Rivers and flooding in Arkansas
98 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in Arkansas, 1 at action stage or in flood now. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flooding now
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
No significant river flooding is outlined in Arkansas in the next five days.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- Petit Jean River at Danville9% chance of major flooding
- Little Red River at Judsonia8% chance of moderate flooding
- Fourche LaFave River near Houston22% chance of minor flooding
- Cache River at Patterson16% chance of minor flooding
- Fourche LaFave River near Gravelly15% chance of minor flooding
- Little River at Horatio5% chance of moderate flooding
- Arkansas River at Ozark L/D Tailwater10% chance of minor flooding
- Arkansas River at Van Buren5% chance of moderate flooding
- Arkansas River at Morrilton8% chance of minor flooding
- Arkansas River at Pine Bluff7% chance of minor flooding
- Arkansas River at Toad Suck Lock and Dam7% chance of minor flooding
- White River near Augusta7% chance of minor flooding
14 of the 45 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in Arkansas have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Arkansas River
- Arkansas River at DardanelleBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at Little RockBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at MorriltonBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at Ozark L/D TailwaterBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at PendletonBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at Pine BluffBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at Toad Suck Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Arkansas River at Van BurenBelow flood stage
Bayou Bartholomew
Bayou Macon
Black River
Buffalo River
Cache River
Caddo River
Connerly Bayou
Cossatot River
Ditch Bayou
Eleven Point River
Fourche LaFave River
Illinois River (AR OK)
James Fork
Kings River
L'Anguille River
Lee Creek
Little Missouri River (AR)
Little Red River
Little River
Mississippi River
Mulberry River (AR)
Norfork River
Northwest Arkansas Lakes
Osage Creek
Ouachita River
- Ouachita River at ArkadelphiaBelow flood stage
- Ouachita River at Blakely Mtn DamNo flood stages set
- Ouachita River at CamdenBelow flood stage
- Ouachita River at Felsenthal Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Ouachita River at Moro Bay State ParkReading out of date
- Ouachita River at Remmel Dam above Jones MillBelow flood stage
- Ouachita River at Thatcher L&DBelow flood stage
Petit Jean River
Red River
Right Hand Chute Little River
Rolling Fork
Saline River
Smackover Creek
Spring River (AR)
St. Francis River
- St. Francis River at CodyNo flood stages set
- St. Francis River at HughesNo flood stages set
- St. Francis River at HuxtableNo flood stages set
- St. Francis River at Lake CityBelow flood stage
- St. Francis River at MadisonBelow flood stage
- St. Francis River at Marianna 2 NENo flood stages set
- St. Francis River at Marked TreeNo flood stages set
- St. Francis River at ParkinNo flood stages set
- St. Francis River at RiverfrontNo flood stages set
- St. Francis River at St. FrancisBelow flood stage
Tyronza River
White River
- White River at AllisonNo flood stages set
- White River at AugustaBelow flood stage
- White River at BatesvilleBelow flood stage
- White River at Bull Shoals DamNo flood stages set
- White River at Calico RockBelow flood stage
- White River at ClarendonBelow flood stage
- White River at Des ArcBelow flood stage
- White River at DeValls Bluff DCPNo flood stages set
- White River at FayettevilleNo flood stages set
- White River at GeorgetownBelow flood stage
- White River at NewportBelow flood stage
- White River at Norrell Lock and DamNo flood stages set
- White River at St. CharlesNo flood stages set
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.