By Size
Mean flow in cubic feet of water per second (cfs). One cubic foot equals .0283 cubic meters.
| River | cubic feet per second flow | Location of monitoring station |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas River | 39,260 | Near Arkansas state line |
| Red River | 12,910 | Near Arkansas state line |
| Neosho (Grand) River | 8,890 | Near Chouteau |
| Canadian River | 6,523 | Near Whitfield |
| Verdigris River | 5,744 | Below junction with Bird Creek |
| Little River | 3,275 | Near Arkansas state line |
| Poteau River | 2,253 | Near Panama |
| Cimarron River | 2,236 | Near Ripley |
| Spring River | 2,209 | Near Quapaw |
| Muddy Boggy Creek | 2,002 | Near Unger |
| South Canadian River | 1,783 | Near Calvin |
| Caney River | 1,701 | Near Ramona |
| Kiamichi River | 1,615 | Near Antlers |
| Salt Fork Arkansas River | 1,565 | Below Junction with Chikaskia |
| Illinois River | 1,551 | Near Gore |
| Mountain Fork River | 1,430 | Near Eagletown |
| Washita River | 1,038 | Near Tishomingo |
| Bird Creek | 1,033 | Near Catoosa |
| Deep Fork River | 944 | Near Beggs |
| North Canadian River | 834 | Near Wetumka |
| Elk River | 821 | Near Tiff City, Missouri |
| Chikaskia River | 619 | Near Blackwell |
| Lee Creek | 546 | Near Arkansas state line |
| North Fork Red River | 531 | Near Tipton |
| Clear Boggy Creek | 498 | Near Caney |
| Glover River | 497 | Near Glover |
| Cache Creek | 391 | Near junction with Red River |
| Little River | 360 | Near Saskwa |
| Baron (Barren) Fork | 329 | Near Eldon |
| Blue River | 320 | Near Blue |
| Spavinaw Creek | 307 | Near Eucha |
| Black Bear Creek | 221 | Near Pawnee |
| Salt Fork Red River | 239 | Near Elmer |
| East Cache Creek | 223 | Near Walters |
| Mud Creek | 186 | Near Courtney |
| Deep Red Creek | 168 | Near Randlett |
| Black Fork Creek | 156 | Near Page |
| Medicine Lodge River | 151 | Near Kiowa, Kansas |
| Skeleton Creek | 146 | Near Lovell |
| Fourche Maline Creek | 136 | Near Red Oak |
| Caney Creek | 131 | Near Barber |
| Flint Creek | 118 | Near Kansas, Oklahoma |
Source: "Annual Water Data Report" USGS, 2008. http://wdr.water.usgs.gov/wy2008/search.jsp; http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ok/nwis/current/?type=flow&group_key=NONE, accessed Dec 18,. 2010. Navigate to page 3 of reports of individual monitoring stations. Average Water flow statistics will vary slightly from year to year.
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