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Illinois River (AR OK) near Tahlequah Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:30PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:30PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 9:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 9:30PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 10:30PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 11:00PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 11:30PM Mar 23, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 12:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 12:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 1:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 1:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 2:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 2:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 3:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 3:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 4:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 4:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 6:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 7:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 8:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 9:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 9:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 10:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 10:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 11:00AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 11:30AM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 12:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 12:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 1:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 1:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 2:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 2:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 3:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 4:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 4:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 5:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 6:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 6:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 8:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 10:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 10:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 11:00PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 11:30PM Mar 24, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 12:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 12:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 1:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 1:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 2:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 3:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 3:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 4:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 4:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 5:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 6:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 7:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 8:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 8:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 9:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 9:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 10:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 10:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 11:00AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 11:30AM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 12:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 12:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 1:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 1:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 4:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 5:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 6:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 6:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 9:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 10:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 10:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 11:00PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 11:30PM Mar 25, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 12:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 12:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 1:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 1:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 4:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 5:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 5:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 6:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 6:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 7:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 7:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.17 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.16 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.26 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.02 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.31 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.69 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.83 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.94 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.02 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.09 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.13 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.15 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.18 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.2 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Highest Observation: 7.22 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.2 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Highest Observation: 7.22 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.19 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.18 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.17 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.14 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.13 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.09 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.1 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.07 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.04 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7.03 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 7 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.98 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.96 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.94 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.93 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.91 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.84 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.83 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.81 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.79 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.76 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.75 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.73 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.72 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.71 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.69 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.67 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.66 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.57 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.54 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.53 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.45 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.43 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.43 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.41 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.4 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.39 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.39 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.38 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.35 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.31 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.29 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.29 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.24 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.23 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.2 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.19 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.18 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.18 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 3:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 4:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 5:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 6:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 6.09 ft at 6:30PM Mar 28, 2024Highest Forecast: 6 ft 1:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 5.9 ft 7:00AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 5.7 ft 1:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 5.6 ft 7:00PM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 5.5 ft 1:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 5.4 ft 7:00AM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 5.4 ft 1:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 5.3 ft 7:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 5.3 ft 1:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00PM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00AM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00PM Apr 01, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 1:00AM Apr 02, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 7:00AM Apr 02, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesTALO2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:10PM Mar 28, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 7:46AM Mar 28)Latest observed value: 6.09 ft at 6:30 PM CDT 28-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Illinois River (AR OK) near Tahlequah are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 18
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 30.69 ft on 12/28/2015
(2) 29.29 ft on 04/30/2017
(3) 27.94 ft on 05/10/1950
(4) 27.53 ft on 05/06/2022
(5) 26.00 ft on 01/01/1916
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.75 ft on 03/25/2023
(2) 9.45 ft on 03/09/2023
(3) 12.87 ft on 03/04/2023
(4) 11.18 ft on 02/09/2023 (P)
(5) 9.17 ft on 06/11/2022
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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31 devastating flooding occurs along the Illinois River from near Hanging Rock to the headwaters of Lake Tenkiller. Impacts will be similar to the record flood of 30.7 feet in December 2015. State Highway 10 is closed northeast of its intersection with Highway 51. Many cabins and parks are severely flooded or are totally isolated for an extended duration. This is a very dangerous and life threatening situation.
29 devastating flooding occurs along the Illinois River from near Hanging Rock to the headwaters of Lake Tenkiller. State Highway 10 is closed northeast of its intersection with Highway 51. Many cabins and parks are severely flooded or are totally isolated for an extended duration. This is a very dangerous and life threatening situation. This will approach the record flood of 30.7 feet in December 2015.
27 devastating flooding occurs along the Illinois River from near Hanging Rock to the headwaters of Lake Tenkiller. State Highway 10 is closed northeast of its intersection with Highway 51. Many cabins and parks are severely flooded or are totally isolated for an extended duration. This is a very dangerous and life threatening situation. This will exceed the April 2011 flood of 26 feet and approach the May 1950 flood of 27.9 feet.
25 devastating flooding occurs along the Illinois River from near Hanging Rock to the headwaters of Lake Tenkiller. State Highway 10 is closed northeast of its intersection with Highway 51. Many cabins and parks are severely flooded or are totally isolated for an extended duration. This is a very dangerous and life threatening situation. This will approach the April 2011 flood, which reached 26 feet.
23 extremely severe flooding occurs along the Illinois River from near Hanging Rock to the headwaters of Lake Tenkiller. State Highway 10 is closed northeast of its intersection with Highway 62. Several cabins and parks are severely flooded and many others are isolated for an extended duration. This is a very dangerous and life threatening situation.
21 very severe flooding occurs from near Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. State Highway 10 is closed between Hanging Rock and No Head Hollow north of the Highway 10 intersection with Highway 62. Several cabins and parks are severely flooded and many others are isolated. This is a very dangerous and life threatening situation.
19 severe flooding occurs from near Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. State Highway 10 near Hanging Rock and near No Head Hollow north of the intersection with Highway 62 is impassable. Some cabins and parks are severely flooded. This is a very dangerous situation.
18 severe flooding occurs from near Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Highway 10 near Hanging Rock northeast of Tahlequah is impassable. Some cabins and parks are severely flooded. This is a very dangerous situation. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating.
17 severe flooding occurs from Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of Combs Bridge near Eagles Bluff are impassable. Some cabins and parks may be flooded to a depth of a couple of feet. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating.
15 moderate flooding occurs from Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs Bridge near Eagles Bluff are impassable. Some cabins and parks may begin to flood. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating.
14 moderate flooding occurs from Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs Bridge near Eagles Bluff will be impassable. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating.
13 minor flooding occurs from near Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Access roads east of the Combs Bridge near Eagles Bluff may be threatened. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating.
12 minor flooding occurs from near Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Extreme turbulence makes the river too hazardous for floating.
11 minor flooding occurs from near Hanging Rock downstream towards Tahlequah. Floating the river is too hazardous due to strong turbulence.
9 no flooding occurs but all recreational floating along the Illinois River ceases at and above 9.5 feet.
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Latitude: 35.925833° N, Longitude: 94.922500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 665.08 ft 676.08 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 664.14 ft 675.14 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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