USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07229200 CANADIAN RIVER AT PURCELL, OK
LOCATION - Lat 35°00'50", long 97°20'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 sec.07, T.6 N., R.1 W., Cleveland County, OK, Hydrologic Unit 11090202, near left bank on downstream side of pier of U.S. Highway 77, 0.5 mi east of Purcell, 1.0 mi upstream from Walnut Creek, and at mile 184.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 25,394 mi² of which 4,637 mi² probably is noncontributing. from automated delineation using 10-meter National Elevation Dataset digital elevation model data dated 10/01/2006 and Watershed Boundary Dataset dated 10/01/2006, using Albers Equal-Area Projection, North American Datum 1983.
REVISIONS HISTORY - OK-95-1: 1994 (M). WDR 2012: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1959 to June 1961, October 1979 to September 1983, October 1985 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,017.41ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in 1904 reached a stage of 14.18 ft and flood in 1914 reached a stage of 12.98 ft, from information by railroad.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 102,000 cfs, May 29, 1987, gage height 14.75 ft: Minimum daily discharge, no flow at times. Minimium gage height 4.62 ft, July 6, 1992.