Flow report

Arkansas streamflow

Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in Arkansas. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.

USGS gauges
80
State percent normal
98%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 16
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July
16
2026
Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Arkansas are currently 98% of normal, with the Arkansas River At Ft. Smith reporting the highest discharge in the state at 56,900 cfs and a gauge stage of 12.63 ft.

Meanwhile, the Cache River Near Cotton Plant is seeing a spike today — up 16% 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.

Arkansas at a glance

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

98%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Arkansas River At Ft. Smith 56,900 cfs

Gauge stage 12.63 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Cache River Near Cotton Plant +16%

Now 617 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 80 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Arkansas.

Full streamgauge inventory

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.

80 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Arkansas River At Ft. Smith, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07249455
44,600 cfs 12.74 ft · 71°F 454 ft Robert S. Kerr Reservoir
White River At Devalls Bluff, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07077000
23,400 cfs 12.40 ft · 73°F 157 ft Lower White-Bayou Des Arc
White River At Georgetown, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07076750
21,000 cfs 8.94 ft · 72°F 178 ft Lower White-Bayou Des Arc
White River Near Augusta, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07074850
20,800 cfs 21.95 ft · 73°F 180 ft Upper White-Village
White River At Newport, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07074500
20,700 cfs 10.26 ft · 72°F 196 ft Upper White-Village
White River Near Norfork, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07057370
16,300 cfs 9.78 ft · 70°F 353 ft Middle White
White River At Calico Rock, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07060500
13,900 cfs 7.17 ft 57°F 70°F 303 ft Middle White
Red River At Spring Bank, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07344370
9,430 cfs 14.84 ft · 71°F 175 ft Mckinney-Posten Bayous
Black River At Elgin Ferry, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07074420
5,010 cfs 8.22 ft · 72°F 211 ft Lower Black
Black River At Black Rock, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07072500
4,270 cfs 3.32 ft · 72°F 230 ft Lower Black
Red River At Index, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07337000
4,000 cfs 1.21 ft 88°F 70°F 307 ft Pecan-Waterhole
Ouachita River At Remmel Dam Above Jones Mill, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07359002
3,680 cfs 6.39 ft 73°F 70°F 247 ft Upper Ouachita
Black River At Pocahontas, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07069000
3,250 cfs 3.25 ft · 72°F 265 ft Lower Black
Ouachita River At Camden, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07362000
2,330 cfs 7.62 ft · 70°F 110 ft Upper Ouachita
Black River Near Corning, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07064000
2,240 cfs 7.18 ft · 72°F 279 ft Upper Black
Poteau River At Cauthron, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07247000
1,380 cfs 6.89 ft · 70°F 590 ft Poteau
Languille River At Palestine, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07047950
1,010 cfs 22.18 ft · 72°F 190 ft L'Anguille
Languille River Near Colt, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07047942
992 cfs 12.38 ft 80°F 71°F 210 ft L'Anguille
Little River Near Horatio, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07340000
919 cfs 5.63 ft · 69°F 324 ft Lower Little
Cache River Near Cotton Plant, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07077555
714 cfs 8.82 ft · 72°F 183 ft Cache
Elevenpoint River Near Ravenden Springs, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07072000
567 cfs 2.86 ft · 72°F 289 ft Eleven Point
Spring River At Town Branch Bridge At Hardy, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07069305
521 cfs 3.05 ft · 71°F 357 ft Spring
Petit Jean River At Danville, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07260500
493 cfs 10.55 ft · 70°F 312 ft Petit Jean
Ouachita River Near Mount Ida, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07356000
474 cfs 3.81 ft · 68°F 658 ft Ouachita Headwaters
Spring River At Imboden, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07069500
411 cfs 3.13 ft · 72°F 259 ft Spring
Little Red River Near Dewey, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07076517
383 cfs 3.97 ft 62°F 71°F 219 ft Little Red
James Fork Near Hackett, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07249400
375 cfs 6.14 ft · 71°F 465 ft Poteau
Illinois River At Hwy. 16 Near Siloam Springs Ar, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07195400
316 cfs 6.43 ft · 68°F 922 ft Illinois
Mammoth Spring At Mammoth Spring, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07069190
296 cfs 4.37 ft 59°F 70°F 478 ft Spring
Cadron Creek Near Guy, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07261000
291 cfs 2.80 ft · 71°F 427 ft Cadron
Bayou Bartholomew Near Portland, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07364185
262 cfs 15.18 ft 50°F 70°F 106 ft Bayou Bartholomew
Buffalo River Near Harriet, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07056700
251 cfs 3.71 ft · 70°F 477 ft Buffalo
Antoine River At Antoine, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07361500
209 cfs 4.76 ft · 69°F 251 ft Little Missouri
Petit Jean River Near Booneville, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07258500
206 cfs 2.95 ft · 70°F 441 ft Petit Jean
Saline River Near Rye, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07363500
202 cfs 5.63 ft · 71°F 124 ft Lower Saline
Buffalo River Near St. Joe, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07056000
201 cfs 3.43 ft · 70°F 565 ft Buffalo
Mulberry River Near Mulberry. Ar, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07252000
199 cfs 1.50 ft · 69°F 1,202 ft Frog-Mulberry
Bayou Bartholomew Near Mcgehee, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07364150
173 cfs 5.34 ft · 72°F 135 ft Bayou Bartholomew
Kings River Near Berryville, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07050500
173 cfs 4.16 ft · 69°F 958 ft Beaver Reservoir
Cossatot River Near Vandervoort, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07340300
155 cfs 3.09 ft 75°F 68°F 781 ft Lower Little
Osage Creek Near Elm Springs, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07195000
146 cfs 2.87 ft · 68°F 1,053 ft Illinois
Fourche Lafave River Near Aplin, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07263012
143 cfs 5.72 ft · 71°F 302 ft Fourche La Fave
Saline River Near Sheridan, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07363200
142 cfs 3.17 ft · 69°F 177 ft Upper Saline
Saline River Near Lockesburg, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07341200
128 cfs 4.31 ft · 69°F 312 ft Lower Little
War Eagle Creek Near Hindsville, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07049000
119 cfs 1.21 ft 80°F 67°F 1,174 ft Beaver Reservoir
Richland Creek Near Witts Spring, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07055875
106 cfs 1.74 ft · 68°F 983 ft Buffalo
Rock Creek At 36th Street At Little Rock, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07263580
106 cfs 3.43 ft · 71°F 268 ft Lower Arkansas-Maumelle
Cache River At Egypt, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07077380
88 cfs 6.68 ft 86°F 72°F 233 ft Cache
Smackover Creek Near Smackover, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07362100
71 cfs 3.59 ft · 70°F 107 ft Lower Ouachita-Smackover
Saline River At Benton, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07363000
65 cfs 3.45 ft · 70°F 265 ft Upper Saline
Illinois River At Savoy, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07194800
64 cfs 2.27 ft · 69°F 1,019 ft Illinois
White River Near Fayetteville, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07048600
62 cfs 1.96 ft 82°F 69°F 1,135 ft Beaver Reservoir
Spavinaw Creek Near Cherokee, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07191179
57 cfs 5.63 ft · 69°F 934 ft Lower Neosho
Bayou Bartholomew At Garrett Bridge, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07364133
47 cfs 6.41 ft 78°F 72°F 162 ft Bayou Bartholomew
Spavinaw Creek Near Maysville, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07191160
42 cfs 6.98 ft · 68°F 940 ft Lower Neosho
Caddo River Near Caddo Gap, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07359610
40 cfs 4.91 ft · 69°F 588 ft Upper Ouachita
Osage Creek Near Cave Springs, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07194880
40 cfs 1.27 ft 69°F 69°F 1,130 ft Illinois
Fourche Lafave River Near Gravelly, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07261500
39 cfs 1.27 ft · 69°F 420 ft Fourche La Fave
Bayou Meto Near Lonoke, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07264000
32 cfs 6.59 ft 80°F 71°F 208 ft Bayou Meto
Middle Fork Of Little Red River At Shirley, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07075000
28 cfs 5.60 ft 82°F 69°F 500 ft Little Red
Big Piney Creek At Highway 164 Near Dover, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07257006
28 cfs · · 71°F 431 ft Dardanelle Reservoir
West Fork Point Remove Creek Near Hattieville, Ar
15 hours ago · USGS 07260673
27 cfs 2.99 ft · 72°F 288 ft Lake Conway-Point Remove
Yocum Creek Near Oak Grove, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07053250
25 cfs 3.79 ft · 69°F 967 ft Beaver Reservoir
Hurricane Creek Near Sheridan, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07363400
21 cfs 2.74 ft · 69°F 193 ft Upper Saline
Buffalo River Near Boxley, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07055646
20 cfs 1.65 ft 75°F 67°F 1,131 ft Buffalo
South Fork Of Little Red River At Clinton, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07075300
18 cfs 4.25 ft 49°F 69°F 498 ft Little Red
West Fork White River East Of Fayetteville, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07048550
18 cfs 2.08 ft 82°F 69°F 1,187 ft Beaver Reservoir
Bayou Macon At Eudora, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07369680
17 cfs 2.11 ft 37°F 71°F 103 ft Bayou Macon
Little Missouri River Near Langley, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07360200
16 cfs 3.39 ft · 69°F 715 ft Little Missouri
Illinois Bayou Near Scottsville, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07257500
16 cfs 4.87 ft 49°F 71°F 459 ft Dardanelle Reservoir
Bear Creek Near Silver Hill, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07056515
14 cfs 2.02 ft 54°F 69°F 630 ft Buffalo
Baron Fork At Dutch Mills, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07196900
8 cfs 1.65 ft · 68°F 989 ft Illinois
North Sylamore Creek Near Fifty Six, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07060710
8 cfs 1.46 ft 78°F 69°F 439 ft Middle White
Flint Creek At Springtown, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07195800
7 cfs 3.58 ft · 67°F 1,168 ft Illinois
Maumelle River At Williams Junction, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07263295
3 cfs 1.20 ft · 71°F 391 ft Lower Arkansas-Maumelle
Jack Creek Near Winfrey, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07250974
1 cfs · · 69°F 1,014 ft Frog-Mulberry
Alum Fork Saline River Near Reform, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07362587
1 cfs 3.05 ft · 69°F 773 ft Upper Saline
Jones Creek At Winfrey, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07250935
1 cfs 4.78 ft · 68°F 972 ft Frog-Mulberry
Frog Bayou At Winfrey, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07250965
1 cfs 2.44 ft · 69°F 929 ft Frog-Mulberry
Maumelle River At Maumelle Dam At Natural Steps, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07263300
0 cfs 82.01 ft · 72°F 286 ft Lower Arkansas-Maumelle
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Flow report FAQ

About Arkansas streamflow

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.