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North Canadian River near Seiling

Highest listed crest 16.40 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft116 crests since 1923

The North Canadian River near Seiling crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 116 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1923 to 2024. The highest, 16.40 ft on October 13, 1923, was major flooding, 5.40 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the North Canadian River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.40 ft
October 13, 1923
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
5
46th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
August 11, 2024
11.26 ft, minor flooding
Location
Major County
Oklahoma

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Canadian River near Seiling
Action stage9.049Jul 21, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.055Aug 11, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.07May 26, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.05Sep 23, 1997Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

116 crests from 1923 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Canadian River near Seiling, 1923 to 2024 81012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Oct 13, 1923: 16.40 ft, major floodingOct 11, 1946: 16.00 ft, major flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1947: 10.95 ft, action stage; 7,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1947: 10.78 ft, action stage; 6,550 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1947: 10.78 ft, action stage; 5,450 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1948: 10.63 ft, action stage; 5,180 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1948: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1948: 10.84 ft, action stage; 5,680 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1949: 10.39 ft, action stage; 4,530 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1949: 13.71 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1949: 10.45 ft, action stage; 4,640 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1949: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1949: 11.03 ft, minor flooding; 7,130 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1949: 10.64 ft, action stage; 6,200 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1949: 10.31 ft, action stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1950: 9.75 ft, action stage; 4,110 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1950: 10.19 ft, action stage; 4,850 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1950: 10.35 ft, action stage; 5,180 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1950: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 9,290 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1950: 12.78 ft, minor flooding; 8,600 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1950: 11.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,530 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1950: 10.56 ft, action stage; 4,850 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1950: 10.71 ft, action stage; 5,840 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1950: 10.67 ft, action stage; 5,290 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1951: 15.61 ft, major flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1951: 10.61 ft, action stage; 4,680 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1951: 10.21 ft, action stage; 3,980 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1951: 10.82 ft, action stage; 5,390 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1953: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1953: 10.79 ft, action stage; 3,780 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1954: 10.56 ft, action stage; 3,720 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1955: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 8,510 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1955: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1955: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 8,770 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1955: 10.28 ft, action stage; 5,370 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1957: 10.06 ft, action stage; 4,050 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1957: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,010 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1957: 10.51 ft, action stage; 6,240 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1957: 12.48 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1957: 10.97 ft, action stage; 8,510 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1958: 9.64 ft, action stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1958: 10.16 ft, action stage; 4,800 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1958: 10.06 ft, action stage; 4,540 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1959: 10.27 ft, action stage; 5,070 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1962: 9.90 ft, action stage; 4,170 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1965: 11.82 ft, minor flooding; 4,430 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1965: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,330 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1965: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 4,330 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1965: 9.87 ft, action stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1967: 10.28 ft, action stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1968: 12.01 ft, minor flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1968: 10.98 ft, action stage; 3,760 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1968: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1969: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,590 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1970: 11.98 ft, minor flooding; 3,680 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1972: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1973: 12.42 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1974: 14.28 ft, major flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1974: 13.21 ft, moderate flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1975: 11.74 ft, minor flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1976: 10.26 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1977: 10.55 ft, action stage; 3,160 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1978: 9.59 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1979: 10.82 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1980: 12.98 ft, minor flooding; 6,360 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1982: 11.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1983: 9.84 ft, action stage; 1,800 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1984: 10.20 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1986: 12.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1989: 11.81 ft, minor flooding; 2,510 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1993: 12.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,630 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1993: 10.79 ft, action stage; 1,866 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1995: 13.80 ft, moderate flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1996: 11.39 ft, minor floodingJul 31, 1996: 11.33 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1996: 12.14 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1997: 11.30 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1997: 10.11 ft, action stageMay 8, 1997: 10.48 ft, action stageSep 23, 1997: 14.86 ft, major flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1998: 11.02 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1998: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1998: 12.38 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1999: 11.09 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1999: 12.43 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1999: 11.95 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 2000: 12.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,960 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2000: 11.17 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2001: 11.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2002: 11.89 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 2003: 12.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,740 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2005: 9.87 ft, action stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2007: 12.25 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 2007: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2008: 12.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,060 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2009: 11.69 ft, minor flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2010: 9.11 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2010: 12.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2013: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2014: 9.19 ft, action stage; 1,230 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2015: 11.93 ft, minor flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2015: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2015: 9.93 ft, action stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 2016: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 1,510 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2017: 12.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,850 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2018: 11.95 ft, minor flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 13.69 ft, moderate flooding; 3,270 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2019: 13.91 ft, moderate flooding; 3,830 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2019: 10.88 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 13.03 ft, moderate flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2019: 13.12 ft, moderate flooding; 2,620 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2019: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2021: 10.97 ft, action stage; 1,130 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2023: 10.80 ft, action stage; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2023: 10.42 ft, action stage; 993 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2024: 11.26 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.40 ft, Oct 13, 1923 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Canadian River near Seiling 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 5 1950s: 10 1960s: 6 1970s: 6 1980s: 4 1990s: 13 13 2000s: 9 2010s: 12 2020s: 1 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 116 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, North Canadian River near Seiling
1Oct 13, 192316.40+5.40Major—
2Oct 11, 194616.00+5.00Major29,300
3May 19, 195115.61+4.61Major33,000
4Sep 23, 199714.86+3.86Major7,200
5Aug 28, 197414.28+3.28Major15,200
6May 8, 201913.91+2.91Moderate3,830
7Jun 9, 199513.80+2.80Moderate4,150
8May 19, 194913.71+2.71Moderate14,800
9Oct 10, 201813.69+2.69Moderate3,270
10Nov 3, 197413.21+2.21Moderate7,480
11May 26, 201913.12+2.12Moderate2,620
12May 22, 201913.03+2.03Moderate2,520
13May 27, 198012.98+1.98Minor6,360
14May 9, 199312.96+1.96Minor3,630
15Jul 13, 201012.96+1.96Minor3,430
16Oct 3, 198612.89+1.89Minor3,670
17Aug 4, 195012.78+1.78Minor8,600
18Sep 13, 200812.78+1.78Minor3,060
19Jul 9, 197212.70+1.70Minor4,340
20Jun 25, 195712.48+1.48Minor13,100
21May 17, 200312.47+1.47Minor2,740
22Apr 14, 199912.43+1.43Minor3,340
23Mar 30, 197312.42+1.42Minor4,120
24May 17, 201712.39+1.39Minor1,850
25Nov 1, 199812.38+1.38Minor—
26Jul 13, 200712.28+1.28Minor2,520
27Jul 30, 195012.25+1.25Minor9,290
28May 7, 200712.25+1.25Minor—
29May 23, 201512.23+1.23Minor1,880
30Sep 16, 199612.14+1.14Minor—
31Mar 23, 200012.11+1.11Minor2,960
32May 20, 195512.10+1.10Minor8,510
33Aug 9, 194812.06+1.06Minor9,550
34Jun 13, 196812.01+1.01Minor4,580
35Apr 18, 197011.98+0.98Minor3,680
36Apr 25, 199911.95+0.95Minor—
37Jun 26, 201811.95+0.95Minor1,560
38May 17, 201511.93+0.93Minor1,740
39Oct 4, 200211.89+0.89Minor—
40Jun 14, 196911.86+0.86Minor3,590
41Oct 21, 196811.85+0.85Minor4,030
42Jun 16, 196511.82+0.82Minor4,430
43May 27, 198911.81+0.81Minor2,510
44Jun 21, 195511.80+0.80Minor8,770
45May 17, 198211.78+0.78Minor3,320
46Jun 10, 197511.74+0.74Minor3,550
47Apr 26, 200911.69+0.69Minor2,070
48May 6, 200111.58+0.58Minor2,400
49Aug 30, 195011.54+0.54Minor6,530
50Jul 1, 196511.45+0.45Minor4,330

The worst floods along the North Canadian River

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

October 13, 1923: 16.40 ft here, major flooding

October 11, 1946: 16.00 ft here, major flooding

  • WoodwardOK · Oct 10, 1946 · 14.80 ft · Major

May 19, 1951: 15.61 ft here, major flooding

  • WoodwardOK · May 18, 1951 · 13.70 ft · Major

Gauges on the North Canadian River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the North Canadian River
Britton Road at Oklahoma CityOK17.024.80 ft, May 9, 19930
NW10th Street at Oklahoma CityOK24.040.90 ft, Oct 15, 19235
WoodwardOK10.015.85 ft, Oct 12, 19236
El RenoOK17.023.33 ft, Aug 20, 20073
HarrahOK14.021.90 ft, May 9, 199311
Seiling this gaugeOK11.016.40 ft, Oct 13, 19235
ShawneeOK18.020.90 ft, May 10, 19930
WatongaOK15.019.70 ft, Aug 19, 20073
WetumkaOK24.031.40 ft, Apr 15, 19450
WoodwardOK9.010.72 ft, May 23, 19890
YukonOK14.019.20 ft, Jun 10, 19951

Other gauges in Major County

Flood gauges in Major County
Ames10.012.39 ft, Oct 4, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SEIO2, 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.