Oklahoma Rivers and Creeks
27 Oklahoma rivers and creeks, from the Illinois and Mountain Fork trout water to the Washita, with live USGS flow and ODWC rules.
Photo of Blue River: Thomas & Dianne Jones, CC BY 2.0
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- Arkansas Riverriver
B
- Baron Fork Creekstream
- Beaver Riverriver
- Blue Riverriver
C
- Canadian Riverriver
- Caney Riverriver
- Cimarron Riverriver
D
- Deep Fork Riverstream
K
- Kiamichi Riverriver
L
- Lee Creekcreek
- Little Riverriver
- Little Washita Riverriver
- Lower Canadian Riverriver
- Lower Illinois Riverriver
- Lower Mountain Fork Riverriver
- Lower Red Riverriver
M
- Medicine Creekcreek
N
- Neosho Riverriver
- North Canadian Riverriver
- North Fork Red Riverriver
P
- Poteau Riverriver
S
- Salt Fork Arkansas Riverriver
- Salt Fork Red Riverriver
- Spring Riverriver
U
- Upper Illinois Riverriver
V
- Verdigris Riverriver
W
- Washita Riverriver
Reservoir and river scenes for Oklahoma Rivers and Creeks
Photo: Thomas & Dianne Jones, CC BY 2.0
Photo: usacetulsa, CC BY 2.0
Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sooner State rivers list: what readers ask
What number of Oklahoma streams get their own page here?
27; 26 have a live USGS gauge and 11 have an ODWC Where To Fish page of their own.
Which rivers carry rules of their own?
14, from the Upper Illinois black bass rules to the Lower Red River alligator gar reporting.
Where is the trout water?
4 river pages cover ODWC trout areas, among them the Lower Mountain Fork and the Lower Illinois below Tenkiller.
Are the stream gauge numbers current?
They are: every USGS gauge shown on an Oklahoma stream page fetches its latest value several times daily.
Some Oklahoma creeks are left off; why?
Only streams with an ODWC page, a USGS gauge, a ramp or a special regulation earn a page.
Are river lengths shown?
No. River lengths were not measured for this guide, so none is printed.
Do river limits differ from lake limits?
For black bass, yes: ODWC sets a separate river and stream rule, printed on each river page.
Which fish are named on an Oklahoma stream page?
Those ODWC prints for that stream on Where To Fish, plus any Oklahoma record landed there.
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- Every Oklahoma water, A to Zreservoirs, ponds, rivers, counties, towns and fish on one list
- Oklahoma license and limitsODWC fees, exemptions and the twelve statewide rows
- Special regulations by areathe 74 ODWC area rules plus tailwaters
- Paddlefish rulesthe free permit, snagging gear and E-Check
- Lake Texoma and border watersthe $12 Texoma license, Red River, Spring River
- Free fishing daysthe June weekend with no state license
- Oklahoma record fishrod and line plus unrestricted divisions
- ODWC stocking reports2024 and 2025 public stockings by water
- Pool readings and gaugesUSGS lake gauges and the Corps morning report
- Trout areasMountain Fork, Lower Illinois, Blue River and the rest
- Close to Home fishingcity ponds ODWC manages with towns
- Corps boat rampsUSACE Tulsa District launches by lake
- Fishing piersCorps piers and fishing areas
- Bait and tackle shopsstores and marinas by ODWC region
- Fishing guideslicensed guides by the water they run
- Tournamentsclub trails, BFL dates and posted winners
- Species of special concernthe 30 fish limited to one a day