Verdigris River near Lenapah

Last updated: Jun 23, 2025, 7:15 PM UTC

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Observed (OBS) 06/23/2025 1:00 PM CDT

Record: 43.2 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 36 ft

Moderate Flooding 32 ft

Minor Flooding 30 ft

Action 30 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	36 ft
	Moderate Flooding	32 ft
	Minor Flooding	30 ft
	Action	30 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

42 - disasterous flooding occurs between the Kansas border and headwaters of Oologah Lake. Highway 10 east of Lenapah is under several feet of swift water. Highway 169 south of the Kansas border is closed. Highway 28 east of Delaware is closed. Some homes around South Coffeyville are flooded. This approaches the record flood of 43.19 feet from July 2, 2007. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
40 - disastrous flooding occurs between the Kansas border and headwaters of Lake Oologah. State Highway 10 east of Lenapah is under several feet of swift water. Highway 169 south of the Kansas border is closed. This is near the second highest flood of 40.44 feet on May 20, 1943. The record flood at this site is 43.19 feet on July 2, 2007. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
39 - extreme flooding occurs in Nowata County. Many rural roads are closed. State Highway 10 east of Lenapah is under several feet of water. Highway 169 south of the Kansas border is closed. This exceeds the flood of October 5, 1986 when the river reached 38.3 feet and approach the flood of May 8, 1961 when the river reached 39.78 feet. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	36.8511, -95.5858
RFC	ABRFC
State	OK
WFO	TSA
County	Nowata
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	07171000
COE	Website

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	28.87 ft	on 04-21-2025
2.	31.22 ft	on 05-06-2022
3.	32.86 ft	on 05-16-2020	(P)
4.	29.33 ft	on 08-09-2019
5.	30.47 ft	on 06-20-2019

Historic Crests

1.	43.19 ft	on 07-02-2007
2.	40.44 ft	on 05-20-1943
3.	39.78 ft	on 05-08-1961
4.	38.66 ft	on 07-03-1951
5.	38.60 ft	on 07-04-1976

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	681.38 ft
moderate Flooding	677.38 ft
minor Flooding	675.38 ft
action	675.38 ft
Latest Value	658.87 ft
Gauge Zero	645.38 ft

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