Verdigris River near Claremore

Last updated: Jun 21, 2025, 5:59 PM UTC

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Observed (OBS) 06/21/2025 12:30 PM CDT

Official Forecast (FCST) 06/21/2025 8:35 AM CDT

Record: 55 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 44 ft

Moderate Flooding 40 ft

Minor Flooding 36 ft

Action 35 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

NOTE: Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	44 ft
	Moderate Flooding	40 ft
	Minor Flooding	36 ft
	Action	35 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

46 - disastrous flooding occurs between Oologah Dam and points downstream from the Highway 20 gage. Several homes are flooded west of Claremore near Blue Starr Drive and Lowery Road. This exceeds the flood of October 14, 1986 when the stage reached 45.0 feet, which is the worst flood that has occurred since Oologah Dam was completed in 1963. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
44 - severe flooding occurs between Oologah Dam and points downstream from the Highway 20 gage. Some homes are flooded west of Claremore at the west end of Blue Starr Drive and Lowery Road is flooded. This flood will approach the magnitude of the October 14, 1986 flood when the stage reached 45.0 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
42 - severe flooding occurs downstream from Oologah Dam. Some homes may be flooded west of Claremore at the west end of Blue Starr Drive.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	36.3075, -95.6997
RFC	ABRFC
State	OK
WFO	TSA
County	Rogers
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	07176000
COE	Website

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	44.69 ft	on 05-30-2019	(P)
2.	45.75 ft	on 05-27-2019
3.	25.99 ft	on 05-21-2019
4.	37.62 ft	on 07-06-2007
5.	29.76 ft	on 07-07-2005

Historic Crests

1.	55.05 ft	on 05-21-1943
2.	50.06 ft	on 05-11-1961
3.	47.23 ft	on 04-13-1944
4.	47.14 ft	on 04-21-1945
5.	46.98 ft	on 10-04-1945

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	583.20 ft
moderate Flooding	579.20 ft
minor Flooding	575.20 ft
action	574.20 ft
Latest Value	554.33 ft
Gauge Zero	539.20 ft

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Unique Local Info

The flood stage for the Verdigris River near Claremore was lowered from 38 feet to 36 feet on October 10 2007. This change was made after coordinating with the COE, the USGS, and local emergency management officials.

Collaborative Agencies

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1.	44.69 ft	on 05-30-2019	(P)
2.	45.75 ft	on 05-27-2019
3.	25.99 ft	on 05-21-2019
4.	37.62 ft	on 07-06-2007
5.	29.76 ft	on 07-07-2005
6.	14.08 ft	on 05-30-1991
7.	26.14 ft	on 04-01-1990
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37.	38.45 ft	on 09-19-1961
38.	38.37 ft	on 12-10-1944
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61.	34.27 ft	on 09-09-1942
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87.	28.58 ft	on 03-21-1973
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