Illinois River (Oklahoma), Tahlequah (07196500)

StateOklahomaLatestGood (1390 cfs)
RiverIllinois RiverRatingObservedEstimated
Updated2026-05-05 6:30 (1 hour ago)Flood - The river is flooding. Obstacles can be treacherous or deadly. The river should be avoided at this stage for casual trips and definitely for the inexperienced. Trips should be attempted only with protective gear and equipment.Flood(none)3576
Discharge1390 cfs (median: 1090 cfs)High - The river is high and potentially dangerous, especially for the young and / or inexperienced. Normal stream obstacles are sometimes difficult to navigate. Extended distances can be attempted, but canoe travel may not be advisable.High(none)1816
Height6.4 feetGood - Conditions are ideal for a canoe or kayak. Boats typically will drag on fewer than one-quarter of riffles, if at all, and portages are unnecessary or rare. Normal float lengths can be attempted without a problem.Good300969
TrendSteady (falling over 24 hours)Low - River is low but can still be floated. Some riffles are okay but most come with significant dragging and might need a portage. Float lengths should be reduced to accommodate low flow, dragging, and portages.Low(none)623
USGSExternal icon USGS Site (External icon Duck Duck Go Maps)Poor - River is too low to float comfortably. Most or all riffles will drag or must be portaged and some obstacles (such as slick shelf rock) cause undue problems. Avoid the river at this stage for casual paddling trips.Poor(none)244

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Trips for Illinois River (Oklahoma), Tahlequah (07196500)

DateStartEndDistanceConditionDischargeHeightFishingDetails
Click for details2011-10-30 Sparrow Hawk 6 Spark Hawk Campground Total trip distance: 6.0 miles6.0 Good 311 4.88 Great SMB
KSB
LSF
SMB, KSB, LSF
Fillmore, Brian
Fillmore, Rebecca
Fillmore, Brian; Fillmore, Rebecca
No notes for this trip<i>No notes for this trip</i> USGS Gauge Data:
Tahlequah (07196500)
Discharge: 311
Height: 4.88
<b>USGS Gauge Data:</b></br />Tahlequah (07196500)<br />Discharge: 311<br />Height: 4.88
Source: FillmoreSource: Fillmore

A total of 1 rows are displayed.

Trip Summary for Illinois River (Oklahoma), Tahlequah (07196500)

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People2
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Gauge Data Table

ObservationHeightDischargeMaximum
Discharge
Minimum
Discharge
Mean
Discharge
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(Median)
P75P80P90P95
2026-05-05 06:30 6.40 1390 34500 (2022) 204 (1936) 2240 263 335 434 494 1090 2050 2540 4540 8040
2026-05-05 05:30 6.40 1390 34500 (2022) 204 (1936) 2240 263 335 434 494 1090 2050 2540 4540 8040
2026-05-05 04:30 6.40 1390 34500 (2022) 204 (1936) 2240 263 335 434 494 1090 2050 2540 4540 8040
2026-05-05 03:30 6.41 1400 34500 (2022) 204 (1936) 2240 263 335 434 494 1090 2050 2540 4540 8040
2026-05-05 02:30 6.42 1410 34500 (2022) 204 (1936) 2240 263 335 434 494 1090 2050 2540 4540 8040
2026-05-05 01:30 6.41 1400 34500 (2022) 204 (1936) 2240 263 335 434 494 1090 2050 2540 4540 8040
2026-05-05 00:30 6.42 1410 34500 (2022) 204 (1936) 2240 263 335 434 494 1090 2050 2540 4540 8040
2026-05-04 23:30 6.43 1420 34500 (2022) 204 (1936) 2240 263 335 434 494 1090 2050 2540 4540 8040
2026-05-04 22:30 6.44 1430 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 21:30 6.44 1430 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 20:30 6.46 1460 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 19:30 6.46 1460 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 18:30 6.47 1470 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 17:30 6.48 1480 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 16:30 6.49 1490 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 15:30 6.52 1530 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 14:30 6.50 1500 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 13:30 6.53 1540 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 12:30 6.54 1550 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 11:30 6.54 1550 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 10:30 6.56 1580 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 09:30 6.56 1580 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 08:30 6.58 1600 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 07:30 6.58 1600 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 06:30 6.59 1610 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 05:30 6.60 1630 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 04:30 6.61 1640 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 03:30 6.61 1640 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 01:30 6.62 1650 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-04 00:30 6.65 1690 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-03 23:30 6.64 1680 43100 (1990) 196 (1936) 2320 274 335 450 550 1150 2490 2760 4530 8610
2026-05-03 22:30 6.66 1700 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 21:30 6.66 1700 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 20:30 6.68 1730 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 19:30 6.69 1740 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 18:30 6.70 1750 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 17:30 6.71 1770 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 16:30 6.72 1780 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 15:30 6.74 1810 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 14:30 6.75 1820 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 13:30 6.77 1850 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 12:30 6.78 1860 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 11:30 6.79 1880 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 10:30 6.79 1880 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 09:30 6.82 1920 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 08:30 6.83 1930 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 07:30 6.84 1950 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 06:30 6.85 1960 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 05:30 6.86 1980 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 04:30 6.87 1990 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 03:30 6.89 2020 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 02:30 6.91 2050 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 01:30 6.91 2050 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-03 00:30 6.90 2040 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-02 23:30 6.93 2080 19800 (1990) 189 (1936) 2060 286 342 469 581 1110 2090 2770 5250 7670
2026-05-02 22:30 6.94 2100 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 21:30 6.95 2110 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 20:30 6.96 2130 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 19:30 6.97 2140 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 18:30 6.98 2160 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 17:30 7.00 2190 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 16:30 7.01 2200 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 15:30 7.03 2230 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 14:30 7.05 2270 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 13:30 7.07 2300 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 12:30 7.09 2330 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 11:30 7.09 2330 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 10:30 7.11 2360 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 09:30 7.12 2380 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 08:30 7.15 2420 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 07:30 7.16 2440 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 06:30 7.18 2470 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 05:30 7.19 2490 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 04:30 7.22 2540 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 03:30 7.21 2520 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 02:30 7.25 2590 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 01:30 7.25 2590 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-02 00:30 7.28 2640 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530
2026-05-01 23:30 7.30 2670 13800 (1970) 189 (1936) 1980 301 356 492 567 1000 2230 2980 4680 7530

A total of 79 rows are displayed for years 1936 through 2024.