Red River near Terral, OK
River level and flood forecast · Jefferson County
Normal3.7 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 18.3 ft below flood stage (22 ft).
Forecast to rise to 3.9 ft Fri 1 PM, below the 22 ft flood stage.
Flow: 102 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 25 ft |
| Flood stage | 22 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (May 30, 1987) | 32.65 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 34 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil fields and storage tanks... and rural roads are affected. Rural homes are flooded or isolated. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the stages rise above 23 feet. Areas at the edge of the valley may be isolated by high water in side channels. The crest on the Red River near Charlie Texas occurs several hours before it reaches the Terral Oklahoma area... with the crest occurring in the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 33 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil fields and storage tanks... and rural roads are affected. Rural homes are flooded or isolated. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the stages rise above 23 feet. Areas at the edge of the valley may be isolated by high water in side channels. The crest on the Red River near Charlie Texas occurs several hours before it reaches the Terral Oklahoma area... with the crest occurring in the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 32 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil fields and storage tanks... and rural roads are affected. Rural homes are flooded or isolated. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the stages rise above 23 feet. Areas at the edge of the valley may be isolated by high water in side channels. The crest on the Red River near Charlie Texas occurs several hours before it reaches the Terral Oklahoma area... with the crest occurring in the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 31 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil fields and storage tanks... and rural roads are affected. Rural homes are flooded or isolated. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the stages rise above 23 feet. Areas at the edge of the valley may be isolated by high water in side channels. The crest on the Red River near Charlie Texas occurs several hours before it reaches the Terral Oklahoma area... with the crest occurring in the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 30 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil fields and storage tanks... and rural roads are affected. Rural homes are flooded or isolated. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the stages rise above 23 feet. Areas at the edge of the valley may be isolated by high water in side channels. The crest on the Red River near Charlie Texas occurs several hours before it reaches the Terral Oklahoma area... with the crest occurring in the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 29 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil fields and storage tanks... and rural roads are affected. Rural homes are flooded or isolated. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the stages rise above 23 feet. Areas at the edge of the valley may be isolated by high water in side channels. The crest on the Red River near Charlie Texas occurs several hours before it reaches the Terral Oklahoma area... with the crest occurring in the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 28 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves... oil fields and storage tanks... and rural roads are affected. Rural homes are flooded or isolated. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the stages rise above 23 feet. Areas at the edge of the valley may be isolated by high water in side channels. The crest on the Red River near Charlie Texas occurs several hours before it reaches the Terral Oklahoma area... with the crest occurring in the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 27 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves and rural roads are affected. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the river stages rise above 23 feet. Though not flooded... some areas at the edge of the flood plain may be isolated by high water in side channels. Bottomlands near Charlie Texas begin to flood several hours before the crest reaches Terral Oklahoma... with flooding reaching the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 26 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves and rural roads are affected. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the river stages rise above 23 feet. Though not flooded... some areas at the edge of the flood plain may be isolated by high water in side channels. Bottomlands near Charlie Texas begin to flood several hours before the crest reaches Terral Oklahoma... with flooding reaching the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 25 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves and rural roads are affected. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the river stages rise above 23 feet. Though not flooded... some areas at the edge of the flood plain may be isolated by high water in side channels. Bottomlands near Charlie Texas begin to flood several hours before the crest reaches Terral Oklahoma... with flooding reaching the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 24 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves and rural roads are affected. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the river stages rise above 23 feet. Though not flooded... some areas at the edge of the flood plain may be isolated by high water in side channels. Bottomlands near Charlie Texas begin to flood several hours before the crest reaches Terral Oklahoma... with flooding reaching the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 23 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves and rural roads are affected. Agricultural levees begin to overtop when the river stages rise above 23 feet. Though not flooded... some areas at the edge of the flood plain may be isolated by high water in side channels. Bottomlands near Charlie Texas begin to flood several hours before the crest reaches Terral Oklahoma... with flooding reaching the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 22 ftCrop and range lands... pecan groves and rural roads are affected. Weak points in agricultural levees may be overtopped. Though not flooded... some low-lying areas near the river may be isolated by high water in side channels. Bottomlands near Charlie Texas begin to flood several hours before the crest approaches the Terral Oklahoma area. The flood crest reaches the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
- 21 ftSome low-lying areas near the river may be isolated by high water in side channels. Bottomlands near Charlie Texas begin to flood several hours before the crest approaches the Terral Oklahoma area. The river crest reaches the Illinois bend area near Leon Oklahoma several hours later.
Highest crests on record
- 32.65 ft — May 30, 1987
- 30.56 ft — June 7, 1995
- 28.78 ft — June 11, 1995
- 28.12 ft — June 8, 1941
- 27.52 ft — May 2, 2025
Recent crests: 27.52 ft (May 2, 2025) · 20.08 ft (April 28, 2025) · 20.87 ft (April 19, 2016) · 23.25 ft (June 18, 2015) · 24.14 ft (May 27, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TRLO2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.