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Canadian River in Oklahoma

River46.5 mi

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Around Canadian River

10 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Canadian River is a 46.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Canadian River at Bridgeport, OK (site 07228500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1970 to 2023

Canadian River typically runs highest in March, at a median 230 cfs, and lowest in August, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 42,100 cfs, in 1987.

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Typical flow by month at Canadian River at Bridgeport, OK, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January181101 to 296
February220141 to 328
March230147 to 389
April220124 to 380
May21797 to 500
June17452 to 478
July4012 to 130
August218.0 to 79
September289.8 to 92
October3919 to 142
November9036 to 186
December12671 to 253

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 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Canadian River at Bridgeport, OK (site 07228500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Canadian River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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