Red River level at Denison
Texas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 07331600 — Red Rv at Denison Dam nr Denison, TX · NWS forecast point DSTT2
Reading taken · as of 28 min ago
Low and clear — wadeable, and fish will be spooky
At 76 CFS, this gauge is in the lowest 5% of the 74 years USGS has recorded for this date (1945–2026), at 4% of the 1,990 CFS median.
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Flow history at Denison
Daily values from USGS 07331600, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for DSTT2 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Denison
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 33.29 ft | 71,700 CFS | Jun 21, 2015 |
| 32.63 ft | — | May 31, 2015 |
| 21.26 ft | 60,400 CFS | Oct 21, 1985 |
| 20.48 ft | 57,400 CFS | Mar 25, 1998 |
| 20.39 ft | 55,600 CFS | Jun 3, 1975 |
| 19.25 ft | 53,000 CFS | Oct 28, 1981 |
| 18.94 ft | 53,100 CFS | Jun 19, 1987 |
| 18.68 ft | 46,400 CFS | Jun 10, 1973 |
| 18.54 ft | 44,800 CFS | Jun 7, 2016 |
| 18.07 ft | 35,800 CFS | Apr 30, 1997 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Red River at Denison
In Texas, below Lake Texoma. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Lake Texoma. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Red River at Denison — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Lake Texoma affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Red River at Denison high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for late September here is 1,990 CFS, from 74 years of record (1945–2026). Today sits in the lowest 5% of those years, at 4% of the median. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 07331600 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for DSTT2 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.