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Red River near Gainesville, OK

River level and flood forecast · Love County

Normal4.7 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The river is 20.3 ft below flood stage (25 ft).

Forecast to rise to 5.3 ft Wed 7 PM, below the 25 ft flood stage.

Flow: 170 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

010203040TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 22 ftFlood 25 ftModerate 28 ftMajor 34 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage34 ft
Moderate flood stage28 ft
Flood stage25 ft
Action stage22 ft
Record crest (June 19, 2015)42.05 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 43 ftExtensive flooding to depths of 18 feet occurs in agricultural lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads along and near the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Floodwaters reach the sides of the U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 Bridge about 1.5 feet higher than the low chord of the bridge. River levels are about 2 feet higher than the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
  • 42.5 ftExtensive flooding to depths of 17.5 feet occurs in agricultural lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads along and near the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Floodwaters reach the sides of the U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 Bridge about 1 foot higher than the low chord of the bridge. River levels are about 2.5 feet higher than the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
  • 42 ftExtensive flooding to depths of 17 feet occurs in agricultural lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads along and near the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Floodwaters reach the sides of the U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 Bridge about 0.5 feet higher than the low chord of the bridge. River levels are about 2 feet higher than the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
  • 41.5 ftExtensive flooding to depths of 16.5 feet occurs in agricultural lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads along and near the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Floodwaters reach the low chord of the U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 Bridge. River levels are about 1.5 feet higher than the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
  • 41 ftExtensive flooding to depths of 16 feet occurs in agricultural lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads along and near the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Floodwaters begin to approach the low chord of the U.S. Interstate Highway I-35 Bridge. River levels are about 1 foot higher than the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
  • 40 ftExtensive flooding of crop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads occurs along the river in Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 15 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded. Floodwaters match the levels reached by the May 31...1987 flood crest.
  • 39 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 14 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 38 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 13 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 37 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 12 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 36 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 11 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 35 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 10 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 34 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 9 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 33 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 8 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 32 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 7 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 31 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 6 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 30 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 5 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 29 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 4 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 28 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 3 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 27 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 2 feet higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 26 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are at least 1 foot higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 25 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil wells... and rural roads are flooded or isolated. Low-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... experience overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations are affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.
  • 24 ftLow-lying fields... upstream in western Love County in Oklahoma... and Cooke County in Texas... may experience shallow overflows several hours before the crest reaches the Interstate Highway I-35 crossing north of Gainesville. Sandpit operations may be affected. Livestock and other property should be removed to places which are higher than nearby river banks to avoid being stranded.

Highest crests on record

  1. 42.05 ft — June 19, 2015
  2. 40.08 ft — May 31, 1987
  3. 38.27 ft — May 4, 2025
  4. 37.1 ft — October 24, 1983
  5. 36.63 ft — June 13, 1995

Recent crests: 38.27 ft (May 4, 2025) · 23.92 ft (April 21, 2025) · 23.21 ft (March 21, 2020) · 23.05 ft (May 31, 2019) · 25.89 ft (October 14, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Love CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 07316000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GSVT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.