Poteau River Near Panama, OK

USGS Site No: 07249413 • Poteau River • Le Flore County, OK

Poteau River Near Panama, OK on the Poteau River is currently at 4,650 cfs (High — 91th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 19.48 ft.

Reading from

4,650
CFS Discharge
19.48
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 18
25th Low threshold 37
50th (Median) Normal (median) 90
75th High threshold 1,310
95th Very High threshold 5,540 Today: 4,650 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.

22k 11k 0 cfs Apr 7 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 5,060 —
May 28, 2026 4,920 —
May 27, 2026 3,280 —
May 26, 2026 578 —
May 25, 2026 827 —
May 24, 2026 1,600 —
May 23, 2026 2,060 —
May 22, 2026 709 —
May 21, 2026 514 —
May 20, 2026 403 —
May 19, 2026 136 —
May 18, 2026 192 —
May 17, 2026 254 —
May 16, 2026 264 —
May 15, 2026 286 —
Apr 21, 2026 355 —
Apr 20, 2026 709 —
Apr 19, 2026 2,000 —
Apr 18, 2026 2,170 —
Apr 17, 2026 2,080 —
Apr 16, 2026 876 —
Apr 15, 2026 1,020 —
Apr 14, 2026 1,600 —
Apr 13, 2026 518 —
Apr 12, 2026 939 —
Apr 11, 2026 3,060 —
Apr 10, 2026 5,270 —
Apr 9, 2026 5,530 —
Apr 8, 2026 5,540 —
Apr 7, 2026 5,100 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
07249413
State
OK
Coordinates
35.1657, -94.6530
Drainage Area
1,785 mi²
Datum (ft)
388.1
HUC Code
11110105
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
29.0 ft
Flood Stage
29.0 ft
Moderate Flood
33.0 ft
Major Flood
41.0 ft

Currently 9.52 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
20,500 cfs
May 21, 2025
Min discharge
136 cfs
May 19, 2026
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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