Rivers in Arkansas
Cossatot River near DeQueen
Below flood stage
2.94ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 15.00 ft
- Record crest
- 20.70 ft1961
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 21.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 18.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 15.00 ft |
| Action | 14.50 ft |
- 21.00 ftSEVERAL THOUSAND ACRES FLOOD. LIVESTOCK MUST BE EVACUATED.
- 15.00 ftMINOR LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS. LIVESTOCK AND EQUIPMENT IN THE FLOODPLAIN SHOULD BE EVACUATED. RAFTERS AND CANOEISTS SHOULD AVOID THE RIVER...AS CURRENTS ARE SWIFT...TURBULENT...AND FULL OF DEBRIS.
Crest history
53 crests on NOAA’s list since 1938.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 6, 1961 | 20.70 ft |
| 2 | August 28, 1947 | 20.47 ft |
| 3 | March 30, 1945 | 20.20 ft |
| 4 | September 20, 1950 | 20.14 ft |
| 5 | May 25, 1946 | 19.96 ft |
| 6 | January 24, 1949 | 19.76 ft |
| 7 | April 16, 1939 | 19.70 ft |
| 8 | January 24, 1938 | 19.70 ft |
| 9 | February 12, 1950 | 19.36 ft |
| 10 | May 12, 1953 | 19.16 ft |
| 11 | April 24, 1964 | 19.12 ft |
| 12 | January 13, 1950 | 18.97 ft |
| 13 | September 16, 1950 | 18.94 ft |
| 14 | May 2, 1944 | 18.70 ft |
| 15 | March 9, 1964 | 18.68 ft |
| 16 | September 9, 1942 | 18.56 ft |
| 17 | April 8, 1942 | 18.41 ft |
| 18 | January 1, 1948 | 18.30 ft |
| 19 | December 7, 1947 | 18.28 ft |
| 20 | February 27, 1945 | 18.18 ft |
| 21 | February 21, 1945 | 18.14 ft |
| 22 | October 13, 1973 | 18.05 ft |
| 23 | April 22, 1952 | 18.00 ft |
| 24 | May 18, 1940 | 17.94 ft |
| 25 | April 12, 1952 | 17.94 ft |
Most recent crests
- April 29, 2016: 16.04 ft
- December 28, 2015: 15.32 ft
- March 8, 1976: 10.53 ft
- February 1, 1975: 13.93 ft
- October 13, 1973: 18.05 ft
- June 23, 1965: 16.16 ft
- May 27, 1965: 15.46 ft
- February 10, 1965: 16.24 ft
- January 9, 1965: 14.92 ft
- April 24, 1964: 19.12 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Arkansas-Red Basin RFC. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.