Arkansas River at Tulsa, OK

USGS Site No: 07164500 • Arkansas River • Tulsa County, OK

Arkansas River at Tulsa, OK on the Arkansas River is currently at 10,200 cfs (High — 79th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.30 ft.

Reading from

10,200
CFS Discharge
4.30
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 367
25th Low threshold 783
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2,370
75th High threshold 5,130
95th Very High threshold 27,700 Today: 10,200 cfs

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

34k 17k 0 cfs Jul 23 Aug 30
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
Aug 30, 2025 12,700 —
Aug 29, 2025 12,700 —
Aug 19, 2025 12,200 —
Aug 18, 2025 15,500 —
Aug 17, 2025 16,500 —
Aug 16, 2025 16,600 —
Aug 15, 2025 16,700 —
Aug 14, 2025 16,800 —
Aug 13, 2025 16,900 —
Aug 12, 2025 17,000 —
Aug 11, 2025 17,000 —
Aug 10, 2025 17,000 —
Aug 9, 2025 17,000 —
Aug 8, 2025 17,100 —
Aug 7, 2025 17,200 —
Aug 6, 2025 17,200 —
Aug 5, 2025 17,000 —
Aug 4, 2025 17,100 —
Aug 3, 2025 17,300 —
Aug 2, 2025 17,300 —
Aug 1, 2025 17,700 —
Jul 31, 2025 17,300 —
Jul 30, 2025 17,300 —
Jul 29, 2025 17,100 —
Jul 28, 2025 17,100 —
Jul 27, 2025 17,200 —
Jul 26, 2025 17,300 —
Jul 25, 2025 17,300 —
Jul 24, 2025 17,400 —
Jul 23, 2025 17,400 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
07164500
State
OK
County
Tulsa County
Coordinates
36.1406, -96.0064
Drainage Area
74,460 mi²
Datum (ft)
615.2
HUC Code
11110101
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
15.0 ft
Flood Stage
18.0 ft
Moderate Flood
20.0 ft
Major Flood
22.0 ft

Currently 13.70 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
62,500 cfs
Jun 11, 2025
Min discharge
12,200 cfs
Aug 19, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges