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Verdigris River near Inola

Highest listed crest 54.93 ftFlood stage 42.0 ft68 crests since 1940

The Verdigris River near Inola crested at major flood stage 19 times among the 68 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2015. The highest, 54.93 ft on May 21, 1943, was major flooding, 12.93 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
54.93 ft
May 21, 1943; 224,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
42.0 ft
Major flooding from 48.0 ft
Crests at major
19
9th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
August 18, 1961
44.38 ft, minor flooding
Location
Rogers County
Near Claremore (10.4 mi), Broken Arrow (12.7 mi), Coweta (13.6 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 Inola
Action stage42.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)42.017Aug 18, 1961Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage45.06Jul 26, 1959Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage48.019Oct 5, 1959Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

68 crests from 1940 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Verdigris River near Inola, 1940 to 2015 102030405060ft Flood stage 42.0 ftMajor 48.0 ft Sep 5, 1940: 30.80 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1940: 39.76 ft, below flood stage; 27,600 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1941: 49.79 ft, major flooding; 49,800 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1941: 49.39 ft, major flooding; 47,600 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1941: 44.06 ft, minor flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1941: 50.83 ft, major flooding; 63,000 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1941: 47.32 ft, moderate flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1941: 52.00 ft, major flooding; 105,000 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1942: 48.18 ft, major flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1942: 49.22 ft, major flooding; 46,700 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1942: 48.82 ft, major flooding; 45,400 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1942: 40.27 ft, below flood stage; 28,300 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1942: 37.41 ft, below flood stage; 24,100 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1942: 37.73 ft, below flood stage; 24,500 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1943: 51.80 ft, major flooding; 98,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1943: 54.93 ft, major flooding; 224,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1943: 41.10 ft, below flood stage; 29,600 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1944: 43.25 ft, minor flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1944: 41.00 ft, below flood stage; 29,400 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1944: 50.64 ft, major flooding; 57,700 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1944: 46.60 ft, moderate flooding; 39,800 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1944: 40.77 ft, below flood stage; 29,100 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1944: 45.40 ft, moderate flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1944: 43.30 ft, minor flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1945: 44.50 ft, minor flooding; 35,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1945: 42.70 ft, minor flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1945: 51.70 ft, major flooding; 94,500 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1945: 44.30 ft, minor flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1945: 51.65 ft, major flooding; 86,100 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1946: 43.94 ft, minor flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1946: 37.10 ft, below flood stage; 23,400 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1947: 43.05 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1947: 48.74 ft, major flooding; 44,400 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1947: 45.38 ft, moderate flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1947: 42.39 ft, minor flooding; 31,700 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1948: 52.40 ft, major flooding; 77,000 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1948: 49.02 ft, major flooding; 49,000 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1948: 42.86 ft, minor flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1949: 42.92 ft, minor flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1949: 43.55 ft, minor flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1949: 46.46 ft, moderate flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1950: 43.31 ft, minor flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1950: 43.55 ft, minor flooding; 34,300 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1950: 40.72 ft, below flood stage; 29,800 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1951: 52.32 ft, major flooding; 69,200 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1952: 40.78 ft, below flood stage; 32,400 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1953: 32.20 ft, below flood stage; 23,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1954: 43.03 ft, minor flooding; 37,100 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1955: 37.68 ft, below flood stage; 29,500 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1957: 51.50 ft, major flooding; 67,000 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1957: 52.75 ft, major flooding; 85,900 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1958: 38.28 ft, below flood stage; 31,200 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1959: 45.90 ft, moderate flooding; 44,700 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1959: 53.20 ft, major flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1960: 42.58 ft, minor flooding; 40,300 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1961: 41.97 ft, below flood stage; 39,100 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1961: 44.38 ft, minor flooding; 43,100 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1961: 38.44 ft, below flood stage; 32,700 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1962: 27.70 ft, below flood stage; 18,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1964: 33.14 ft, below flood stage; 26,800 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1965: 34.80 ft, below flood stage; 29,300 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1966: 19.29 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1967: 27.50 ft, below flood stage; 20,000 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1968: 32.02 ft, below flood stage; 28,400 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1969: 31.35 ft, below flood stage; 30,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1970: 32.28 ft, below flood stage; 39,600 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1974: 40.87 ft, below flood stageDec 28, 2015: 41.20 ft, below flood stage Highest, 54.93 ft, May 21, 1943 19401950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Verdigris River near Inola 1940s: 32 32 1950s: 8 1960s: 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 68 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Verdigris River near Inola
1May 21, 194354.93+12.93Major224,000
2Oct 5, 195953.20+11.20Major101,000
3Jun 16, 195752.75+10.75Major85,900
4Jun 27, 194852.40+10.40Major77,000
5Jul 8, 195152.32+10.32Major69,200
6Nov 1, 194152.00+10.00Major105,000
7May 12, 194351.80+9.80Major98,000
8Apr 22, 194551.70+9.70Major94,500
9Oct 4, 194551.65+9.65Major86,100
10May 25, 195751.50+9.50Major67,000
11Oct 8, 194150.83+8.83Major63,000
12Apr 14, 194450.64+8.64Major57,700
13Apr 23, 194149.79+7.79Major49,800
14Jun 15, 194149.39+7.39Major47,600
15Apr 23, 194249.22+7.22Major46,700
16Jul 25, 194849.02+7.02Major49,000
17Jun 26, 194248.82+6.82Major45,400
18Apr 22, 194748.74+6.74Major44,400
19Apr 13, 194248.18+6.18Major43,700
20Oct 19, 194147.32+5.32Moderate41,400
21May 4, 194446.60+4.60Moderate39,800
22May 23, 194946.46+4.46Moderate38,900
23Jul 26, 195945.90+3.90Moderate44,700
24Oct 8, 194445.40+3.40Moderate37,300
25Apr 28, 194745.38+3.38Moderate36,800
26Mar 18, 194544.50+2.50Minor35,600
27Aug 18, 196144.38+2.38Minor43,100
28Jul 5, 194544.30+2.30Minor35,200
29Sep 12, 194144.06+2.06Minor34,800
30Jan 8, 194643.94+1.94Minor33,800
31Feb 18, 194943.55+1.55Minor33,600
32Jul 23, 195043.55+1.55Minor34,300
33May 12, 195043.31+1.31Minor32,400
34Dec 11, 194443.30+1.30Minor33,300
35Mar 17, 194443.25+1.25Minor33,200
36Apr 11, 194743.05+1.05Minor32,800
37May 5, 195443.03+1.03Minor37,100
38Jan 26, 194942.92+0.92Minor32,500
39Aug 16, 194842.86+0.86Minor32,500
40Mar 30, 194542.70+0.70Minor32,300
41May 8, 196042.58+0.58Minor40,300
42May 25, 194742.39+0.39Minor31,700
43Jul 16, 196141.97−0.03Below flood stage39,100
44Dec 28, 201541.20−0.80Below flood stage—
45Jun 7, 194341.10−0.90Below flood stage29,600
46Mar 23, 194441.00−1.00Below flood stage29,400
47Nov 5, 197440.87−1.13Below flood stage—
48Mar 12, 195240.78−1.22Below flood stage32,400
49Oct 1, 194440.77−1.23Below flood stage29,100
50Aug 3, 195040.72−1.28Below flood stage29,800

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: 54.93 ft here, major flooding

  • ClaremoreOK · May 21, 1943 · 55.05 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

October 5, 1959: 53.20 ft here, major flooding

  • ClaremoreOK · Oct 5, 1959 · 45.76 ft · Major
  • IndependenceKS · Oct 6, 1959 · 37.12 ft · Minor
  • LenapahOK · Oct 5, 1959 · 30.50 ft · Minor

June 16, 1957: 52.75 ft here, major flooding

  • ClaremoreOK · Jun 15, 1957 · 46.51 ft · Major
  • LenapahOK · Jun 15, 1957 · 31.22 ft · Minor
  • CoffeyvilleKS · Jun 13, 1957 · 19.80 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
ClaremoreOK36.055.05 ft, May 21, 194319
Inola this gaugeOK42.054.93 ft, May 21, 194319
LenapahOK30.043.19 ft, Jul 2, 200715

Other gauges in Rogers County

Flood gauges in Rogers County
Claremore36.055.05 ft, May 21, 194319

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge INOO2, 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.