: 12.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,520 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2025: 15.82 ft, moderate flooding; 5,490 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.65 ft, May 24, 2015 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little River (OK) near Tecumseh 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 6 1970s: 12 1980s: 10 1990s: 30 30 2000s: 26 2010s: 29 2020s: 21 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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 148 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little River (OK) near Tecumseh
1May 24, 201520.65+9.65Major26,500
2May 18, 194919.68+8.68Major32,400
3Oct 20, 198419.24+8.24Major12,700
4Jun 18, 201519.15+8.15Major12,500
5Apr 30, 202519.08+8.08Major12,700
6May 25, 195718.84+7.84Major32,400
7May 3, 199018.28+7.28Major14,000
8Apr 14, 194518.00+7.00Major25,100
9Feb 23, 198517.97+6.97Major9,230
10Apr 1, 198817.84+6.84Major8,920
11May 10, 201517.24+6.24Major5,090
12May 20, 201516.69+5.69Moderate4,570
13Aug 20, 200716.64+5.64Moderate6,660
14Jun 15, 201016.59+5.59Moderate6,560
15May 11, 199216.53+5.53Moderate6,300
16Sep 23, 197016.49+5.49Moderate8,190
17Jun 9, 197916.34+5.34Moderate5,020
18May 27, 199516.32+5.32Moderate5,570
19May 8, 200716.31+5.31Moderate—
20May 9, 199316.30+5.30Moderate5,510
21Apr 25, 199916.18+5.18Moderate5,400
22Apr 27, 199816.12+5.12Moderate5,330
23Jul 17, 201416.09+5.09Moderate4,910
24May 6, 201516.04+5.04Moderate4,120
25Jun 30, 199916.00+5.00Moderate—
26Jul 10, 200715.87+4.87Moderate—
27Jun 15, 202515.82+4.82Moderate5,490
28Aug 3, 199615.80+4.80Moderate5,117
29Apr 10, 200815.79+4.79Moderate5,340
30May 29, 198715.73+4.73Moderate4,480
31Apr 18, 201315.71+4.71Moderate5,260
32Apr 18, 201615.68+4.68Moderate3,950
33Jul 3, 201015.66+4.66Moderate—
34May 17, 198615.63+4.63Moderate3,670
35Aug 11, 199615.61+4.61Moderate4,816
36Mar 19, 202015.60+4.60Moderate5,040
37May 6, 202515.60+4.60Moderate5,310
38May 31, 201015.57+4.57Moderate5,110
39Jun 1, 201315.53+4.53Moderate—
40May 3, 201815.53+4.53Moderate4,980
41Mar 16, 199815.51+4.51Moderate—
42May 29, 198015.50+4.50Moderate3,930
43May 6, 198215.49+4.49Moderate3,300
44Sep 16, 199115.49+4.49Moderate4,210
45Jul 8, 201515.49+4.49Moderate3,860
46May 21, 197715.45+4.45Moderate4,020
47May 30, 200115.39+4.39Moderate6,500
48Nov 4, 202415.32+4.32Moderate4,820
49May 23, 197515.30+4.30Moderate4,750
50Jan 4, 199815.28+4.28Moderate—

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.

May 24, 2015: 20.65 ft here, major flooding

  • SasakwaOK · May 27, 2015 · 27.21 ft · Minor

June 18, 2015: 19.15 ft here, major flooding

  • SasakwaOK · Jun 19, 2015 · 31.67 ft · Major

April 30, 2025: 19.08 ft here, major flooding

  • SasakwaOK · May 2, 2025 · 29.06 ft · Moderate

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)
Tecumseh this gaugeOK11.020.65 ft, May 24, 201511
SasakwaOK26.032.50 ft, Apr 15, 19454

Other gauges in Pottawatomie County

Flood gauges in Pottawatomie County
Shawnee18.020.90 ft, May 10, 19930

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TCMO2, 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.