Canadian River level at Whitefield
Oklahoma · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 07245000 — Canadian River near Whitefield, OK · NWS forecast point WHTO2
Reading taken · as of 33 min ago
Low and clear — wadeable, and fish will be spooky
At 141 CFS, this gauge is running 10% of normal for mid-September — below the 1,380 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 58 years of record (1968–2026).
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Flow history at Whitefield
Daily values from USGS 07245000, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for WHTO2 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Whitefield
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 25.50 ft | 281,000 CFS | May 10, 1943 |
| 25.32 ft | 241,000 CFS | May 3, 1990 |
| 21.80 ft | 255,000 CFS | Apr 16, 1945 |
| 20.80 ft | 260,000 CFS | Jun 25, 1948 |
| 20.00 ft | 256,000 CFS | May 11, 1950 |
| 18.71 ft | 165,000 CFS | May 2, 1954 |
| 18.70 ft | 210,000 CFS | May 19, 1949 |
| 18.25 ft | 176,000 CFS | May 18, 1957 |
| 17.86 ft | 180,000 CFS | May 19, 1960 |
| 17.26 ft | 44,800 CFS | Jun 3, 1982 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Canadian River at Whitefield
In Oklahoma, below Lake Eufaula. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Lake Eufaula. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Canadian River at Whitefield — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Lake Eufaula affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Canadian River at Whitefield high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 1,380 CFS, from 58 years of record (1968–2026). Today is 10% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 07245000 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for WHTO2 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.