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Canadian River in Oklahoma

River62.1 mi

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Campground Collective12.8 miRockwell RV Resort17 mi20 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Canadian River is a 62.1 mile river. 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 447 cfs, and lowest in September, at 127 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 27,400 cfs, in 2007.

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Typical flow by month at Canadian River at Norman, OK, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January300165 to 430
February331235 to 440
March300209 to 426
April442245 to 655
May447263 to 844
June320145 to 854
July15765 to 461
August13337 to 309
September12747 to 277
October14252 to 367
November20799 to 332
December237149 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.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Canadian River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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