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Red River at Arthur City

Highest listed crest 43.20 ftFlood stage 27.0 ft72 crests since 1892

The Red River at Arthur City crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 72 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1892 to 2025. The highest, 43.20 ft on May 28, 1908, was major flooding, 16.20 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Red River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
43.20 ft
May 28, 1908; 400,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
27.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
8
35th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
December 29, 2015
27.75 ft, minor flooding
Location
Choctaw County
Near Paris (14.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Red River at Arthur City
Action stage25.015Jun 10, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)27.011Dec 29, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.04Apr 26, 1942Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.08Jun 23, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

72 crests from 1892 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Red River at Arthur City, 1892 to 2025 202530354045ft Flood stage 27.0 ftMajor 33.0 ft May 19, 1892: 34.80 ft, major floodingMay 4, 1906: 26.10 ft, action stage; 93,800 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1906: 23.00 ft, below flood stage; 67,200 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1907: 23.20 ft, below flood stage; 68,800 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1908: 22.00 ft, below flood stage; 60,000 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1908: 43.20 ft, major flooding; 400,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1908: 32.10 ft, moderate flooding; 170,000 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1908: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 121,000 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1913: 26.70 ft, action stageJun 10, 1915: 33.70 ft, major floodingOct 20, 1915: 29.80 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1918: 22.00 ft, below flood stageOct 30, 1918: 22.00 ft, below flood stageMay 19, 1920: 24.20 ft, below flood stageOct 27, 1920: 21.70 ft, below flood stageMay 12, 1922: 26.20 ft, action stageOct 18, 1923: 28.20 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 1925: 25.00 ft, action stageAug 18, 1926: 25.00 ft, action stageApr 16, 1927: 27.00 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1928: 24.70 ft, below flood stageMay 15, 1929: 26.70 ft, action stageMay 19, 1930: 21.70 ft, below flood stageFeb 18, 1932: 25.00 ft, action stageMay 27, 1933: 25.00 ft, action stageJun 17, 1935: 31.70 ft, moderate floodingSep 29, 1936: 22.80 ft, below flood stage; 95,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1938: 34.30 ft, major flooding; 222,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1938: 25.90 ft, action stage; 148,000 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1941: 22.92 ft, below flood stage; 95,200 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1941: 24.27 ft, below flood stage; 108,000 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1941: 31.27 ft, moderate flooding; 183,000 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1941: 28.00 ft, minor flooding; 148,000 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1941: 27.65 ft, minor flooding; 141,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1942: 27.85 ft, minor flooding; 142,000 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1942: 24.12 ft, below flood stage; 115,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1942: 31.55 ft, moderate flooding; 199,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1943: 22.40 ft, below flood stage; 94,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1945: 21.25 ft, below flood stage; 80,000 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1945: 21.92 ft, below flood stage; 91,000 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1945: 21.60 ft, below flood stage; 88,000 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 1946: 23.60 ft, below flood stage; 104,000 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1946: 21.67 ft, below flood stage; 86,700 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1951: 21.01 ft, below flood stage; 74,500 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1952: 21.74 ft, below flood stage; 93,400 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1957: 23.70 ft, below flood stage; 99,200 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1957: 22.62 ft, below flood stage; 76,400 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1957: 22.30 ft, below flood stage; 79,200 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1957: 23.30 ft, below flood stage; 88,700 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1957: 25.00 ft, action stage; 105,000 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1957: 28.35 ft, minor flooding; 136,000 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1958: 26.35 ft, action stage; 120,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1966: 24.90 ft, below flood stage; 95,300 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1968: 21.93 ft, below flood stage; 80,400 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1969: 22.30 ft, below flood stage; 77,000 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1971: 26.55 ft, action stage; 121,000 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1973: 22.25 ft, below flood stage; 73,000 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1974: 23.93 ft, below flood stage; 103,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1977: 24.85 ft, below flood stage; 118,000 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1982: 26.65 ft, action stage; 142,000 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1990: 34.21 ft, major flooding; 275,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1993: 22.60 ft, below flood stageJul 12, 2007: 21.65 ft, below flood stage; 87,300 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2015: 27.20 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2015: 35.42 ft, major floodingMay 31, 2015: 36.99 ft, major floodingJun 23, 2015: 33.92 ft, major flooding; 173,911 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 28.38 ft, minor flooding; 95,493 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 27.75 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2018: 23.62 ft, below flood stage; 65,999 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2025: 25.81 ft, action stage; 77,847 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2025: 25.38 ft, action stage; 75,070 cubic feet per second Highest, 43.20 ft, May 28, 1908 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Red River at Arthur City 1890s: 1 1900s: 3 1910s: 2 1920s: 2 1930s: 2 1940s: 5 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 0 1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 72 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Red River at Arthur City
1May 28, 190843.20+16.20Major400,000
2May 31, 201536.99+9.99Major—
3May 27, 201535.42+8.42Major—
4May 19, 189234.80+7.80Major—
5Feb 19, 193834.30+7.30Major222,000
6May 4, 199034.21+7.21Major275,000
7Jun 23, 201533.92+6.92Major173,911
8Jun 10, 191533.70+6.70Major—
9Jun 7, 190832.10+5.10Moderate170,000
10Jun 17, 193531.70+4.70Moderate—
11Apr 26, 194231.55+4.55Moderate199,000
12Jun 12, 194131.27+4.27Moderate183,000
13Oct 20, 191529.80+2.80Minor—
14Jun 20, 190828.60+1.60Minor121,000
15Nov 29, 201528.38+1.38Minor95,493
16Jun 6, 195728.35+1.35Minor136,000
17Oct 18, 192328.20+1.20Minor—
18Oct 7, 194128.00+1.00Minor148,000
19Apr 10, 194227.85+0.85Minor142,000
20Dec 29, 201527.75+0.75Minor—
21Nov 3, 194127.65+0.65Minor141,000
22May 12, 201527.20+0.20Minor—
23Apr 16, 192727.000.00Minor—
24Dec 7, 191326.70−0.30Action—
25May 15, 192926.70−0.30Action—
26May 14, 198226.65−0.35Action142,000
27Dec 11, 197126.55−0.45Action121,000
28May 3, 195826.35−0.65Action120,000
29May 12, 192226.20−0.80Action—
30May 4, 190626.10−0.90Action93,800
31Mar 30, 193825.90−1.10Action148,000
32May 27, 202525.81−1.19Action77,847
33Jun 10, 202525.38−1.62Action75,070
34Sep 18, 192525.00−2.00Action—
35Aug 18, 192625.00−2.00Action—
36Feb 18, 193225.00−2.00Action—
37May 27, 193325.00−2.00Action—
38May 27, 195725.00−2.00Action105,000
39May 1, 196624.90−2.10Below flood stage95,300
40Mar 28, 197724.85−2.15Below flood stage118,000
41May 21, 192824.70−2.30Below flood stage—
42May 8, 194124.27−2.73Below flood stage108,000
43May 19, 192024.20−2.80Below flood stage—
44Apr 21, 194224.12−2.88Below flood stage115,000
45Nov 1, 197423.93−3.07Below flood stage103,000
46Apr 28, 195723.70−3.30Below flood stage99,200
47Sep 24, 201823.62−3.38Below flood stage65,999
48Nov 7, 194623.60−3.40Below flood stage104,000
49May 23, 195723.30−3.70Below flood stage88,700
50May 29, 190723.20−3.80Below flood stage68,800

The worst floods along the Red River

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

May 28, 1908: 43.20 ft here, major flooding

May 31, 2015: 36.99 ft here, major flooding

May 27, 2015: 35.42 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Red River

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

Flood gauges on the Red River
Red River Lock 1LA53.058.33 ft, Mar 21, 20160
AlexandriaLA32.045.23 ft, Apr 17, 194510
Arthur City this gaugeOK27.043.20 ft, May 28, 19088
CoushattaLA31.039.90 ft, Apr 7, 19456
FultonAR27.037.40 ft, Apr 2, 19453
Grand EcoreLA33.044.70 ft, Apr 10, 194511
IndexAR25.034.40 ft, Feb 23, 19388
ShreveportLA30.045.90 ft, Aug 10, 184937
Spring Bank FerryAR37.044.23 ft, Jun 7, 20151
Dekalb - Pecan PointTX24.036.00 ft, Feb 15, 19388

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARCT2, 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.