North Fork of the Red River near Carter, 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.

• 23 ftExpect very deep... widespread flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State highway 34 south of Carter floods at stages above 18.5 feet.
• 22 ftExpect very deep... widespread flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State highway 34 south of Carter floods at stages above 18.5 feet.
• 21 ftExpect very deep... widespread flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State highway 34 south of Carter floods at stages above 18.5 feet.
• 20 ftExpect deep flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State Highway 34 south of Carter floods at stages above 18.5 feet.
• 19 ftExpect deep flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State Highway 34 south of Carter floods at stages above 18.5 feet.
• 18 ftExpect moderate flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties, and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State Highway 34 south of Carter may be be overtopped.
• 17 ftExpect flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties, and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State Highway 34 south of Carter is not expected to be closed.
• 16 ftExpect flooding of fields and rural roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties, and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake. State Highway 34 south of Carter is not expected to flood.
• 15 ftExpect flooding of low-bottom fields and private roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake.
• 14 ftExpect flooding of low-bottom fields and private roads in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... and in park areas around the edge of Altus-Lugert Lake.
• 13 ftNear-bankfull conditions occur along river in Beckham... Greer and Kiowa counties... above the headwaters of of Altus-Lugert Lake.

Highest crests on record

1. 20.08 ft — June 4, 1995
2. 19.98 ft — May 17, 1977
3. 18.63 ft — May 8, 2019
4. 18.42 ft — May 26, 1959
5. 18.33 ft — May 21, 1977

Recent crests: 7.46 ft (October 6, 2019) · 17.85 ft (May 26, 2019) · 16.4 ft (May 25, 2019) · 18.63 ft (May 8, 2019) · 17.62 ft (May 24, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamNorth Fork of the Red River near Sayre, OK
• DownstreamNorth Fork of the Red River at Lake Altus at Lugert, OK
• Salt Fork of the Red River at Mangum, OK
• North Fork of the Red River near Lugert, OK
• Lugert Drainage Ditch at Lugert, OK
• Elm Fork of North Fork Red River near Carl, OK
• Washita River at Foss Reservoir, OK
• Sweetwater Creek near Sweetwater, OK