Arkansas River Levels & Streamflow
As of Sep 13, 2026, Arkansas rivers are running at 57% of normal across 79 USGS gauges — the highest is 12,400 cfs on the White River At Devalls Bluff. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Arkansas.
Streamflow levels across Arkansas are currently 57% of normal, with the White River At Devalls Bluff reporting the highest discharge in the state at 12,400 cfs and a gauge stage of 5.80 ft.
Meanwhile, the Cache River At Egypt is seeing a spike today — up 3533% since yesterday and currently running near peak.
Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Arkansas's named rivers.
Active weather warnings for Arkansas
Multiple Heat Advisories remain in effect across Arkansas through 7:00 PM CDT today, September 13th. Dangerously high heat index values between 106-110 degrees are expected statewide, with the most severe conditions affecting central, eastern, and southeastern Arkansas including areas around Little Rock, Memphis vicinity, and portions of the Delta region. Northwest Arkansas, the southwest corner near Texarkana, and south-central counties are also under advisories with heat index values near 108-109 degrees. Heat-related illnesses are possible, particularly for those unaccustomed to extreme heat or engaging in strenuous outdoor activities. Residents are urged to stay hydrated, seek air-conditioned shelter during peak heating hours (11 AM-7 PM), and check on vulnerable populations including the elderly and those with medical conditions.
State-wide streamflow overview
The Arkansas flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.
Percent of normal
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Gauge stage 5.80 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 2,220 cfs
Network coverage
USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Arkansas.
Where every gauge actually sits
One dot per Arkansas streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.
Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.
Arkansas streamflow, three water years
Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 75 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 200%: 11 readings above that — including the 274% peak in Apr 2025 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.
Arkansas USGS streamgauges
Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Arkansas. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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White River At Devalls Bluff, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07077000 |
11,700 cfs | 5.31 ft | · | 75°F | 157 ft | Lower White-Bayou Des Arc |
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White River At Georgetown, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07076750 |
11,400 cfs | 2.41 ft | · | 74°F | 178 ft | Lower White-Bayou Des Arc |
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White River At Newport, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07074500 |
11,300 cfs | 4.67 ft | · | 72°F | 196 ft | Upper White-Village |
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White River Near Augusta, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07074850 |
10,300 cfs | 15.44 ft | · | 73°F | 180 ft | Upper White-Village |
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White River At Calico Rock, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07060500 |
4,880 cfs | 3.97 ft | 67°F | 70°F | 303 ft | Middle White |
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Black River At Black Rock, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07072500 |
4,400 cfs | 3.48 ft | · | 71°F | 230 ft | Lower Black |
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Black River At Elgin Ferry, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07074420 |
4,160 cfs | 7.05 ft | · | 71°F | 211 ft | Lower Black |
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Red River At Spring Bank, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07344370 |
3,600 cfs | 10.88 ft | · | 75°F | 175 ft | Mckinney-Posten Bayous |
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Black River At Pocahontas, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07069000 |
3,580 cfs | 3.77 ft | · | 71°F | 265 ft | Lower Black |
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Cache River At Egypt, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07077380 |
3,280 cfs | 17.68 ft | 78°F | 71°F | 233 ft | Cache |
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Ouachita River At Camden, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07362000 |
2,580 cfs | 7.92 ft | · | 72°F | 110 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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White River Near Norfork, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07057370 |
2,240 cfs | 4.88 ft | · | 70°F | 353 ft | Middle White |
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Red River At Index, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07337000 |
1,210 cfs | · | 89°F | 73°F | 307 ft | Pecan-Waterhole |
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Arkansas River At Ft. Smith, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07249455 |
780 cfs | 11.47 ft | · | 76°F | 454 ft | Robert S. Kerr Reservoir |
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Black River Near Corning, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07064000 |
629 cfs | 2.06 ft | · | 69°F | 279 ft | Upper Black |
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Little River Near Horatio, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07340000 |
559 cfs | 4.95 ft | · | 72°F | 324 ft | Lower Little |
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Elevenpoint River Near Ravenden Springs, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07072000 |
411 cfs | 2.58 ft | · | 70°F | 289 ft | Eleven Point |
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Spring River At Imboden, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07069500 |
333 cfs | 2.75 ft | · | 70°F | 259 ft | Spring |
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Little Red River Near Dewey, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07076517 |
333 cfs | 3.81 ft | 63°F | 72°F | 219 ft | Little Red |
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Spring River At Town Branch Bridge At Hardy, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07069305 |
306 cfs | 2.83 ft | · | 68°F | 357 ft | Spring |
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Ouachita River At Remmel Dam Above Jones Mill, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07359002 |
279 cfs | 2.63 ft | 67°F | 71°F | 247 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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Illinois River At Hwy. 16 Near Siloam Springs Ar, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07195400 |
251 cfs | 6.10 ft | · | 70°F | 922 ft | Illinois |
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Mammoth Spring At Mammoth Spring, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07069190 |
245 cfs | 4.15 ft | 59°F | 67°F | 478 ft | Spring |
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Languille River At Palestine, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07047950 |
172 cfs | 15.85 ft | · | 73°F | 190 ft | L'Anguille |
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Cache River Near Cotton Plant, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07077555 |
147 cfs | 4.77 ft | · | 74°F | 183 ft | Cache |
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Bayou Bartholomew Near Portland, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07364185 |
130 cfs | 13.69 ft | 50°F | 72°F | 106 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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Osage Creek Near Elm Springs, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07195000 |
96 cfs | 2.64 ft | · | 71°F | 1,053 ft | Illinois |
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Caddo River Near Caddo Gap, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07359610 |
95 cfs | 5.27 ft | · | 72°F | 588 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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Ouachita River Near Mount Ida, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07356000 |
95 cfs | 2.57 ft | · | 69°F | 658 ft | Ouachita Headwaters |
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Buffalo River Near Harriet, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07056700 |
69 cfs | 3.27 ft | · | 69°F | 477 ft | Buffalo |
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Languille River Near Colt, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07047942 |
61 cfs | 4.80 ft | 83°F | 73°F | 210 ft | L'Anguille |
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Buffalo River Near St. Joe, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07056000 |
41 cfs | 2.71 ft | · | 69°F | 565 ft | Buffalo |
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Illinois Bayou Near Scottsville, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07257500 |
40 cfs | 4.92 ft | 49°F | 71°F | 459 ft | Dardanelle Reservoir |
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Spavinaw Creek Near Cherokee, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07191179 |
32 cfs | 5.41 ft | · | 71°F | 934 ft | Lower Neosho |
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Kings River Near Berryville, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07050500 |
31 cfs | 2.78 ft | · | 70°F | 958 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Illinois River At Savoy, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07194800 |
30 cfs | 2.08 ft | · | 70°F | 1,019 ft | Illinois |
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Saline River At Benton, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07363000 |
25 cfs | 3.25 ft | · | 71°F | 265 ft | Upper Saline |
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War Eagle Creek Near Hindsville, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07049000 |
25 cfs | · | 77°F | 69°F | 1,174 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Saline River Near Rye, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07363500 |
24 cfs | 4.24 ft | · | 72°F | 124 ft | Lower Saline |
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Poteau River At Cauthron, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07247000 |
22 cfs | 4.50 ft | · | 71°F | 590 ft | Poteau |
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Richland Creek Near Witts Spring, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07055875 |
22 cfs | 1.37 ft | · | 70°F | 983 ft | Buffalo |
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Osage Creek Near Cave Springs, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07194880 |
22 cfs | 1.11 ft | 69°F | 71°F | 1,130 ft | Illinois |
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Spavinaw Creek Near Maysville, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07191160 |
22 cfs | 6.65 ft | · | 71°F | 940 ft | Lower Neosho |
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Saline River Near Sheridan, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07363200 |
22 cfs | 2.29 ft | · | 70°F | 177 ft | Upper Saline |
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Saline River Near Lockesburg, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07341200 |
18 cfs | 2.96 ft | · | 73°F | 312 ft | Lower Little |
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Bayou Bartholomew Near Mcgehee, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07364150 |
18 cfs | 2.17 ft | · | 74°F | 135 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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Fourche Lafave River Near Aplin, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07263012 |
16 cfs | 5.15 ft | · | 72°F | 302 ft | Fourche La Fave |
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Bayou Macon At Eudora, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07369680 |
15 cfs | 2.05 ft | 37°F | 73°F | 103 ft | Bayou Macon |
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Little Missouri River Near Langley, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07360200 |
13 cfs | 3.26 ft | · | 72°F | 715 ft | Little Missouri |
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Big Piney Creek At Highway 164 Near Dover, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07257006 |
13 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 431 ft | Dardanelle Reservoir |
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Yocum Creek Near Oak Grove, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07053250 |
11 cfs | 4.14 ft | · | 68°F | 967 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Cadron Creek Near Guy, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07261000 |
10 cfs | · | · | 71°F | 427 ft | Cadron |
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Rock Creek At 36th Street At Little Rock, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07263580 |
10 cfs | 2.26 ft | · | 73°F | 268 ft | Lower Arkansas-Maumelle |
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Cossatot River Near Vandervoort, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07340300 |
9 cfs | 2.01 ft | 81°F | 70°F | 781 ft | Lower Little |
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West Fork Point Remove Creek Near Hattieville, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07260673 |
8 cfs | 2.83 ft | · | 71°F | 288 ft | Lake Conway-Point Remove |
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Bear Creek Near Silver Hill, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07056515 |
8 cfs | 2.20 ft | 54°F | 68°F | 630 ft | Buffalo |
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North Sylamore Creek Near Fifty Six, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07060710 |
8 cfs | 1.55 ft | 76°F | 69°F | 439 ft | Middle White |
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Bayou Bartholomew At Garrett Bridge, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07364133 |
5 cfs | 5.49 ft | 78°F | 74°F | 162 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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West Fork White River East Of Fayetteville, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07048550 |
4 cfs | 1.38 ft | 80°F | 71°F | 1,187 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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White River Near Fayetteville, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07048600 |
4 cfs | 1.03 ft | 81°F | 71°F | 1,135 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Mulberry River Near Mulberry. Ar, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07252000 |
3 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 1,202 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Middle Fork Of Little Red River At Shirley, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07075000 |
3 cfs | 5.30 ft | 82°F | 70°F | 500 ft | Little Red |
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James Fork Near Hackett, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07249400 |
3 cfs | 2.71 ft | · | 74°F | 465 ft | Poteau |
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Flint Creek At Springtown, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07195800 |
3 cfs | 3.56 ft | · | 71°F | 1,168 ft | Illinois |
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Petit Jean River At Danville, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07260500 |
3 cfs | 9.56 ft | · | 71°F | 312 ft | Petit Jean |
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South Fork Of Little Red River At Clinton, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07075300 |
3 cfs | 4.04 ft | 49°F | 69°F | 498 ft | Little Red |
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Baron Fork At Dutch Mills, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07196900 |
2 cfs | 1.45 ft | · | 72°F | 989 ft | Illinois |
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Buffalo River Near Boxley, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07055646 |
2 cfs | 1.18 ft | 75°F | 71°F | 1,131 ft | Buffalo |
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Fourche Lafave River Near Gravelly, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07261500 |
1 cfs | · | · | 70°F | 420 ft | Fourche La Fave |
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Bayou Meto Near Lonoke, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07264000 |
1 cfs | 5.67 ft | 80°F | 73°F | 208 ft | Bayou Meto |
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Smackover Creek Near Smackover, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07362100 |
0 cfs | 1.67 ft | · | 72°F | 107 ft | Lower Ouachita-Smackover |
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Hurricane Creek Near Sheridan, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07363400 |
0 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 71°F | 193 ft | Upper Saline |
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Antoine River At Antoine, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07361500 |
0 cfs | 3.13 ft | · | 71°F | 251 ft | Little Missouri |
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Alum Fork Saline River Near Reform, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07362587 |
0 cfs | 2.80 ft | · | 70°F | 773 ft | Upper Saline |
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Maumelle River At Williams Junction, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07263295 |
0 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 391 ft | Lower Arkansas-Maumelle |
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Jack Creek Near Winfrey, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07250974 |
0 cfs | · | · | 71°F | 1,014 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Frog Bayou At Winfrey, Ar
7 hours ago · USGS 07250965 |
0 cfs | 1.40 ft | · | 71°F | 929 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Jones Creek At Winfrey, Ar
2 days ago · USGS 07250935 |
0 cfs | 3.77 ft | · | 70°F | 972 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Petit Jean River Near Booneville, Ar
6 hours ago · USGS 07258500 |
0 cfs | 1.01 ft | · | 71°F | 441 ft | Petit Jean |
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About Arkansas streamflow
What are river levels like in Arkansas right now?
As of September 13, 2026, Arkansas rivers are running at 57% of normal across 79 USGS streamgauges, and the White River At Devalls Bluff is reporting the highest discharge at 12,400 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Arkansas river is running highest right now?
As of September 13, 2026, the highest discharge in Arkansas is 12,400 cfs on the White River At Devalls Bluff. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.
Are Arkansas rivers high or low right now?
Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Arkansas rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.
Where does the Arkansas streamflow data come from?
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.
What is cfs?
Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.
What does Gauge Height mean?
The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").
How fresh is the Arkansas data?
USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.
Can I get a flow alert for a Arkansas gauge?
Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.
Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?
No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.
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