Arkansas River near Muskogee, OK
River level and flood forecast · Muskogee County
Normal18.6 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 9.4 ft below flood stage (28 ft).
Flow: 4,600 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 34 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 32 ft |
| Flood stage | 28 ft |
| Action stage | 27 ft |
| Record crest (May 21, 1943) | 48.2 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 44 ftvery severe flooding occurs along the Arkansas River from Muskogee to Webbers Falls. Numerous roads are closed near the river. Buildings on the OG&E power plant are flooded. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
- 41 ftvery severe flooding occurs along the Arkansas River from Muskogee to Webbers Falls. Numerous roads are closed near the river. Buildings on the OG&E power plant are flooded. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
- 39 ftvery severe flooding occurs along the Arkansas River from Muskogee to Webbers Falls. Several roads are closed near the river. Buildings on the OG&E power plant are flooded. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
- 37 ftvery severe flooding occurs along the Arkansas River near Muskogee. Buildings on the OG&E power plant are flooded. The flood of October 6, 1986 reached 39.6 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
- 34 ftsevere flooding occurs along the Arkansas River near Muskogee. Many areas on the grounds of the OG&E power plant are flooded. This will compare with the flood of October 7, 1959 when the stage reached 34.0 feet. This is a dangerous situation.
- 32 ftareas on the grounds of the OG&E power plant are flooded. Moderate agricultural flooding occurs.
- 31 fta boating marina north of the OG&E power plant is flooded. Areas on the grounds of the OG&E power plant may be threatened. Some agricultural lands are flooded.
- 30 fta boating marina north of OG&E power plant is flooded. Some agricultural lands are flooded.
- 29 ftminor lowland flooding occurs. A boating marina north of the OG&E power plant may be flooded.
- 28 ftminor lowland flooding occurs.
- 27 ftno flooding occurs but low lying agricultural areas may be threatened. Continue to monitor later forecasts.
Highest crests on record
- 48.2 ft — May 21, 1943
- 46.39 ft — May 26, 2019
- 46 ft — May 30, 2019
- 39.6 ft — October 6, 1986
- 39.03 ft — May 26, 1957
Recent crests: 27.36 ft (July 7, 2026) · 27.35 ft (July 3, 2026) · 27.88 ft (July 1, 2026) · 28.21 ft (June 25, 2026) · 27.26 ft (July 8, 2025)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamArkansas River near Haskell, OK
- DownstreamArkansas River at Van Buren, AR
- Illinois River (AR OK) at Gore, OK
- Illinois River (AR OK) near Tahlequah, OK
- Baron Fork at Eldon, OK
- Eastern Oklahoma Lakes at Hudson Lake, OK
- Canadian River near Whitefield, OK
- Haikey Creek at Tulsa 12SE / 101st St. Bridge, OK
- Illinois River (AR OK) at Chewey, OK
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MKGO2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.