Arkansas River Levels & Streamflow
As of Sep 5, 2026, Arkansas rivers are running at 56% of normal across 79 USGS gauges — the highest is 12,400 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 56% of normal, with the White River Near Norfork reporting the highest discharge in the state at 12,400 cfs and a gauge stage of 8.62 ft.
Meanwhile, the Arkansas River At Ft. Smith is seeing a spike today — up 905% 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 is currently under multiple Heat Advisories affecting nearly all regions of the state through Sunday, September 6 at 8:00 PM CDT. Heat index values are expected to reach 105-110 degrees across central, eastern, northern, and western Arkansas, with some areas near 110 degrees in the southeast. Major population centers including Little Rock, northwest Arkansas communities, and eastern Arkansas towns face significant heat stress. Residents should take precautions to prevent heat-related illnesses by staying hydrated, limiting outdoor activities during peak heat hours (11 AM - 7 PM), and checking on vulnerable populations. The combination of extreme heat and high humidity poses particular risk to those unacclimated to conditions or engaging in strenuous activities, with exceptional drought conditions also increasing wildfire danger across the state.
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 8.62 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 6,600 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 74 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 Near Norfork, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07057370 |
14,800 cfs | 9.34 ft | · | 75°F | 353 ft | Middle White |
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White River At Georgetown, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07076750 |
12,400 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 77°F | 178 ft | Lower White-Bayou Des Arc |
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White River At Devalls Bluff, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07077000 |
11,800 cfs | 5.41 ft | · | 78°F | 157 ft | Lower White-Bayou Des Arc |
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White River At Newport, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07074500 |
10,100 cfs | 3.96 ft | · | 77°F | 196 ft | Upper White-Village |
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White River Near Augusta, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07074850 |
9,870 cfs | 15.10 ft | · | 78°F | 180 ft | Upper White-Village |
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Arkansas River At Ft. Smith, Ar
2 days ago · USGS 07249455 |
6,600 cfs | 11.42 ft | · | 78°F | 454 ft | Robert S. Kerr Reservoir |
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Red River At Spring Bank, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07344370 |
4,450 cfs | 11.55 ft | · | 74°F | 175 ft | Mckinney-Posten Bayous |
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Little Red River Near Dewey, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07076517 |
3,650 cfs | 9.02 ft | 57°F | 76°F | 219 ft | Little Red |
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Black River At Elgin Ferry, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07074420 |
3,070 cfs | 5.60 ft | · | 77°F | 211 ft | Lower Black |
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White River At Calico Rock, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07060500 |
2,640 cfs | 2.77 ft | 66°F | 75°F | 303 ft | Middle White |
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Black River At Black Rock, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07072500 |
2,630 cfs | 1.30 ft | · | 77°F | 230 ft | Lower Black |
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Ouachita River At Camden, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07362000 |
2,480 cfs | 7.80 ft | · | 73°F | 110 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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Red River At Index, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07337000 |
2,130 cfs | · | 90°F | 73°F | 307 ft | Pecan-Waterhole |
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Black River At Pocahontas, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07069000 |
1,790 cfs | · | · | 77°F | 265 ft | Lower Black |
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Little River Near Horatio, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07340000 |
914 cfs | 5.62 ft | · | 73°F | 324 ft | Lower Little |
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Black River Near Corning, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07064000 |
520 cfs | 1.55 ft | · | 77°F | 279 ft | Upper Black |
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Cache River Near Cotton Plant, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07077555 |
465 cfs | 7.11 ft | · | 78°F | 183 ft | Cache |
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Elevenpoint River Near Ravenden Springs, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07072000 |
411 cfs | 2.58 ft | · | 77°F | 289 ft | Eleven Point |
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Languille River At Palestine, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07047950 |
305 cfs | 16.95 ft | · | 78°F | 190 ft | L'Anguille |
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Spring River At Imboden, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07069500 |
301 cfs | 2.64 ft | · | 77°F | 259 ft | Spring |
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Spring River At Town Branch Bridge At Hardy, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07069305 |
299 cfs | 2.82 ft | · | 75°F | 357 ft | Spring |
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Ouachita River At Remmel Dam Above Jones Mill, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07359002 |
289 cfs | 2.66 ft | 68°F | 74°F | 247 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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Mammoth Spring At Mammoth Spring, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07069190 |
256 cfs | 4.17 ft | 59°F | 74°F | 478 ft | Spring |
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Bayou Bartholomew Near Portland, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07364185 |
246 cfs | 15.02 ft | 50°F | 73°F | 106 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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Illinois River At Hwy. 16 Near Siloam Springs Ar, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07195400 |
229 cfs | 6.02 ft | · | 74°F | 922 ft | Illinois |
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Bayou Bartholomew Near Mcgehee, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07364150 |
217 cfs | 5.53 ft | · | 75°F | 135 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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Cache River At Egypt, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07077380 |
166 cfs | 7.14 ft | 90°F | 77°F | 233 ft | Cache |
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Languille River Near Colt, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07047942 |
116 cfs | 5.97 ft | 87°F | 78°F | 210 ft | L'Anguille |
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Osage Creek Near Elm Springs, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07195000 |
89 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 75°F | 1,053 ft | Illinois |
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Saline River Near Rye, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07363500 |
51 cfs | 4.56 ft | · | 74°F | 124 ft | Lower Saline |
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Buffalo River Near St. Joe, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07056000 |
41 cfs | 2.71 ft | · | 74°F | 565 ft | Buffalo |
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Buffalo River Near Harriet, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07056700 |
39 cfs | 3.15 ft | · | 73°F | 477 ft | Buffalo |
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Spavinaw Creek Near Cherokee, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07191179 |
33 cfs | 5.42 ft | · | 75°F | 934 ft | Lower Neosho |
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Saline River Near Sheridan, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07363200 |
29 cfs | 2.45 ft | · | 72°F | 177 ft | Upper Saline |
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Illinois River At Savoy, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07194800 |
26 cfs | 2.03 ft | · | 74°F | 1,019 ft | Illinois |
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Bayou Bartholomew At Garrett Bridge, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07364133 |
24 cfs | 6.12 ft | 78°F | 76°F | 162 ft | Bayou Bartholomew |
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Spavinaw Creek Near Maysville, Ar
12 hours ago · USGS 07191160 |
22 cfs | 6.66 ft | · | 75°F | 940 ft | Lower Neosho |
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Osage Creek Near Cave Springs, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07194880 |
21 cfs | 1.09 ft | 69°F | 75°F | 1,130 ft | Illinois |
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Kings River Near Berryville, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07050500 |
21 cfs | 2.67 ft | · | 75°F | 958 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Fourche Lafave River Near Aplin, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07263012 |
16 cfs | 5.15 ft | · | 76°F | 302 ft | Fourche La Fave |
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Saline River Near Lockesburg, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07341200 |
16 cfs | 2.90 ft | · | 74°F | 312 ft | Lower Little |
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Bear Creek Near Silver Hill, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07056515 |
16 cfs | 2.16 ft | 54°F | 74°F | 630 ft | Buffalo |
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Caddo River Near Caddo Gap, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07359610 |
15 cfs | 4.62 ft | · | 74°F | 588 ft | Upper Ouachita |
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War Eagle Creek Near Hindsville, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07049000 |
14 cfs | · | 78°F | 73°F | 1,174 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Bayou Macon At Eudora, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07369680 |
13 cfs | 1.98 ft | 37°F | 73°F | 103 ft | Bayou Macon |
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Yocum Creek Near Oak Grove, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07053250 |
12 cfs | 4.16 ft | · | 73°F | 967 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Bayou Meto Near Lonoke, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07264000 |
11 cfs | 6.12 ft | 84°F | 76°F | 208 ft | Bayou Meto |
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Ouachita River Near Mount Ida, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07356000 |
10 cfs | 2.03 ft | · | 71°F | 658 ft | Ouachita Headwaters |
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Mulberry River Near Mulberry. Ar, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07252000 |
5 cfs | · | · | 75°F | 1,202 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Illinois Bayou Near Scottsville, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07257500 |
5 cfs | 4.28 ft | 49°F | 76°F | 459 ft | Dardanelle Reservoir |
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Little Missouri River Near Langley, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07360200 |
5 cfs | 3.10 ft | · | 74°F | 715 ft | Little Missouri |
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Saline River At Benton, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07363000 |
5 cfs | 2.86 ft | · | 74°F | 265 ft | Upper Saline |
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North Sylamore Creek Near Fifty Six, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07060710 |
3 cfs | 1.37 ft | 79°F | 74°F | 439 ft | Middle White |
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Poteau River At Cauthron, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07247000 |
3 cfs | 4.16 ft | · | 74°F | 590 ft | Poteau |
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Cadron Creek Near Guy, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07261000 |
3 cfs | · | · | 75°F | 427 ft | Cadron |
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Cossatot River Near Vandervoort, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07340300 |
3 cfs | 1.80 ft | 83°F | 72°F | 781 ft | Lower Little |
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Hurricane Creek Near Sheridan, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07363400 |
2 cfs | 2.18 ft | · | 73°F | 193 ft | Upper Saline |
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Big Piney Creek At Highway 164 Near Dover, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07257006 |
2 cfs | · | · | 76°F | 431 ft | Dardanelle Reservoir |
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Flint Creek At Springtown, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07195800 |
2 cfs | 3.50 ft | · | 75°F | 1,168 ft | Illinois |
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Petit Jean River At Danville, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07260500 |
2 cfs | 9.41 ft | · | 75°F | 312 ft | Petit Jean |
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West Fork White River East Of Fayetteville, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07048550 |
2 cfs | 1.26 ft | 80°F | 75°F | 1,187 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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Baron Fork At Dutch Mills, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07196900 |
1 cfs | 1.39 ft | · | 75°F | 989 ft | Illinois |
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White River Near Fayetteville, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07048600 |
1 cfs | · | 81°F | 75°F | 1,135 ft | Beaver Reservoir |
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James Fork Near Hackett, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07249400 |
1 cfs | 2.53 ft | · | 77°F | 465 ft | Poteau |
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Fourche Lafave River Near Gravelly, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07261500 |
1 cfs | · | · | 74°F | 420 ft | Fourche La Fave |
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Rock Creek At 36th Street At Little Rock, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07263580 |
1 cfs | 1.91 ft | · | 77°F | 268 ft | Lower Arkansas-Maumelle |
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Middle Fork Of Little Red River At Shirley, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07075000 |
1 cfs | 5.13 ft | 85°F | 75°F | 500 ft | Little Red |
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Buffalo River Near Boxley, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07055646 |
1 cfs | 1.02 ft | 78°F | 75°F | 1,131 ft | Buffalo |
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South Fork Of Little Red River At Clinton, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07075300 |
0 cfs | 3.91 ft | 49°F | 74°F | 498 ft | Little Red |
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West Fork Point Remove Creek Near Hattieville, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07260673 |
0 cfs | 2.60 ft | · | 76°F | 288 ft | Lake Conway-Point Remove |
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Smackover Creek Near Smackover, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07362100 |
0 cfs | 1.58 ft | · | 73°F | 107 ft | Lower Ouachita-Smackover |
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Antoine River At Antoine, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07361500 |
0 cfs | 3.10 ft | · | 73°F | 251 ft | Little Missouri |
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Alum Fork Saline River Near Reform, Ar
14 hours ago · USGS 07362587 |
0 cfs | 2.76 ft | · | 73°F | 773 ft | Upper Saline |
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Richland Creek Near Witts Spring, Ar
1 day ago · USGS 07055875 |
0 cfs | · | · | 73°F | 983 ft | Buffalo |
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Jack Creek Near Winfrey, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07250974 |
0 cfs | · | · | 74°F | 1,014 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Frog Bayou At Winfrey, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07250965 |
0 cfs | 1.44 ft | · | 74°F | 929 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Jones Creek At Winfrey, Ar
2 days ago · USGS 07250935 |
0 cfs | 3.74 ft | · | 73°F | 972 ft | Frog-Mulberry |
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Petit Jean River Near Booneville, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07258500 |
0 cfs | 1.02 ft | · | 74°F | 441 ft | Petit Jean |
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Maumelle River At Williams Junction, Ar
13 hours ago · USGS 07263295 |
0 cfs | · | · | 76°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 5, 2026, Arkansas rivers are running at 56% of normal across 79 USGS streamgauges, and the White River Near Norfork 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 5, 2026, the highest discharge in Arkansas is 12,400 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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