Canadian River at Norman, OK
River level and flood forecast · Cleveland County
Normal85.4 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 8.6 ft below flood stage (94 ft).
Flow: 11 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 | 99 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 96 ft |
| Flood stage | 94 ft |
| Action stage | 93 ft |
| Record crest (August 21, 2007) | 99.98 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 100 ftRecord flooding to depths of 6 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 99 ftFlooding to depths of 5 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 98 ftFlooding to depths of 4 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 97 ftFlooding to depths of 3 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 96 ftFlooding to depths of 2 feet occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 95 ftFlooding to depths of a foot occurs over areas along and near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and at Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 94 ftShallow flooding of low-lying areas occurs near the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and at Norman... to areas near Noble.
- 93 ftNear bankfull levels occur along the river on the Cleveland-McClain County border from near Moore and at Norman... to areas near Noble.
Highest crests on record
- 99.98 ft — August 21, 2007
- 99.37 ft — August 20, 2007
- 98.22 ft — May 7, 2015
- 96.74 ft — March 17, 1998
- 96.45 ft — April 11, 1997
Recent crests: 94.11 ft (April 30, 2025) · 93.4 ft (July 9, 2023) · 94.25 ft (June 27, 2021) · 93.3 ft (March 19, 2020) · 93.6 ft (May 26, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamCanadian River near Mustang, OK
- DownstreamCanadian River at Purcell, OK
- East Elm Creek at Lake Stanley Draper, OK
- Walnut Creek (OK) at Purcell, OK
- Little River (OK) at Lake Thunderbird, OK
- Little River (OK) near Norman, OK
- Crutcho Creek at SE 50th Street at Oklahoma City, OK
- North Criner Creek near Criner, OK
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NRCO2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.