Glover River at Glover, OK
River level and flood forecast · McCurtain County
The river is 14.3 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.7 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:16 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 19 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 15.5 ft |
| Record crest (December 10, 1971) | 29.72 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 29.7 ftRecord flooding of several thousands of acres throughout much of the Glover River basin to its confluence with the Little River. Extensive and severe backwater flooding takes place on the Little River upstream to Pine Creek Dam. The Texas, Oklahoma and Eastern railroad from Glover to Wright City, Oklahoma is flooded and closed in numerous locations.
- 27 ftThe Texas, Oklahoma, and Eastern railroad bridge will be in danger of being flooded from Golden to Wright City, Oklahoma. Several thousands of acres of land underwater.
- 25 ftMajor flooding will take place on the Glover River west of Glover, Oklahoma and downstream to its confluence with the Little River east of Wright City, Oklahoma. Expect entensive backwater flooding upstream on the Little River to the Wright City area.
- 22 ftMajor flooding will take place on the Glover River west of Glover, Oklahoma to its confluence with the Little River with several hundreds of acres inundated. Livestock should be moved away from both the Little and Glover Rivers.
- 19 ftMinor to moderate flooding will take place on the Glover River west of Glover, Oklahoma and especially at its confluence with the Little River west of Golden, Oklahoma.
- 16 ftThe Glover River is at flood stage with minor flooding at its confluence with the Little River west of Golden, Oklahoma.
Highest crests on record
- 29.72 ft — December 10, 1971
- 28.84 ft — May 1, 1961
- 28.66 ft — October 31, 1972
- 26.4 ft — December 27, 2015
- 26.27 ft — May 3, 1990
Recent crests: 22.89 ft (September 23, 2019) · 17.96 ft (February 24, 2018) · 20.28 ft (February 21, 2018) · 26.4 ft (December 27, 2015) · 18.82 ft (December 13, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GLOO2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.