Middle North Fork Red HUC8 11120302
A 4,285 km² sub-basin of the Arkansas-White-Red region in OK, TX. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
49
Stressed
Drought index
407
Exceptional
Area in D2+
100%
15.08% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
20%
of 5 reporting
Median flow
272%
p58 of record
Water assets
2,174
62 springs · 1,423 wells
USGS gauges (5)
- Sweetwater Creek near Sweetwater, OK073014200 cfsp19 · below normal
- N Fk Red Rv nr Shamrock, TX073013000 cfsp51 · normal
- North Fork Red River near Carter, OK073015009 cfsp58 · normal
- Sweetwater Ck nr Kelton, TX073014101 cfsp64 · normal
- North Fork Red River blw Altus Dam nr Lugert, OK073030003 cfsp94 · much above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 407 | 100 | 1/5 | p58 |
Top water assets
- 76Elk City, City Ofwell
- 76Altus, City Ofriver
- 76Elk City, City Ofwell
- 76Lugert - Altus Irrig Districtriver
- 75Bales Trust, C W & Beatricewell
- 73Silk, David Brian & Sandra E.well
- 73Isch, Beulah Lwell
- 73Beckham Co Rural Water District #1well
- 73Silk, David Brian & Sandra E.well
- 73Beckham Co Rural Water District #1well