About this river
Arkansas River is a 40.2 mile river near Strayhorn Marina Tenkiller in Oklahoma. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Arkansas River near Muskogee, OK (site 07194500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2003 to 2026
Arkansas River typically runs highest in May, at a median 49,600 cfs, and lowest in December, at 4,800 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 595,000 cfs, in 2019.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8,090 | 2,740 to 23,600 | |
| February | 10,800 | 3,980 to 27,200 | |
| March | 12,900 | 6,360 to 29,500 | |
| April | 24,450 | 11,300 to 52,600 | |
| May | 49,600 | 18,500 to 94,800 | |
| June | 32,400 | 15,800 to 91,500 | |
| July | 16,200 | 5,690 to 55,600 | |
| August | 13,300 | 5,580 to 26,600 | |
| September | 6,970 | 2,835 to 19,850 | |
| October | 5,700 | 1,710 to 21,100 | |
| November | 5,645 | 2,270 to 17,200 | |
| December | 4,800 | 2,400 to 11,900 |
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 Arkansas River near Muskogee, OK (site 07194500). 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 Arkansas River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Webbers Falls City ParkArkansas River - Robert S. Kerr ReservoirPublic
- Summers ParkArkansas River - Robert S. Kerr ReservoirPublic
- Brewers BendArkansas River - Webber Falls ReservoirPublic
- Spaniard Creek CampgroundArkansas RiverRestricted
- Spaniard CreekArkansas River - Webber Falls ReservoirPublic
- Green Leaf State ParkGreen Leaf Creek - Green Leaf LakePublic
- Arkansas RiverArkansas RiverPublic
- Three ForksArkansas River - Webber Falls ReservoirPublic
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