About this river
North Canadian River is a 10.5 mile river near Calypso Cove Marina LLC in Oklahoma. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Canadian River at Shawnee, OK (site 07241800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2001 to 2026
North Canadian River typically runs highest in May, at a median 476 cfs, and lowest in November, at 168 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,600 cfs, in 2007.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 199 | 131 to 397 | |
| February | 221 | 129 to 470 | |
| March | 263 | 143 to 612 | |
| April | 361 | 172 to 723 | |
| May | 476 | 212 to 1,070 | |
| June | 355 | 184 to 1,140 | |
| July | 245 | 131 to 817 | |
| August | 180 | 111 to 457 | |
| September | 170 | 123 to 355 | |
| October | 176 | 117 to 387 | |
| November | 168 | 124 to 310 | |
| December | 176 | 129 to 289 |
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 25 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Canadian River at Shawnee, OK (site 07241800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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