Water report · Little Red River

Little Red River conditions

Water reportnear Dewey80 min ago
1,680CFSNormal

Running normal for mid August, and rising since yesterday. Above 67% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:45 PM UTC, Aug 13

59°Fwater6.60 ftgage

Little Red River flow history

Aug 12typical 622 to 1,920 cfs
1,450cfs
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 622 to 1,920 cfs
1,450cfs
Jul 14Jul 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 622 to 1,920 cfs
1,450cfs
May 15Jun 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 622 to 1,920 cfs
1,450cfs
Aug 12Feb 10Aug 12

What this means

1,680 cfs puts Little Red River in the 67th percentile for August 13, against 30 years of record.

The median for this date is 1,250 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 617 and 1,890.

Over the last 7 days, Little Red River ran between 439 and 1,560 cfs, lowest on Aug 7 and highest on Aug 11.

That is 280 cfs higher than on Aug 6.

Over the last 30 days, Little Red River ran between 300 and 2,040 cfs, lowest on Aug 2 and highest on Jul 29.

That is 310 cfs higher than on Jul 14.

Over the last 90 days, Little Red River ran between 251 and 3,860 cfs, lowest on May 19 and highest on Jun 18.

That is 1,120 cfs higher than on May 15.

Over the last 12 months, Little Red River ran between 50.1 and 4,270 cfs, lowest on Jan 6 and highest on Jan 26.

That is 10.0 cfs higher than on Aug 12.

Gage height, past 30 days

Aug 12
6.04ft

3.69 to 6.82 ft over the window.

On this water

No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.

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USGS monitoring location 07076517, Little Red River near Dewey, AR, 11.3 miles from the centre of Little Red River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 07076517, Little Red River near Dewey, AR, 11.3 miles from the centre of Little Red River. It reports water temperature, discharge and gage height. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

Little Red River fishing records

The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.

See the Little Red River record book