About this river
Canadian River is a 10.3 mile river near Scissortail Boathouse in Oklahoma. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Canadian River at Norman, OK (site 07229050). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1996 to 2026
Canadian River typically runs highest in May, at a median 477 cfs, and lowest in September, at 127 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,400 cfs, in 2007.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 300 | 165 to 430 | |
| February | 331 | 235 to 440 | |
| March | 309 | 211 to 440 | |
| April | 453 | 253 to 663 | |
| May | 477 | 284 to 908 | |
| June | 320 | 145 to 880 | |
| July | 157 | 65 to 461 | |
| August | 133 | 37 to 309 | |
| September | 127 | 47 to 277 | |
| October | 142 | 52 to 367 | |
| November | 207 | 99 to 332 | |
| December | 237 | 149 to 349 |
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 22 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Canadian River at Norman, OK (site 07229050). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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