White River at Georgetown

1. 32.00 ftOvertopping of Kitty Barnes Levee in Woodruff and Prairie counties. Flood of record, was 33.95 feet May 2011.
2. 30.00 ftOvertopping of both Little Red River Levees between 30 and 31 feet. Highest crest since completion of upstream reservoirs was 33.95 feet in May 2011, second highest was 30.2 feet in March 2008, third highest was 30.1 feet in April 1973. Georgetown is an island and persons in the community should leave or be prepared for a prolonged stay. Many homes and cabins are flooded along the lower reaches of the Little Red River and for several miles along State Highway 36 west of the White River in White County.
3. 29.00 ftPatrolling begins on Kitty Barnes Levee in Woodruff County. Fifth highest crest since completion of upstream reservoirs. Serious conditions throughout White River Valley. River crested over 30 feet in May 2011, March and April 2008.
4. 28.00 ftLevees along South Bank of Little Red River protecting cropland and the National Wildlife Refuge is possibly overtopped. Water runs around lower end of levee system. Homes flooded near Nimmo, near West Point, and in the Georgetown vicinity. Georgetown is isolated by floodwater. Residents should leave, or have provisions for a prolonged stay.
5. 26.00 ftBackwater up Little Red River floods bottomland near West Point and Georgetown. Numerous roads and bridges flooded west of the river. Extensive area of cropland in White, Woodruff, and Prairie counties flooded. State Highway 36 is probably flooded and impassable. Georgetown and Nimmo could be isolated by floodwater. Residents should either leave or have provisions for a prolonged stay.
6. 24.00 ftState Highway 36 to Georgetown may be flooding due to backwater up Little Red River, especially during locally heavy rainfall or high White River stage. Levee on north side of the Little Red River protecting the Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge, primarily cropland, may be overtopped.
7. 23.00 ftMinor street flooding in Georgetown including Heath Scott Drive and Riverside Street near the boat ramp.
8. 22.00 ftFarm fields and farm roads on either side of Highway 36 west of Georgetown inundated.
9. 21.00 ftHurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area and Raft Creek Bottoms inundated. Roads in the bottoms are flooded.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 16, 2026.

Most recent crests

• April 11, 2025: 28.31 ft
• March 29, 2023: 23.46 ft
• February 16, 2023: 22.70 ft
• May 12, 2022: 22.48 ft
• April 29, 2022: 22.04 ft
• March 5, 2022: 21.19 ft
• March 3, 2018: 24.01 ft
• May 8, 2017: 31.50 ft
• January 2, 2016: 27.97 ft
• May 21, 2015: 21.89 ft

• UpstreamWhite River at Augusta
• DownstreamWhite River at Des Arc
• Cache River at Cotton Plant DCP
• Little Red River at Judsonia
• Cache River at Patterson
• Cache River at Brasfield DCP
• White River at DeValls Bluff DCP
• White River at Clarendon

Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

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.