Arkansas River

River in Arkansas, read from 3 USGS gauges, draining about 158,138 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

27,300

cfs · 6012d ago

Normal for today

11,100

cfs median, 9 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

249.09

Normal for the date246% of medianUSGS gauge 07263450

Thirty-day mean discharge · 474–9,770 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
Arkansas River at Murray Dam near Little Rock, AR07263450	27,300 cfs	—	6012d ago
Arkansas River near Morrilton, AR07260800	50,100 cfs	—	84d ago
Arkansas River at Ft. Smith, Ar.07249455	779 cfs	—	33 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 11,100 cfs over 9 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 4,770 and 44,300 cfs. Today sits inside that band, which is as close to a normal October day as the gauge can tell you.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Arkansas River

Arkansas River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on White River (133 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Arkansas River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: active	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Midge	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Scud	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Shad	January: active	February: peak	March: active	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: active
Sowbug	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: absent	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Arkansas River

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