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Verdigris River near Lenapah

Highest listed crest 43.19 ftFlood stage 30.0 ft134 crests since 1939

The Verdigris River near Lenapah crested at major flood stage 15 times among the 134 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1939 to 2026. The highest, 43.19 ft on July 2, 2007, was major flooding, 13.19 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Verdigris River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
43.19 ft
July 2, 2007; 192,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
30.0 ft
Major flooding from 36.0 ft
Crests at major
15
12th of 92 gauges in Oklahoma
Most recent flood crest
June 27, 2026
34.52 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Nowata County
Oklahoma

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 Lenapah
Action stage30.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)30.020May 6, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage32.032Jun 27, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage36.015May 28, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

134 crests from 1939 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Verdigris River near Lenapah, 1939 to 2026 1020304050ft Flood stage 30.0 ftMajor 36.0 ft May 21, 1939: 19.88 ft, below flood stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1940: 18.25 ft, below flood stage; 15,000 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1941: 33.66 ft, moderate flooding; 39,300 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1941: 26.03 ft, below flood stage; 26,700 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1941: 32.02 ft, moderate flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1941: 29.40 ft, below flood stage; 32,100 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1941: 32.34 ft, moderate flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1941: 32.28 ft, moderate flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1942: 27.12 ft, below flood stage; 26,300 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1942: 28.61 ft, below flood stage; 28,700 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1942: 25.74 ft, below flood stage; 24,200 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1942: 32.28 ft, moderate flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1943: 34.40 ft, moderate flooding; 38,700 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1943: 40.44 ft, major flooding; 137,000 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1943: 29.92 ft, below flood stage; 28,700 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1944: 28.88 ft, below flood stage; 27,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1944: 36.87 ft, major flooding; 64,300 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1944: 36.09 ft, major flooding; 53,500 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1944: 27.94 ft, below flood stage; 26,000 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1944: 26.45 ft, below flood stage; 23,900 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1944: 30.55 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1944: 27.05 ft, below flood stage; 24,700 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1945: 27.44 ft, below flood stage; 26,800 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1945: 38.50 ft, major flooding; 91,100 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1945: 36.03 ft, major flooding; 50,700 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1946: 26.38 ft, below flood stage; 25,300 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1947: 25.62 ft, below flood stage; 24,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1947: 35.88 ft, moderate flooding; 51,900 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1948: 35.97 ft, moderate flooding; 45,700 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1948: 35.23 ft, moderate flooding; 41,500 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1949: 27.53 ft, below flood stage; 25,600 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1949: 26.00 ft, below flood stage; 23,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1949: 27.30 ft, below flood stage; 25,300 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1950: 31.02 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1951: 38.66 ft, major flooding; 94,800 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1951: 37.36 ft, major flooding; 68,900 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1952: 23.52 ft, below flood stage; 20,300 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1953: 10.66 ft, below flood stage; 5,660 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1954: 27.90 ft, below flood stage; 26,100 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1955: 24.88 ft, below flood stage; 21,800 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1955: 21.72 ft, below flood stage; 16,800 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1957: 29.34 ft, below flood stage; 28,300 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1957: 29.60 ft, below flood stage; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1957: 27.38 ft, below flood stage; 25,300 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1957: 26.14 ft, below flood stage; 23,400 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1957: 31.22 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1958: 27.80 ft, below flood stage; 25,900 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1959: 30.76 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1959: 30.50 ft, minor flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1959: 29.33 ft, below flood stage; 26,600 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1961: 26.92 ft, below flood stage; 23,200 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 39.78 ft, major flooding; 121,000 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1961: 27.66 ft, below flood stage; 24,200 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1961: 35.98 ft, moderate flooding; 45,700 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 1961: 29.97 ft, below flood stage; 27,700 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1962: 21.20 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1964: 20.39 ft, below flood stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1965: 34.18 ft, moderate flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1965: 26.80 ft, below flood stage; 24,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1966: 18.25 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1967: 27.09 ft, below flood stage; 24,800 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1967: 25.97 ft, below flood stage; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1968: 21.93 ft, below flood stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1969: 25.05 ft, below flood stage; 23,500 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1969: 28.00 ft, below flood stage; 27,900 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1970: 31.50 ft, minor flooding; 33,900 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1971: 20.00 ft, below flood stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1971: 29.33 ft, below flood stage; 27,500 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1972: 26.96 ft, below flood stage; 25,100 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1973: 27.29 ft, below flood stage; 25,900 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1973: 28.09 ft, below flood stage; 27,100 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1973: 29.39 ft, below flood stage; 29,100 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1973: 30.93 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1973: 27.77 ft, below flood stage; 26,700 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1973: 29.63 ft, below flood stage; 27,700 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1973: 30.93 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1973: 27.51 ft, below flood stage; 25,600 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1973: 28.46 ft, below flood stage; 26,300 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1974: 37.21 ft, major flooding; 75,500 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1974: 30.53 ft, minor flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1974: 34.96 ft, moderate flooding; 46,700 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1975: 26.45 ft, below flood stage; 24,400 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1975: 25.79 ft, below flood stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1976: 38.60 ft, major flooding; 78,400 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1977: 32.75 ft, moderate flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1977: 25.15 ft, below flood stage; 24,700 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1979: 18.21 ft, below flood stage; 16,300 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 1979: 33.09 ft, moderate flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1981: 11.59 ft, below flood stage; 7,860 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1982: 25.01 ft, below flood stage; 25,200 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1983: 28.53 ft, below flood stage; 30,500 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1984: 34.59 ft, moderate flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 35.26 ft, moderate flooding; 51,200 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1985: 28.56 ft, below flood stage; 30,500 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1986: 38.34 ft, major flooding; 81,500 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1988: 34.06 ft, moderate flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1989: 35.10 ft, moderate flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1990: 31.77 ft, minor flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1991: 11.69 ft, below flood stage; 7,840 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1992: 30.05 ft, minor floodingDec 15, 1992: 32.45 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 1993: 33.26 ft, moderate flooding; 32,795 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1993: 31.80 ft, minor flooding; 32,832 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1993: 28.98 ft, below flood stageApr 12, 1994: 36.40 ft, major flooding; 52,600 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1995: 35.57 ft, moderate flooding; 46,200 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1998: 32.70 ft, moderate flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2004: 32.10 ft, moderate flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2007: 32.07 ft, moderate flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2007: 32.52 ft, moderate flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2007: 43.19 ft, major flooding; 192,000 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2008: 33.35 ft, moderate flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2008: 32.02 ft, moderate flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2009: 33.04 ft, moderate flooding; 40,300 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2009: 30.50 ft, minor flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2009: 30.24 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2012: 35.73 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 2013: 31.86 ft, minor floodingAug 8, 2013: 31.88 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2014: 33.82 ft, moderate floodingJun 13, 2015: 29.15 ft, below flood stageDec 27, 2015: 28.34 ft, below flood stageOct 7, 2016: 31.10 ft, minor flooding; 37,097 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2017: 31.87 ft, minor flooding; 39,398 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2017: 29.05 ft, below flood stage; 34,345 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2019: 29.36 ft, below flood stage; 34,892 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2019: 36.66 ft, major flooding; 53,458 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2019: 37.50 ft, major flooding; 83,300 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2019: 30.47 ft, minor flooding; 36,057 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2019: 29.33 ft, below flood stage; 35,390 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2020: 32.86 ft, moderate flooding; 42,703 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2022: 31.22 ft, minor flooding; 38,725 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2025: 28.87 ft, below flood stage; 35,456 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2026: 34.52 ft, moderate flooding; 48,127 cubic feet per second Highest, 43.19 ft, Jul 2, 2007 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Verdigris River near Lenapah 1930s: 0 1940s: 15 15 1950s: 6 1960s: 3 1970s: 9 1980s: 5 1990s: 8 2000s: 9 2010s: 9 2020s: 3 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 134 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Verdigris River near Lenapah
1Jul 2, 200743.19+13.19Major192,000
2May 20, 194340.44+10.44Major137,000
3May 8, 196139.78+9.78Major121,000
4Jul 3, 195138.66+8.66Major94,800
5Jul 4, 197638.60+8.60Major78,400
6Apr 18, 194538.50+8.50Major91,100
7Oct 5, 198638.34+8.34Major81,500
8May 28, 201937.50+7.50Major83,300
9Jul 15, 195137.36+7.36Major68,900
10Mar 11, 197437.21+7.21Major75,500
11Apr 12, 194436.87+6.87Major64,300
12May 24, 201936.66+6.66Major53,458
13Apr 12, 199436.40+6.40Major52,600
14Apr 26, 194436.09+6.09Major53,500
15Oct 3, 194536.03+6.03Major50,700
16Sep 17, 196135.98+5.98Moderate45,700
17Jun 23, 194835.97+5.97Moderate45,700
18Apr 16, 194735.88+5.88Moderate51,900
19May 1, 201235.73+5.73Moderate—
20Jun 11, 199535.57+5.57Moderate46,200
21Feb 23, 198535.26+5.26Moderate51,200
22Jul 25, 194835.23+5.23Moderate41,500
23Jun 12, 198935.10+5.10Moderate40,800
24Nov 4, 197434.96+4.96Moderate46,700
25May 29, 198434.59+4.59Moderate39,900
26Jun 27, 202634.52+4.52Moderate48,127
27May 11, 194334.40+4.40Moderate38,700
28Apr 6, 196534.18+4.18Moderate39,500
29Apr 2, 198834.06+4.06Moderate39,100
30Oct 11, 201433.82+3.82Moderate—
31Apr 19, 194133.66+3.66Moderate39,300
32May 28, 200833.35+3.35Moderate41,000
33May 10, 199333.26+3.26Moderate32,795
34Nov 22, 197933.09+3.09Moderate37,600
35May 1, 200933.04+3.04Moderate40,300
36May 16, 202032.86+2.86Moderate42,703
37Jun 24, 197732.75+2.75Moderate36,200
38Oct 6, 199832.70+2.70Moderate38,200
39Jun 12, 200732.52+2.52Moderate37,800
40Dec 15, 199232.45+2.45Moderate—
41Oct 3, 194132.34+2.34Moderate35,100
42Oct 31, 194132.28+2.28Moderate35,100
43Oct 31, 194232.28+2.28Moderate35,100
44Mar 5, 200432.10+2.10Moderate37,000
45May 8, 200732.07+2.07Moderate37,000
46Jun 10, 194132.02+2.02Moderate36,400
47Jun 10, 200832.02+2.02Moderate37,800
48Aug 8, 201331.88+1.88Minor—
49May 1, 201731.87+1.87Minor39,398
50Jun 1, 201331.86+1.86Minor—

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.

July 2, 2007: 43.19 ft here, major flooding

  • CoffeyvilleKS · Jul 1, 2007 · 30.70 ft · Major · its highest
  • IndependenceKS · Jul 1, 2007 · 52.40 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • AltoonaKS · Jul 1, 2007 · 24.58 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • ClaremoreOK · Jul 6, 2007 · 37.62 ft · Minor

May 20, 1943: 40.44 ft here, major flooding

  • ClaremoreOK · May 21, 1943 · 55.05 ft · Major · its highest
  • InolaOK · May 21, 1943 · 54.93 ft · Major · its highest
  • IndependenceKS · May 19, 1943 · 47.60 ft · Moderate
  • CoffeyvilleKS · May 21, 1943 · 25.80 ft · Moderate

May 8, 1961: 39.78 ft here, major flooding

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
InolaOK42.054.93 ft, May 21, 194319
Lenapah this gaugeOK30.043.19 ft, Jul 2, 200715

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LEPO2, 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.