Arkansas River Levels & Streamflow
As of Oct 22, 2026, Arkansas rivers are running at 55% of normal across 75 USGS gauges — the highest is 8,050 cfs on the White River At Devalls Bluff. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Arkansas.
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Arkansas river conditions today
Where rivers are running versus normal, what’s spiking and what’s coming — refreshed daily from USGS and NOAA.
Streamflow levels across Arkansas are currently 55% of normal, with the White River At Devalls Bluff reporting the highest discharge in the state at 8,050 cfs and a gauge stage of 2.59 ft.
Meanwhile, the Little Red River Near Dewey is seeing a spike today — up 224% 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
Arkansas residents are urged to exercise extreme caution due to elevated fire danger across the state through October 22nd. Prolonged drought conditions have created critically dry vegetation and fuels, with humidity levels dropping to the upper teens and below 30 percent during daytime hours. Any ignition source—including equipment sparks, catalytic converters, or open flames—poses significant wildfire risk. Multiple counties currently enforce burn bans. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged, and residents should avoid activities involving open sparks or flames. Report all wildfires immediately to local law enforcement. Communities across Arkansas should remain vigilant and take precautions to prevent destructive grass and brush fires that threaten lives and strain emergency resources.
How Arkansas’s rivers compare to normal
Every gauge placed by its own percent of normal, and three years of the statewide trend.
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 Oct 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 67 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 flow report
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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White River At Georgetown, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07076750 |
7,620 cfs | · | · | 50°F | 178 ft | Lower White-Bayou Des Arc |
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White River At Devalls Bluff, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07077000 |
7,280 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 50°F | 157 ft | Lower White-Bayou Des Arc |
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White River At Newport, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07074500 |
5,710 cfs | · | · | 51°F | 196 ft | Upper White-Village |
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White River Near Augusta, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07074850 |
5,660 cfs | 11.42 ft | · | 50°F | 180 ft | Upper White-Village |
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White River At Calico Rock, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07060500 |
4,370 cfs | 3.76 ft | 59°F | 46°F | 303 ft | Middle White |
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Red River At Spring Bank, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07344370 |
3,130 cfs | 10.48 ft | · | 48°F | 175 ft | Mckinney-Posten Bayous |
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Black River At Black Rock, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07072500 |
2,330 cfs | · | · | 50°F | 230 ft | Lower Black |
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Arkansas River At Ft. Smith, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07249455 |
1,750 cfs | 11.27 ft | · | 53°F | 454 ft | Robert S. Kerr Reservoir |
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Black River At Pocahontas, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07069000 |
1,530 cfs | · | · | 50°F | 265 ft | Lower Black |
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White River Near Norfork, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07057370 |
1,340 cfs | 4.25 ft | · | 47°F | 353 ft | Middle White |
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Red River At Index, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07337000 |
1,140 cfs | · | 69°F | 49°F | 307 ft | Pecan-Waterhole |
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Ouachita River At Camden, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07362000 |
1,030 cfs | 5.78 ft | · | 50°F | 110 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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Little River Near Horatio, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07340000 |
680 cfs | 5.19 ft | · | 48°F | 324 ft | Lower Little |
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Elevenpoint River Near Ravenden Springs, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07072000 |
345 cfs | 2.46 ft | · | 48°F | 289 ft | Eleven Point |
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Spring River At Imboden, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07069500 |
312 cfs | 2.68 ft | · | 49°F | 259 ft | Spring |
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Ouachita River At Remmel Dam Above Jones Mill, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07359002 |
308 cfs | 2.80 ft | 65°F | 50°F | 247 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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Spring River At Town Branch Bridge At Hardy, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07069305 |
299 cfs | 2.82 ft | · | 48°F | 357 ft | Spring |
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Black River Near Corning, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07064000 |
295 cfs | · | · | 48°F | 279 ft | Upper Black |
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Illinois River At Hwy. 16 Near Siloam Springs Ar, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07195400 |
181 cfs | 6.09 ft | · | 48°F | 922 ft | Illinois |
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Little Red River Near Dewey, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07076517 |
168 cfs | 3.24 ft | 58°F | 48°F | 219 ft | Little Red |
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Buffalo River Near Harriet, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07056700 |
103 cfs | 3.26 ft | · | 44°F | 477 ft | Buffalo |
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Osage Creek Near Elm Springs, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07195000 |
96 cfs | 2.64 ft | · | 48°F | 1,053 ft | Illinois |
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Buffalo River Near St. Joe, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07056000 |
72 cfs | 2.96 ft | · | 44°F | 565 ft | Buffalo |
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Kings River Near Berryville, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07050500 |
36 cfs | 2.83 ft | · | 48°F | 958 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Spavinaw Creek Near Cherokee, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07191179 |
26 cfs | 5.37 ft | · | 49°F | 934 ft | Lower Neosho |
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Osage Creek Near Cave Springs, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07194880 |
26 cfs | 1.20 ft | 69°F | 48°F | 1,130 ft | Illinois |
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Illinois River At Savoy, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07194800 |
25 cfs | 2.04 ft | · | 48°F | 1,019 ft | Illinois |
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Caddo River Near Caddo Gap, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07359610 |
23 cfs | 4.73 ft | · | 47°F | 588 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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War Eagle Creek Near Hindsville, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07049000 |
23 cfs | · | 59°F | 47°F | 1,174 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Spavinaw Creek Near Maysville, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07191160 |
18 cfs | 6.65 ft | · | 49°F | 940 ft | Lower Neosho |
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Bayou Macon At Eudora, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07369680 |
15 cfs | 2.03 ft | 37°F | 50°F | 103 ft | Bayou Macon |
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Mulberry River Near Mulberry. Ar, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07252000 |
12 cfs | · | · | 53°F | 1,202 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Saline River Near Rye, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07363500 |
12 cfs | 4.04 ft | · | 51°F | 124 ft | Lower Saline |
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Fourche Lafave River Near Aplin, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07263012 |
11 cfs | 5.05 ft | · | 50°F | 302 ft | Fourche La Fave |
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Ouachita River Near Mount Ida, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07356000 |
11 cfs | 2.06 ft | · | 46°F | 658 ft | Ouachita Headwaters |
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Saline River Near Sheridan, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07363200 |
11 cfs | 2.09 ft | · | 50°F | 177 ft | Upper Saline |
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Big Piney Creek At Highway 164 Near Dover, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07257006 |
10 cfs | · | · | 50°F | 431 ft | Dardanelle Reservoir |
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Fourche Lafave River Near Gravelly, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07261500 |
8 cfs | · | · | 48°F | 420 ft | Fourche La Fave |
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Hurricane Creek Near Sheridan, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07363400 |
8 cfs | 2.41 ft | · | 50°F | 193 ft | Upper Saline |
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Saline River Near Lockesburg, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07341200 |
8 cfs | 2.74 ft | · | 50°F | 312 ft | Lower Little |
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Yocum Creek Near Oak Grove, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07053250 |
6 cfs | 3.43 ft | · | 47°F | 967 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Little Missouri River Near Langley, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07360200 |
6 cfs | 3.12 ft | · | 48°F | 715 ft | Little Missouri |
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Poteau River At Cauthron, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07247000 |
4 cfs | 4.21 ft | · | 51°F | 590 ft | Poteau |
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Illinois Bayou Near Scottsville, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07257500 |
4 cfs | 4.29 ft | 49°F | 50°F | 459 ft | Dardanelle Reservoir |
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North Sylamore Creek Near Fifty Six, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07060710 |
4 cfs | 1.40 ft | 60°F | 45°F | 439 ft | Middle White |
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Bear Creek Near Silver Hill, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07056515 |
3 cfs | 2.12 ft | 54°F | 43°F | 630 ft | Buffalo |
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Saline River At Benton, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07363000 |
3 cfs | 2.01 ft | · | 47°F | 265 ft | Upper Saline |
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West Fork White River East Of Fayetteville, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07048550 |
3 cfs | 1.29 ft | 80°F | 49°F | 1,187 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Cossatot River Near Vandervoort, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07340300 |
3 cfs | 1.81 ft | 60°F | 48°F | 781 ft | Lower Little |
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Languille River Near Colt, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07047942 |
3 cfs | 2.62 ft | 61°F | 48°F | 210 ft | L'Anguille |
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Flint Creek At Springtown, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07195800 |
3 cfs | 3.54 ft | · | 49°F | 1,168 ft | Illinois |
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White River Near Fayetteville, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07048600 |
2 cfs | · | 63°F | 49°F | 1,135 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Baron Fork At Dutch Mills, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07196900 |
2 cfs | 1.44 ft | · | 52°F | 989 ft | Illinois |
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Middle Fork Of Little Red River At Shirley, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07075000 |
2 cfs | 5.25 ft | 63°F | 45°F | 500 ft | Little Red |
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James Fork Near Hackett, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07249400 |
2 cfs | 2.42 ft | · | 51°F | 465 ft | Poteau |
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Buffalo River Near Boxley, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07055646 |
1 cfs | 1.46 ft | 60°F | 50°F | 1,131 ft | Buffalo |
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Petit Jean River Near Booneville, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07258500 |
1 cfs | 1.24 ft | · | 50°F | 441 ft | Petit Jean |
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Cache River Near Cotton Plant, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07077555 |
1 cfs | 2.80 ft | · | 50°F | 183 ft | Cache |
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Bayou Bartholomew At Garrett Bridge, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07364133 |
1 cfs | 4.34 ft | 78°F | 54°F | 162 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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Jack Creek Near Winfrey, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07250974 |
1 cfs | · | · | 53°F | 1,014 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Bayou Bartholomew Near Portland, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07364185 |
0 cfs | 11.10 ft | 50°F | 49°F | 106 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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Rock Creek At 36th Street At Little Rock, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07263580 |
0 cfs | 1.91 ft | · | 50°F | 268 ft | Lower Arkansas-Maumelle |
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Richland Creek Near Witts Spring, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07055875 |
0 cfs | · | · | 45°F | 983 ft | Buffalo |
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Smackover Creek Near Smackover, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07362100 |
0 cfs | 1.44 ft | · | 45°F | 107 ft | Lower Ouachita-Smackover |
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Jones Creek At Winfrey, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07250935 |
0 cfs | 4.64 ft | · | 53°F | 972 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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West Fork Point Remove Creek Near Hattieville, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07260673 |
0 cfs | 2.55 ft | · | 49°F | 288 ft | Lake Conway-Point Remove |
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Petit Jean River At Danville, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07260500 |
0 cfs | 9.90 ft | · | 50°F | 312 ft | Petit Jean |
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Languille River At Palestine, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07047950 |
0 cfs | 13.45 ft | · | 49°F | 190 ft | L'Anguille |
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Antoine River At Antoine, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07361500 |
0 cfs | 2.83 ft | · | 48°F | 251 ft | Little Missouri |
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Alum Fork Saline River Near Reform, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07362587 |
0 cfs | 2.46 ft | · | 48°F | 773 ft | Upper Saline |
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South Fork Of Little Red River At Clinton, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07075300 |
0 cfs | 3.63 ft | 49°F | 45°F | 498 ft | Little Red |
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Frog Bayou At Winfrey, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07250965 |
0 cfs | 2.18 ft | · | 53°F | 929 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Cadron Creek Near Guy, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07261000 |
0 cfs | · | · | 50°F | 427 ft | Cadron |
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Maumelle River At Williams Junction, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07263295 |
0 cfs | · | · | 50°F | 391 ft | Lower Arkansas-Maumelle |
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Cache River At Egypt, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07077380 |
0 cfs | 3.35 ft | 32°F | 48°F | 233 ft | Cache |
About Arkansas streamflow
What are river levels like in Arkansas right now?
As of October 22, 2026, Arkansas rivers are running at 55% of normal across 75 USGS streamgauges, and the White River At Devalls Bluff is reporting the highest discharge at 8,050 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Arkansas river is running highest right now?
As of October 22, 2026, the highest discharge in Arkansas is 8,050 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.