North Canadian River near Yukon, 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.

• 21 ftFlooding or isolation of suburban home sites and rural areas along the North Canadian River valley occurs... from near Banner Road to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The Garth Brooks Avenue crossing northwest of town is closed. Ash and Cedar Streets at the north edge of town may see overflows. Low-lying rural roads are closed by flood depths of 9 or more feet with devastating currents.
• 20 ftFlooding or isolation of suburban home sites and rural areas along the North Canadian River valley occurs... from near Banner Road to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The Garth Brooks Avenue crossing northwest of town is closed. Ash and Cedar Streets at the north edge of town may see overflows. Low-lying rural roads are closed by flood depths of 8 or more feet with devastating currents.
• 19 ftFlooding or isolation of suburban home sites and rural areas along the North Canadian River valley occurs... from near Banner Road to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The Garth Brooks Avenue crossing northwest of town is closed. Ash and Cedar Streets at the north edge of town may see overflows. Low-lying rural roads are closed by flood depths of 7 or more feet with devastating currents.
• 18 ftFlooding or isolation of suburban home sites and rural areas along the North Canadian River valley occurs... from near Banner Road to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The Garth Brooks Avenue crossing northwest of town is closed. Ash and Cedar Streets at the north edge of town may see overflows. Low-lying rural roads are closed by flood depths of 6 or more feet with devastating currents.
• 17 ftFlooding or isolation of suburban home sites and rural areas along the North Canadian River valley occurs... from near Banner Road to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The Garth Brooks Avenue crossing northwest of town is closed by floodwaters. Low-lying rural roads are closed by flood depths near 5 feet with dangerously swift currents.
• 16 ftFlooding or isolation of suburban home sites and rural areas along the North Canadian River valley occurs... from near Banner Road to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The Garth Brooks Avenue crossing northwest of town is closed by floodwaters. Low-lying rural roads are closed by flood depths near 4 feet with dangerously swift currents.
• 15 ftFlooding or isolation of suburban home sites and rural areas along the North Canadian River valley occurs... from near Banner Road to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The Garth Brooks Avenue crossing northwest of town is closed by floodwaters. Low-lying rural roads are closed by flood depths near 3 feet with dangerously swift currents.
• 14 ftFlooding or isolation of suburban home sites and rural areas occurs along the North Canadian River valley... from near Banner Road to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The Garth Brooks Avenue crossing northwest of Yukon floods. Low-lying rural roads are inundated by flood depths near 2 feet with swift currents.
• 13 ftAreas of shallow overflows extend along the North Canadian River valley from near Banner Road... downstream to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The areas most affected are low-lying agricultural and suburban areas... oilfield facilities... and local roads.
• 12 ftBankfull conditions with disperse points of shallow overflows near the river channel banks is prevalent... from near Banner Road to Yukon to the headwaters of Lake Overholser. The areas most affected are low-lying croplands and pastures... oilfields... and local roads.

Highest crests on record

1. 19.2 ft — June 10, 1995
2. 16.92 ft — August 21, 2007
3. 16.85 ft — May 21, 2019
4. 16.67 ft — October 28, 1941
5. 16.21 ft — August 19, 2007

Recent crests: 12.76 ft (April 30, 2025) · 11.19 ft (November 4, 2024) · 13.15 ft (July 10, 2023) · 12.04 ft (July 2, 2021) · 12.2 ft (September 1, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamNorth Canadian River near El Reno, OK
• DownstreamNorth Canadian River at Lake Overholser, OK
• North Canadian River at NW10th Street at Oklahoma City, OK
• Bluff Creek (Central OK) at Lake Hefner, OK
• Canadian River near Mustang, OK
• North Canadian River near Calumet, OK
• Crutcho Creek at SE 29th Street at Midwest City, OK
• Crutcho Creek at SE 50th Street at Oklahoma City, OK