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Riverbend Floats

Riverbend Floats

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Riverbend Floats is a kayak tour operator in Tahlequah. They offer rafting, kayaking, and tubing trips on the Illinois River, with both short and long trip options available. Shuttle service is provided to a private launch site upriver, with return transportation to Riverbend after the float.

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Around here

Around Riverbend Floats

River Roost RV Park1.1 miPettit Bay12.1 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1936 to 2026

The water at Riverbend Floats typically runs highest in May, at a median 961 cfs, and lowest in September, at 227 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 107,000 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Illinois River near Tahlequah, OK, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January487258 to 1,010
February652346 to 1,090
March825477 to 1,660
April951534 to 1,720
May961526 to 1,790
June669356 to 1,220
July316198 to 536
August248144 to 415
September227138 to 379
October242159 to 468
November347194 to 833
December436223 to 900

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 91 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Illinois River near Tahlequah, OK (site 07196500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

79Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 56°F, low 42°FRain 1%Wind 7 kt, gusts 18

Streamflow

470 cfs

Normal (58th)

Water level

5.39 ft

Air quality

17 Good

STILWELL CASTNET & NCORE monitor, 30 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 11 ft. NWS reads 5.35 ft here.

NWS forecast: 5.3 ft by Fri 6 AM, below flood stage.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Cherokee Nation via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.

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