About this river
Caney River is a 38.9 mile river near Lance's Guide Service in Oklahoma. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Caney River above Coon Creek at Bartlesville, OK (site 07174400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1986 to 2026
Caney River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,680 cfs, and lowest in September, at 32 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 64,900 cfs, in 1987.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 102 | 28 to 586 | |
| February | 132 | 27 to 669 | |
| March | 359 | 36 to 2,510 | |
| April | 565 | 107 to 2,580 | |
| May | 1,680 | 168 to 4,190 | |
| June | 1,245 | 80 to 3,970 | |
| July | 92 | 33 to 2,010 | |
| August | 38 | 23 to 99 | |
| September | 32 | 18 to 65 | |
| October | 36 | 23 to 135 | |
| November | 47 | 29 to 511 | |
| December | 50 | 23 to 448 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Caney River above Coon Creek at Bartlesville, OK (site 07174400). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Caney River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Birch CoveBirch Creek - Birch LakePublic
- Twin CovesBirch Creek - Birch LakePublic
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