What is the current flow on Arkansas River?

Arkansas River was running 12,000 cubic feet per second as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC, measured at USGS gauge 07194500. This is a build-time snapshot rather than a live reading — check the USGS gauge directly before relying on it.

What is the water temperature on Arkansas River?

83.5°F (28.6°C) as of Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC, at USGS gauge 07164500. Arkansas River carries no state trout classification, so the trout-stress thresholds do not apply to it — this is a water temperature measurement, not a fishery judgement.

Arkansas River

Oklahoma. Streamflow and water-temperature readings from USGS gauges. Running 12,000 cfs as of Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.

Latest Reading

12,000

cubic feet / second

83.5°F

water temperature (28.6°C)

USGS gauges

Flow measured Aug 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC at gauge 07194500. Temperature measured Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC at gauge 07164500. These are build-time snapshots, not a live feed — check the USGS gauge before relying on them.

USGS Gauges on Arkansas River

Gauge	Station	Water temp?
07152500	Arkansas River at Ralston, OK	—
07164480	Arkansas Rv at SH 344 nr Tulsa, OK	—
07164500	Arkansas River at Tulsa, OK	Yes
07165570	Arkansas River near Haskell, OK	—
07194500	Arkansas River near Muskogee, OK	—

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Conditions: USGS NWIS (public domain).