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Red River in Oklahoma

River62.1 mi

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Around Red River

Broken Bow RV Park23.4 miLittle River National Wildlife Refuge20.7 mi20 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Red River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red River near De Kalb, TX (site 07336820). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2005 to 2026

Red River typically runs highest in May, at a median 13,100 cfs, and lowest in November, at 1,870 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 291,000 cfs, in 2015.

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Typical flow by month at Red River near De Kalb, TX, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4,0601,990 to 10,400
February6,2602,550 to 15,400
March8,0004,010 to 23,700
April9,8854,490 to 18,350
May13,1004,690 to 38,200
June8,6502,865 to 31,100
July3,9101,910 to 12,200
August3,5001,920 to 5,690
September2,8201,355 to 4,560
October2,2701,090 to 3,770
November1,870977 to 5,405
December3,1401,160 to 8,470

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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red River near De Kalb, TX (site 07336820). 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 Red River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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