Little River (OK) near Sasakwa, 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.

• 35 ftDangerous flood depths varying up to 9 feet inundate croplands and pastures along the Little River extending from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County. Floodwaters close State Highway 99 near the river and south of Bowlegs. Flood levels will be a 1.5 feet higher than the flood crest of May 11...1950.
• 34 ftDangerous flood depths varying up to 8 feet inundate croplands and pastures along the Little River extending from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County. Floodwaters close State Highway 99 near the river and south of Bowlegs. Flood levels will be a half foot higher than the flood crest of May 11...1950.
• 33 ftFlood depths varying up to 7 feet inundate croplands and pastures along the Little River extending from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County. Floodwaters close State Highway 99 near the river and south of Bowlegs.
• 32 ftFlood depths varying up to 6 feet inundate croplands and pastures along the Little River extending from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County. Floodwaters close State Highway 99 near the river and south of Bowlegs.
• 31 ftFlood depths varying up to 5 feet inundate croplands and pastures along the Little River extending from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County. Floodwaters close State Highway 99 near the river and south of Bowlegs.
• 30 ftFlood depths varying up to 4 feet inundate croplands and pastures along the Little River extending from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County. Floodwaters close State Highway 99 near the river and south of Bowlegs.
• 29 ftFlood depths varying up to 3 feet inundate croplands and pastures along the Little River extending from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County. Floodwaters close State Highway 99 near the river and south of Bowlegs.
• 28 ftFlood depths varying up to 2 feet inundate croplands and pastures along the Little River extending from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County. Floodwaters close State Highway 99 near the river and south of Bowlegs.
• 27 ftFlood depths to about 1 foot of croplands and pastures along the Little River extending from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County. Floodwaters cover State Highway 99 near the river and south of Bowlegs.
• 26 ftShallow flooding of croplands and pastures will extend along the Little River from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County. Floodwaters begin to overflow State Highway 99 near the river and south of Bowlegs.
• 25 ftFlooding of lowlands may occur along the Little River from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County.
• 24 ftNear bankfull conditions occur along the Little River from near the State Highway 99 bridge to north of Sasakwa in Seminole County... to the confluence with the Canadian River in Hughes County.

Highest crests on record

1. 32.5 ft — April 15, 1945
2. 31.73 ft — May 1, 1985
3. 31.67 ft — June 19, 2015
4. 30.8 ft — May 11, 1943
5. 29.96 ft — March 27, 1990

Recent crests: 29.06 ft (May 2, 2025) · 26.75 ft (April 28, 2021) · 24.08 ft (March 19, 2020) · 26.11 ft (May 20, 2017) · 25.55 ft (December 28, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamLittle River (OK) near Tecumseh, OK
• Canadian River near Calvin, OK
• North Canadian River near Wetumka, OK
• Blue River (OK) near Franks, OK
• North Canadian River at Shawnee, OK
• Squirrel Creek near Shawnee, OK
• Little West Blue Creek near Connerville, OK
• Pennington Creek 5 miles NNE of Mill Creek, OK