Little River near Idabel
McCurtain County, Oklahoma
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 39.7 ft
Record flooding of tens of thousands of acres in the Little River will take place with U.S. highway 70 flooded and closed. Also there will be severe backwater flooding of the Little River with the Glover River and Lukfata Creek.
- 38 ft
The Texas, Oklahoma, and Eastern railroad bed is flooded and closed from Golden to Wright city in Oklahoma. Near record flooding of several thousand acres in the Little River flood plain will take place.
- 36.5 ft
Major flooding with several thousands acres of flood plain inundated. Severe backwater flooding at the confluences of the Glover River and Lukfata Creek with the Little River.
- 34 ft
Farmers and ranchers should have preparations completed for a major flood with all cattle and farm machinery evacuated. Thousands of acres of lowland in the Little River flood plain will be flooded and several secondary roads and bridges will be cut off.
- 32 ft
Minor to moderate flooding with hundreds of acres of lowland inundated. Farmers and ranchers must move cattle and farm machinery to higher ground until the high water ends.
- 30 ft
Several hundred acres of lowland will flood at the confluence of the Glover and Little Rivers. Farmers and ranchers should move cattle and farm machinery to higher ground until the high water ends.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 1938 | 39.7 ft | 86,000 cfs |
| Dec 9, 1971 | 39.39 ft | 103,000 cfs |
| Jan 25, 1949 | 39.22 ft | — |
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