Kiamichi River near Antlers, OK

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 40 ftdisasterous flooding occurs along the Kiamichi River. Water floods the parking lot of a grocery store near Moyers. Backwater flooding may cause Ethel Road near Beaver Creek to be closed. Numerous structures become flooded along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Buildings on campgrounds are flooded by several feet. This will approach the record flood event which occurred on May, 4 1990 when the Kiamichi River crested at 40.44 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
• 37 ftnumerous structures become flooded along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Buildings on campgrounds are flooded by several feet. This will be similar to the flooding that occurred on December 28, 2015 when the river reached 37.39 feet. This will exceed the flooding which occurred on April 8, 2002 when the river crested at 36.13 feet. The City of Antlers may see backwater flooding that could close Ethel Road near Beaver Creek. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
• 35 ftwidespread flooding occurs along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Buildings on campgrounds become flooded. This will exceed the flooding which occurred on July 3, 2007 when the river crested at 34.51 feet. The City of Antlers is not threatened directly by the Kiamichi flooding but backwater flooding occurs along Beaver Creek closing Ethel Road. This is a dangerous situation.
• 33 ftseveral permanent structures on the campgrounds along the west bank of Kiamichi River near Moyers become flooded. The City of Antlers is not threatened directly by the Kiamichi flooding but backwater flooding may occur along Beaver Creek east of town.
• 31 ftmoderate flooding occurs along campgrounds on the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Permanent buildings on the campgrounds become flooded.
• 29 ftmoderate flooding occurs along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Some permanent buildings on the campgrounds become isolated.
• 27 ftminor flooding occurs along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Campers should move to higher ground.
• 25 ftminor flooding begins along the west bank of the Kiamichi River near Moyers. Campers along the river should move to higher ground.
• 24 ftfaster flows along the river are expected but no flooding occurs. Interests near the river should continue to monitor later forecasts. Campers near the river should move to higher ground.

Highest crests on record

1. 40.44 ft — May 4, 1990
2. 38.33 ft — March 28, 1977
3. 37.39 ft — December 28, 2015
4. 36.13 ft — April 8, 2002
5. 34.58 ft — October 21, 1984

Recent crests: 28.29 ft (May 26, 2025) · 25.13 ft (April 6, 2025) · 25.35 ft (March 25, 2023) · 28.01 ft (May 26, 2021) · 31.3 ft (May 2, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• McGee Creek at McGee Creek Lake, OK
• Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, OK
• Red River at Arthur City, OK
• Kiamichi River near Clayton, OK
• North Boggy Creek at Atoka Lake, OK
• Clear Boggy Creek above Caney Creek near Caney, OK
• Blue River (OK) near Blue, OK
• Glover River at Glover, OK