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Verdigris River near Claremore

Highest listed crest 55.05 ftFlood stage 36.0 ft119 crests since 1936

The Verdigris River near Claremore crested at major flood stage 19 times among the 119 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1936 to 2019. The highest, 55.05 ft on May 21, 1943, was major flooding, 19.05 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Verdigris River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
55.05 ft
May 21, 1943; 182,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
36.0 ft
Major flooding from 44.0 ft
Crests at major
19
9th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
May 27, 2019
45.75 ft, major flooding
Location
Rogers County
Near Claremore (5.1 mi), Owasso (7.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Verdigris River near Claremore
Action stage35.06Aug 15, 1961The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)36.019Jul 6, 2007Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage40.011Jul 25, 1959Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage44.019May 27, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

119 crests from 1936 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Verdigris River near Claremore, 1936 to 2019 102030405060ft Flood stage 36.0 ftMajor 44.0 ft Sep 28, 1936: 33.95 ft, below flood stage; 29,500 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1936: 41.20 ft, moderate flooding; 38,700 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1936: 30.10 ft, below flood stage; 24,800 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1937: 35.30 ft, action stage; 31,100 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1937: 31.70 ft, below flood stage; 26,700 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1938: 38.12 ft, minor flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1938: 42.10 ft, moderate flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1939: 28.96 ft, below flood stage; 23,600 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1940: 18.20 ft, below flood stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1941: 44.46 ft, major flooding; 48,200 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1941: 44.30 ft, major flooding; 45,100 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1941: 38.58 ft, minor flooding; 29,400 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1941: 45.83 ft, major flooding; 52,800 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1941: 39.88 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1941: 46.60 ft, major flooding; 64,200 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1942: 41.41 ft, moderate flooding; 34,900 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1942: 42.82 ft, moderate flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1942: 43.63 ft, moderate flooding; 41,300 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1942: 34.27 ft, below flood stage; 26,400 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1943: 46.55 ft, major flooding; 68,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1943: 55.05 ft, major flooding; 182,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1943: 34.86 ft, below flood stage; 28,000 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1943: 34.31 ft, below flood stage; 27,300 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1944: 34.26 ft, below flood stage; 25,800 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1944: 34.43 ft, below flood stage; 27,400 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1944: 47.23 ft, major flooding; 85,200 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1944: 41.47 ft, moderate flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1944: 35.10 ft, action stage; 28,200 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1944: 41.40 ft, moderate flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1944: 38.37 ft, minor flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1945: 37.54 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1945: 38.10 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1945: 47.14 ft, major flooding; 81,400 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1945: 37.14 ft, minor flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1945: 46.98 ft, major flooding; 73,000 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1946: 38.90 ft, minor flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1947: 44.51 ft, major flooding; 53,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1947: 38.29 ft, minor flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1947: 35.56 ft, action stage; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1948: 46.41 ft, major flooding; 61,000 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1948: 37.91 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1948: 44.80 ft, major flooding; 50,400 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1948: 36.15 ft, minor flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1949: 34.39 ft, below flood stage; 26,700 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1949: 37.78 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1949: 39.03 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1949: 38.58 ft, minor flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1949: 31.91 ft, below flood stage; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1950: 31.15 ft, below flood stage; 28,400 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1950: 33.30 ft, below flood stage; 26,000 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1950: 40.13 ft, moderate flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1950: 30.30 ft, below flood stage; 25,200 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1950: 32.58 ft, below flood stage; 24,700 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1951: 46.95 ft, major flooding; 74,900 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1951: 44.16 ft, major flooding; 51,900 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1951: 32.72 ft, below flood stage; 26,200 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1952: 34.04 ft, below flood stage; 27,600 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1953: 21.12 ft, below flood stage; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1954: 38.12 ft, minor flooding; 32,900 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1955: 33.32 ft, below flood stage; 26,800 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1955: 21.47 ft, below flood stage; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1957: 43.96 ft, moderate flooding; 47,500 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1957: 41.98 ft, moderate flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1957: 46.51 ft, major flooding; 68,500 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1957: 38.36 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1958: 33.82 ft, below flood stage; 30,800 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1958: 30.10 ft, below flood stage; 25,800 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1959: 43.53 ft, moderate flooding; 47,200 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1959: 45.76 ft, major flooding; 60,500 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1959: 36.40 ft, minor flooding; 33,900 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1960: 30.61 ft, below flood stage; 26,200 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1960: 35.78 ft, action stage; 33,000 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1961: 50.06 ft, major flooding; 116,000 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1961: 35.10 ft, action stage; 35,200 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1961: 31.70 ft, below flood stage; 25,000 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1961: 35.25 ft, action stage; 32,700 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1961: 33.48 ft, below flood stage; 30,600 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1961: 38.45 ft, minor flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1961: 31.48 ft, below flood stage; 28,200 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1961: 29.18 ft, below flood stage; 25,500 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1962: 22.44 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1964: 20.41 ft, below flood stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1965: 30.26 ft, below flood stage; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1966: 13.87 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1967: 20.99 ft, below flood stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1967: 22.94 ft, below flood stage; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1969: 29.75 ft, below flood stage; 30,000 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1970: 24.58 ft, below flood stage; 24,000 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1971: 17.07 ft, below flood stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1971: 25.50 ft, below flood stage; 25,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1973: 25.93 ft, below flood stage; 25,700 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1973: 24.76 ft, below flood stage; 24,900 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1973: 28.58 ft, below flood stage; 30,700 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1973: 27.32 ft, below flood stage; 28,800 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1973: 27.62 ft, below flood stage; 29,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1973: 24.42 ft, below flood stage; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1973: 29.69 ft, below flood stage; 32,300 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1974: 34.13 ft, below flood stage; 36,600 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1974: 28.32 ft, below flood stage; 29,000 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1974: 27.70 ft, below flood stage; 28,200 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1976: 27.61 ft, below flood stage; 29,700 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1977: 27.04 ft, below flood stage; 29,100 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1977: 20.46 ft, below flood stage; 19,800 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1979: 15.21 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1979: 20.93 ft, below flood stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1981: 11.52 ft, below flood stage; 8,690 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1982: 22.30 ft, below flood stage; 22,700 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1983: 26.66 ft, below flood stage; 30,500 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1984: 23.56 ft, below flood stage; 26,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1985: 27.90 ft, below flood stage; 30,100 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1986: 44.99 ft, major flooding; 78,400 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1988: 26.43 ft, below flood stage; 30,300 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1989: 25.51 ft, below flood stage; 27,200 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1990: 26.14 ft, below flood stage; 28,100 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1991: 14.08 ft, below flood stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2005: 29.76 ft, below flood stage; 40,800 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2007: 37.62 ft, minor flooding; 61,200 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2019: 25.99 ft, below flood stage; 37,400 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2019: 45.75 ft, major flooding; 92,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 55.05 ft, May 21, 1943 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Verdigris River near Claremore 1930s: 3 1940s: 30 30 1950s: 11 1960s: 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 119 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Verdigris River near Claremore
1May 21, 194355.05+19.05Major182,000
2May 11, 196150.06+14.06Major116,000
3Apr 13, 194447.23+11.23Major85,200
4Apr 21, 194547.14+11.14Major81,400
5Oct 4, 194546.98+10.98Major73,000
6Jul 6, 195146.95+10.95Major74,900
7Nov 2, 194146.60+10.60Major64,200
8May 13, 194346.55+10.55Major68,000
9Jun 15, 195746.51+10.51Major68,500
10Jun 27, 194846.41+10.41Major61,000
11Oct 8, 194145.83+9.83Major52,800
12Oct 5, 195945.76+9.76Major60,500
13May 27, 201945.75+9.75Major92,500
14Oct 12, 198644.99+8.99Major78,400
15Jul 23, 194844.80+8.80Major50,400
16Apr 20, 194744.51+8.51Major53,000
17Apr 22, 194144.46+8.46Major48,200
18Jun 14, 194144.30+8.30Major45,100
19Jul 20, 195144.16+8.16Major51,900
20May 22, 195743.96+7.96Moderate47,500
21Jun 26, 194243.63+7.63Moderate41,300
22Jul 25, 195943.53+7.53Moderate47,200
23Apr 23, 194242.82+6.82Moderate38,300
24May 29, 193842.10+6.10Moderate39,900
25Jun 5, 195741.98+5.98Moderate37,900
26Apr 30, 194441.47+5.47Moderate36,600
27Apr 12, 194241.41+5.41Moderate34,900
28Oct 7, 194441.40+5.40Moderate36,400
29Oct 11, 193641.20+5.20Moderate38,700
30Jul 23, 195040.13+4.13Moderate37,200
31Oct 18, 194139.88+3.88Minor31,600
32Feb 17, 194939.03+3.03Minor31,000
33Jan 7, 194638.90+2.90Minor31,800
34Sep 12, 194138.58+2.58Minor29,400
35May 21, 194938.58+2.58Minor30,800
36Sep 19, 196138.45+2.45Minor36,600
37Dec 10, 194438.37+2.37Minor32,200
38Jun 25, 195738.36+2.36Minor35,800
39Apr 26, 194738.29+2.29Minor32,300
40Mar 31, 193838.12+2.12Minor34,600
41May 4, 195438.12+2.12Minor32,900
42Mar 29, 194538.10+2.10Minor32,800
43Jul 15, 194837.91+1.91Minor30,400
44Jan 25, 194937.78+1.78Minor30,000
45Jul 6, 200737.62+1.62Minor61,200
46Mar 16, 194537.54+1.54Minor30,400
47Jul 1, 194537.14+1.14Minor30,100
48Oct 15, 195936.40+0.40Minor33,900
49Aug 15, 194836.15+0.15Minor28,600
50May 7, 196035.78−0.22Action33,000

The worst floods along the Verdigris River

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

May 21, 1943: 55.05 ft here, major flooding

  • InolaOK · May 21, 1943 · 54.93 ft · Major · its highest
  • LenapahOK · May 20, 1943 · 40.44 ft · Major
  • IndependenceKS · May 19, 1943 · 47.60 ft · Moderate
  • CoffeyvilleKS · May 21, 1943 · 25.80 ft · Moderate

May 11, 1961: 50.06 ft here, major flooding

April 13, 1944: 47.23 ft here, major flooding

  • InolaOK · Apr 14, 1944 · 50.64 ft · Major
  • LenapahOK · Apr 12, 1944 · 36.87 ft · Major
  • IndependenceKS · Apr 11, 1944 · 43.06 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Verdigris River

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

Flood gauges on the Verdigris River
AltoonaKS19.024.58 ft, Jul 1, 20070
CoffeyvilleKS18.030.70 ft, Jul 1, 20073
IndependenceKS30.052.40 ft, Jul 1, 20070
Claremore this gaugeOK36.055.05 ft, May 21, 194319
InolaOK42.054.93 ft, May 21, 194319
LenapahOK30.043.19 ft, Jul 2, 200715

Other gauges in Rogers County

Flood gauges in Rogers County
Inola42.054.93 ft, May 21, 194319

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLRO2, 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.