About this river
Red River is a 30.8 mile river near The Happy Paddle in Oklahoma. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red River near De Kalb, TX (site 07336820). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2005 to 2026
Red River typically runs highest in May, at a median 13,100 cfs, and lowest in November, at 1,870 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 291,000 cfs, in 2015.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4,060 | 1,990 to 10,400 | |
| February | 6,260 | 2,550 to 15,400 | |
| March | 8,000 | 4,010 to 23,700 | |
| April | 9,885 | 4,490 to 18,350 | |
| May | 13,100 | 4,690 to 38,200 | |
| June | 8,650 | 2,865 to 31,100 | |
| July | 3,910 | 1,910 to 12,200 | |
| August | 3,500 | 1,920 to 5,690 | |
| September | 2,820 | 1,355 to 4,560 | |
| October | 2,270 | 1,090 to 3,770 | |
| November | 1,870 | 977 to 5,405 | |
| December | 3,140 | 1,160 to 8,470 |
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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red River near De Kalb, TX (site 07336820). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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