Arkansas River Levels & Streamflow
As of Sep 19, 2026, Arkansas rivers are running at 68% of normal across 78 USGS gauges — the highest is 13,700 cfs on the White River Near Norfork. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Arkansas.
Streamflow levels across Arkansas are currently 68% of normal, with the White River Near Norfork reporting the highest discharge in the state at 13,700 cfs and a gauge stage of 9.03 ft.
Meanwhile, the Cache River Near Cotton Plant is seeing a spike today — up 53% 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 face multiple hazards this weekend. A Flood Warning remains active for the Cache River near Patterson in Woodruff and Jackson Counties through Sunday night, with minor flooding forecast as water levels remain at bankfull stage. Heat Advisories are in effect across northeastern Arkansas counties including Prairie, White, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Randolph, Woodruff, Independence, Sharp, and Arkansas Counties, with heat index values reaching 105°F. Additionally, a Code Orange Ozone Alert has been issued for Crittenden County, warning sensitive groups including children, active adults, and those with respiratory conditions like asthma to limit outdoor exertion. Residents should monitor river conditions closely, stay hydrated during extreme heat, and check air quality updates at airnow.gov before venturing outdoors.
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 9.03 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 332 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
10 hours ago · USGS 07077000 |
11,300 cfs | 5.02 ft | · | 75°F | 157 ft | Lower White-Bayou Des Arc |
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White River At Georgetown, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07076750 |
10,800 cfs | 2.36 ft | · | 73°F | 178 ft | Lower White-Bayou Des Arc |
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White River At Newport, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07074500 |
10,700 cfs | 4.31 ft | · | 73°F | 196 ft | Upper White-Village |
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White River Near Augusta, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07074850 |
9,650 cfs | 14.93 ft | · | 74°F | 180 ft | Upper White-Village |
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White River Near Norfork, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07057370 |
9,320 cfs | 7.60 ft | · | 72°F | 353 ft | Middle White |
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White River At Calico Rock, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07060500 |
5,020 cfs | 4.03 ft | 64°F | 72°F | 303 ft | Middle White |
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Red River At Spring Bank, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07344370 |
3,840 cfs | 11.08 ft | · | 70°F | 175 ft | Mckinney-Posten Bayous |
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Black River At Elgin Ferry, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07074420 |
3,200 cfs | 5.78 ft | · | 73°F | 211 ft | Lower Black |
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Ouachita River At Camden, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07362000 |
2,530 cfs | 7.86 ft | · | 69°F | 110 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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Black River At Black Rock, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07072500 |
2,510 cfs | 1.16 ft | · | 73°F | 230 ft | Lower Black |
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Little Red River Near Dewey, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07076517 |
2,470 cfs | 7.68 ft | 59°F | 73°F | 219 ft | Little Red |
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Black River At Pocahontas, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07069000 |
1,660 cfs | · | · | 73°F | 265 ft | Lower Black |
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Red River At Index, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07337000 |
1,400 cfs | · | 88°F | 70°F | 307 ft | Pecan-Waterhole |
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Little River Near Horatio, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07340000 |
891 cfs | 5.58 ft | · | 69°F | 324 ft | Lower Little |
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Arkansas River At Ft. Smith, Ar
7 days ago · USGS 07249455 |
780 cfs | 11.33 ft | · | 76°F | 454 ft | Robert S. Kerr Reservoir |
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Black River Near Corning, Ar
11 hours ago · USGS 07064000 |
453 cfs | 1.21 ft | · | 72°F | 279 ft | Upper Black |
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Cache River Near Cotton Plant, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07077555 |
435 cfs | 6.89 ft | · | 74°F | 183 ft | Cache |
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Elevenpoint River Near Ravenden Springs, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07072000 |
375 cfs | 2.52 ft | · | 73°F | 289 ft | Eleven Point |
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Ouachita River At Remmel Dam Above Jones Mill, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07359002 |
302 cfs | 2.70 ft | 68°F | 70°F | 247 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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Spring River At Town Branch Bridge At Hardy, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07069305 |
299 cfs | 2.82 ft | · | 71°F | 357 ft | Spring |
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Spring River At Imboden, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07069500 |
296 cfs | 2.62 ft | · | 73°F | 259 ft | Spring |
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Mammoth Spring At Mammoth Spring, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07069190 |
239 cfs | 4.14 ft | 59°F | 70°F | 478 ft | Spring |
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Illinois River At Hwy. 16 Near Siloam Springs Ar, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07195400 |
232 cfs | 6.03 ft | · | 71°F | 922 ft | Illinois |
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Cache River At Egypt, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07077380 |
133 cfs | 6.84 ft | 88°F | 73°F | 233 ft | Cache |
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Languille River At Palestine, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07047950 |
112 cfs | 15.24 ft | · | 74°F | 190 ft | L'Anguille |
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Osage Creek Near Elm Springs, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07195000 |
90 cfs | 2.60 ft | · | 72°F | 1,053 ft | Illinois |
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Buffalo River Near Harriet, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07056700 |
54 cfs | 3.21 ft | · | 71°F | 477 ft | Buffalo |
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Buffalo River Near St. Joe, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07056000 |
48 cfs | 2.76 ft | · | 71°F | 565 ft | Buffalo |
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Spavinaw Creek Near Cherokee, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07191179 |
32 cfs | 5.41 ft | · | 72°F | 934 ft | Lower Neosho |
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Caddo River Near Caddo Gap, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07359610 |
27 cfs | 4.78 ft | · | 70°F | 588 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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Bayou Bartholomew Near Portland, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07364185 |
27 cfs | 11.96 ft | 50°F | 71°F | 106 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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Illinois River At Savoy, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07194800 |
26 cfs | 2.04 ft | · | 72°F | 1,019 ft | Illinois |
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Saline River Near Sheridan, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07363200 |
26 cfs | 2.39 ft | · | 69°F | 177 ft | Upper Saline |
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Kings River Near Berryville, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07050500 |
26 cfs | 2.73 ft | · | 72°F | 958 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Ouachita River Near Mount Ida, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07356000 |
24 cfs | 2.20 ft | · | 67°F | 658 ft | Ouachita Headwaters |
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Languille River Near Colt, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07047942 |
24 cfs | 3.75 ft | 85°F | 74°F | 210 ft | L'Anguille |
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Osage Creek Near Cave Springs, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07194880 |
23 cfs | 1.13 ft | 69°F | 72°F | 1,130 ft | Illinois |
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Spavinaw Creek Near Maysville, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07191160 |
21 cfs | 6.64 ft | · | 72°F | 940 ft | Lower Neosho |
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War Eagle Creek Near Hindsville, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07049000 |
19 cfs | · | 77°F | 71°F | 1,174 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Saline River Near Lockesburg, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07341200 |
17 cfs | 2.94 ft | · | 70°F | 312 ft | Lower Little |
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Saline River Near Rye, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07363500 |
17 cfs | 4.14 ft | · | 71°F | 124 ft | Lower Saline |
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Saline River At Benton, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07363000 |
15 cfs | 3.13 ft | · | 70°F | 265 ft | Upper Saline |
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Bayou Macon At Eudora, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07369680 |
15 cfs | 2.05 ft | 37°F | 72°F | 103 ft | Bayou Macon |
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Fourche Lafave River Near Aplin, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07263012 |
14 cfs | 5.13 ft | · | 72°F | 302 ft | Fourche La Fave |
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Yocum Creek Near Oak Grove, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07053250 |
12 cfs | 4.17 ft | · | 71°F | 967 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Illinois Bayou Near Scottsville, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07257500 |
11 cfs | 4.52 ft | 49°F | 71°F | 459 ft | Dardanelle Reservoir |
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Cadron Creek Near Guy, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07261000 |
11 cfs | · | · | 71°F | 427 ft | Cadron |
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Mulberry River Near Mulberry. Ar, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07252000 |
10 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 1,202 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Bear Creek Near Silver Hill, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07056515 |
7 cfs | 2.17 ft | 54°F | 71°F | 630 ft | Buffalo |
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Big Piney Creek At Highway 164 Near Dover, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07257006 |
6 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 431 ft | Dardanelle Reservoir |
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Little Missouri River Near Langley, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07360200 |
6 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 71°F | 715 ft | Little Missouri |
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Bayou Meto Near Lonoke, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07264000 |
5 cfs | 5.97 ft | 81°F | 72°F | 208 ft | Bayou Meto |
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Fourche Lafave River Near Gravelly, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07261500 |
5 cfs | · | · | 69°F | 420 ft | Fourche La Fave |
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Buffalo River Near Boxley, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07055646 |
4 cfs | 1.28 ft | 75°F | 72°F | 1,131 ft | Buffalo |
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North Sylamore Creek Near Fifty Six, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07060710 |
4 cfs | 1.39 ft | 77°F | 72°F | 439 ft | Middle White |
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Cossatot River Near Vandervoort, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07340300 |
4 cfs | 1.83 ft | 80°F | 68°F | 781 ft | Lower Little |
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White River Near Fayetteville, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07048600 |
3 cfs | 1.00 ft | 80°F | 72°F | 1,135 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Flint Creek At Springtown, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07195800 |
3 cfs | 3.55 ft | · | 72°F | 1,168 ft | Illinois |
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Bayou Bartholomew At Garrett Bridge, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07364133 |
2 cfs | 5.09 ft | 78°F | 73°F | 162 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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Poteau River At Cauthron, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07247000 |
2 cfs | 4.14 ft | · | 71°F | 590 ft | Poteau |
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Hurricane Creek Near Sheridan, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07363400 |
2 cfs | 2.17 ft | · | 69°F | 193 ft | Upper Saline |
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West Fork White River East Of Fayetteville, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07048550 |
2 cfs | 1.28 ft | 80°F | 72°F | 1,187 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Baron Fork At Dutch Mills, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07196900 |
1 cfs | 1.39 ft | · | 72°F | 989 ft | Illinois |
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Middle Fork Of Little Red River At Shirley, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07075000 |
1 cfs | 5.18 ft | 84°F | 71°F | 500 ft | Little Red |
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West Fork Point Remove Creek Near Hattieville, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07260673 |
1 cfs | 2.66 ft | · | 71°F | 288 ft | Lake Conway-Point Remove |
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Rock Creek At 36th Street At Little Rock, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07263580 |
1 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 73°F | 268 ft | Lower Arkansas-Maumelle |
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Richland Creek Near Witts Spring, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07055875 |
1 cfs | · | · | 71°F | 983 ft | Buffalo |
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Petit Jean River Near Booneville, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07258500 |
1 cfs | 1.24 ft | · | 71°F | 441 ft | Petit Jean |
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James Fork Near Hackett, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07249400 |
1 cfs | 2.46 ft | · | 74°F | 465 ft | Poteau |
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Petit Jean River At Danville, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07260500 |
1 cfs | 9.67 ft | · | 70°F | 312 ft | Petit Jean |
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South Fork Of Little Red River At Clinton, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07075300 |
0 cfs | 3.88 ft | 49°F | 70°F | 498 ft | Little Red |
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Smackover Creek Near Smackover, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07362100 |
0 cfs | 1.58 ft | · | 70°F | 107 ft | Lower Ouachita-Smackover |
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Antoine River At Antoine, Ar
9 hours ago · USGS 07361500 |
0 cfs | 3.04 ft | · | 69°F | 251 ft | Little Missouri |
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Alum Fork Saline River Near Reform, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07362587 |
0 cfs | 2.72 ft | · | 69°F | 773 ft | Upper Saline |
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Bayou Bartholomew Near Mcgehee, Ar
11 hours ago · USGS 07364150 |
0 cfs | 1.57 ft | · | 73°F | 135 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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Jack Creek Near Winfrey, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07250974 |
0 cfs | · | · | 71°F | 1,014 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Frog Bayou At Winfrey, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07250965 |
0 cfs | 1.16 ft | · | 71°F | 929 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Maumelle River At Williams Junction, Ar
10 hours ago · USGS 07263295 |
0 cfs | · | · | 72°F | 391 ft | Lower Arkansas-Maumelle |
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About Arkansas streamflow
What are river levels like in Arkansas right now?
As of September 19, 2026, Arkansas rivers are running at 68% of normal across 78 USGS streamgauges, and the White River Near Norfork is reporting the highest discharge at 13,700 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Arkansas river is running highest right now?
As of September 19, 2026, the highest discharge in Arkansas is 13,700 cfs on the White River Near Norfork. 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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