About this river
Red River is a 38.6 mile river near Lake Murray Marina in Oklahoma. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red River near Gainesville, TX (site 07316000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1937 to 2026
Red River typically runs highest in June, at a median 2,715 cfs, and lowest in January, at 519 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 232,000 cfs, in 1987.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 519 | 300 to 1,180 | |
| February | 640 | 353 to 1,370 | |
| March | 824 | 364 to 2,340 | |
| April | 971 | 445 to 2,890 | |
| May | 1,980 | 724 to 7,040 | |
| June | 2,715 | 1,060 to 7,470 | |
| July | 838 | 412 to 2,030 | |
| August | 550 | 263 to 1,150 | |
| September | 575 | 238 to 1,630 | |
| October | 610 | 259 to 1,810 | |
| November | 618 | 293 to 1,420 | |
| December | 537 | 304 to 1,160 |
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 89 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red River near Gainesville, TX (site 07316000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Red River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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