Water report · White River

White River conditions

Water reportnear Norfork2h ago
4,920CFSNormal

Running normal for mid August, and dropping fast since yesterday. Above 26% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:30 PM UTC, Aug 13

6.06 ftgage

White River flow history

Aug 12typical 4,800 to 15,100 cfs
6,610cfs
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 4,800 to 15,100 cfs
6,610cfs
Jul 14Jul 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 4,800 to 15,100 cfs
6,610cfs
May 15Jun 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 4,800 to 15,100 cfs
6,610cfs
Aug 12Feb 10Aug 12

What this means

4,920 cfs puts White River in the 26th percentile for August 13, against 25 years of record.

The median for this date is 7,300 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 4,800 and 15,100.

Over the last 7 days, White River ran between 3,940 and 6,610 cfs, lowest on Aug 9 and highest on Aug 11.

That is 250 cfs higher than on Aug 6.

Over the last 30 days, White River ran between 1,640 and 13,400 cfs, lowest on Aug 2 and highest on Jul 14.

That is 6,790 cfs lower than on Jul 14.

Over the last 90 days, White River ran between 1,640 and 26,100 cfs, lowest on Aug 2 and highest on May 29.

That is 3,570 cfs higher than on May 15.

Over the last 12 months, White River ran between 1,370 and 26,100 cfs, lowest on Nov 29 and highest on May 29.

That is 11,700 cfs lower than on Aug 12.

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 07057370, White River near Norfork, AR, 17.6 miles from the centre of White 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 07057370, White River near Norfork, AR, 17.6 miles from the centre of White River. It reports 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.

White 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 White River record book