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North Fork of the Red River near Headrick

Highest listed crest 21.13 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft99 crests since 1935

The North Fork of the Red River near Headrick crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 99 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1935 to 2025. The highest, 21.13 ft on May 27, 2019, was major flooding, 7.13 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the North Fork of the Red River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.13 ft
May 27, 2019; 76,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
5
46th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
May 1, 2025
15.21 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jackson County
Near Altus (11.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Fork of the Red River near Headrick
Action stage12.054Nov 19, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.026May 1, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.014May 22, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.05May 27, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

99 crests from 1935 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Fork of the Red River near Headrick, 1935 to 2025 121416182022ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft May 18, 1935: 19.80 ft, major flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1938: 12.54 ft, action stage; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1941: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1941: 13.95 ft, action stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1942: 13.50 ft, action stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1942: 12.41 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1944: 12.44 ft, action stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1947: 14.85 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1948: 12.24 ft, action stage; 8,980 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1949: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1950: 12.61 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1951: 14.96 ft, minor flooding; 24,900 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1953: 14.08 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1953: 12.88 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1954: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1955: 12.96 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1955: 16.50 ft, moderate flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1956: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1957: 14.36 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1959: 13.29 ft, action stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1959: 12.75 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1960: 14.90 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1962: 13.10 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1965: 15.38 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1965: 15.43 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1968: 12.57 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1969: 14.85 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1971: 13.71 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1972: 12.04 ft, action stage; 7,720 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1973: 13.12 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1974: 12.42 ft, action stage; 8,860 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1975: 14.32 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1976: 13.19 ft, action stage; 9,680 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1977: 17.26 ft, moderate flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1978: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1980: 13.97 ft, action stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1982: 13.87 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1983: 17.27 ft, moderate flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1986: 14.56 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 19.07 ft, major flooding; 59,000 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1988: 12.91 ft, action stage; 9,470 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1989: 14.14 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1990: 14.50 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1991: 13.48 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1993: 12.66 ft, action stageMay 10, 1993: 18.85 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 1995: 17.49 ft, moderate flooding; 52,700 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1995: 13.70 ft, action stageAug 29, 1996: 13.96 ft, action stage; 9,968 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1997: 13.60 ft, action stageApr 13, 1997: 12.90 ft, action stageApr 27, 1997: 15.88 ft, minor flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1998: 13.40 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1999: 13.12 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2000: 13.23 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2000: 12.00 ft, action stageMay 6, 2001: 12.07 ft, action stageMay 20, 2001: 13.58 ft, action stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2001: 12.48 ft, action stageApr 14, 2002: 13.65 ft, action stage; 5,740 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2003: 13.04 ft, action stage; 4,560 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2004: 15.56 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2004: 15.64 ft, minor flooding; 9,740 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2005: 15.19 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2007: 16.87 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2007: 13.63 ft, action stage; 4,860 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 12.61 ft, action stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 12.48 ft, action stage; 3,470 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2008: 12.66 ft, action stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2010: 17.23 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2010: 12.31 ft, action stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 2011: 13.24 ft, action stage; 4,860 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 2011: 12.81 ft, action stage; 4,310 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2015: 16.50 ft, moderate flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2015: 12.48 ft, action stage; 3,070 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2015: 17.25 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2015: 19.05 ft, major flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2015: 18.47 ft, moderate flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2015: 12.29 ft, action stage; 3,240 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2016: 14.46 ft, minor flooding; 6,070 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2016: 12.64 ft, action stage; 3,530 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2017: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2017: 12.29 ft, action stage; 3,110 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2017: 16.64 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 2017: 14.62 ft, minor flooding; 6,350 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2018: 18.86 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 2018: 12.07 ft, action stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2018: 12.92 ft, action stage; 3,790 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2018: 12.00 ft, action stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2019: 12.22 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2019: 18.42 ft, moderate flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2019: 20.43 ft, major flooding; 34,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 17.01 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2019: 21.13 ft, major flooding; 76,500 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2019: 14.69 ft, minor flooding; 6,930 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2020: 13.62 ft, action stage; 5,330 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 2024: 13.81 ft, action stage; 5,030 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2024: 13.37 ft, action stage; 4,390 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2025: 15.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,430 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.13 ft, May 27, 2019 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Fork of the Red River near Headrick 1930s: 1 1940s: 3 1950s: 6 1960s: 4 1970s: 3 1980s: 4 1990s: 4 2000s: 4 2010s: 15 15 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 99 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, North Fork of the Red River near Headrick
1May 27, 201921.13+7.13Major76,500
2May 10, 201920.43+6.43Major34,700
3May 18, 193519.80+5.80Major60,000
4Oct 4, 198619.07+5.07Major59,000
5May 26, 201519.05+5.05Major23,300
6Oct 10, 201818.86+4.86Moderate20,600
7May 10, 199318.85+4.85Moderate—
8Jun 16, 201518.47+4.47Moderate17,500
9Apr 24, 201918.42+4.42Moderate16,600
10Jun 5, 199517.49+3.49Moderate52,700
11Oct 21, 198317.27+3.27Moderate30,200
12May 28, 197717.26+3.26Moderate35,000
13May 21, 201517.25+3.25Moderate12,200
14Jul 6, 201017.23+3.23Moderate13,400
15May 22, 201917.01+3.01Moderate10,200
16Jun 15, 200716.87+2.87Moderate13,600
17Aug 27, 201716.64+2.64Moderate10,600
18Oct 5, 195516.50+2.50Moderate30,700
19May 10, 201516.50+2.50Moderate10,000
20Apr 27, 199715.88+1.88Minor25,400
21Jun 10, 194115.85+1.85Minor27,400
22May 30, 197815.70+1.70Minor26,400
23Oct 8, 200415.64+1.64Minor9,740
24Mar 5, 200415.56+1.56Minor10,700
25Oct 19, 196515.43+1.43Minor20,600
26Sep 20, 196515.38+1.38Minor20,600
27May 1, 202515.21+1.21Minor7,430
28Aug 23, 200515.19+1.19Minor—
29May 28, 195615.10+1.10Minor24,500
30Apr 30, 201715.00+1.00Minor7,040
31May 19, 195114.96+0.96Minor24,900
32Oct 19, 196014.90+0.90Minor23,500
33May 13, 194714.85+0.85Minor21,700
34May 5, 196914.85+0.85Minor17,900
35Jun 7, 201914.69+0.69Minor6,930
36Oct 6, 201714.62+0.62Minor6,350
37Sep 30, 198614.56+0.56Minor12,300
38May 19, 194914.55+0.55Minor20,600
39Jun 3, 199014.50+0.50Minor20,000
40Apr 17, 201614.46+0.46Minor6,070
41May 25, 195414.40+0.40Minor17,300
42May 4, 195714.36+0.36Minor20,100
43Jul 25, 197514.32+0.32Minor15,600
44Jun 15, 198914.14+0.14Minor16,900
45Jun 6, 195314.08+0.08Minor17,900
46May 30, 198013.97−0.03Action14,200
47Aug 29, 199613.96−0.04Action9,968
48Oct 23, 194113.95−0.05Action18,900
49May 19, 198213.87−0.13Action10,900
50Nov 9, 202413.81−0.19Action5,030

The worst floods along the North Fork of the Red River

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

May 27, 2019: 21.13 ft here, major flooding

  • CarterOK · May 26, 2019 · 17.85 ft · Moderate

May 10, 2019: 20.43 ft here, major flooding

  • CarterOK · May 8, 2019 · 18.63 ft · Major

October 4, 1986: 19.07 ft here, major flooding

  • CarterOK · Oct 3, 1986 · 17.88 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the North Fork of the Red River

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

Flood gauges on the North Fork of the Red River
ShamrockTX10.010.31 ft, Jun 2, 20240
CarterOK16.020.08 ft, Jun 4, 19955
Headrick this gaugeOK14.021.13 ft, May 27, 20195

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HEAO2, 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.