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Canadian River at Canadian

Highest listed crest 20.00 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft14 crests since 1904

The Canadian River at Canadian crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1904 to 2015. The highest, 20.00 ft on October 2, 1904, was major flooding, 12.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.00 ft
October 2, 1904
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
1
248th of 370 gauges in Texas
Most recent flood crest
May 28, 2015
9.53 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hemphill County
Texas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Canadian River at Canadian
Action stage7.01Jun 23, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.09May 28, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.03Jun 3, 1937Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.01Oct 2, 1904Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1904 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Canadian River at Canadian, 1904 to 2015 5101520ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Oct 2, 1904: 20.00 ft, major floodingMay 2, 1914: 12.00 ft, moderate floodingOct 5, 1923: 12.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 3, 1937: 11.30 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 1941: 9.80 ft, minor flooding; 122,000 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1941: 8.98 ft, minor flooding; 91,600 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1955: 9.25 ft, minor flooding; 79,000 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1957: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 77,600 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1962: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1973: 9.80 ft, minor flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1977: 9.84 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1983: 9.56 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2014: 7.25 ft, action stage; 3,834 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2015: 9.53 ft, minor flooding; 13,214 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.00 ft, Oct 2, 1904 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Canadian River at Canadian 1900s: 1 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 2 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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

Highest listed crests, Canadian River at Canadian
1Oct 2, 190420.00+12.00Major—
2May 2, 191412.00+4.00Moderate—
3Oct 5, 192312.00+4.00Moderate—
4Jun 3, 193711.30+3.30Moderate—
5May 18, 19779.84+1.84Minor17,100
6Sep 23, 19419.80+1.80Minor122,000
7Apr 15, 19739.80+1.80Minor27,800
8Jun 11, 19839.56+1.56Minor14,600
9May 28, 20159.53+1.53Minor13,214
10May 25, 19579.30+1.30Minor77,600
11Jun 28, 19559.25+1.25Minor79,000
12Aug 1, 19629.10+1.10Minor40,400
13Oct 1, 19418.98+0.98Minor91,600
14Jun 23, 20147.25−0.75Action3,834

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CDNT2, 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.