Arkansas River at Pendleton, AR
River level and flood forecast · Desha County
Normal26.2 ftas of Mon 1:15 PM
The river is 4.8 ft below flood stage (31 ft).
Forecast to hold near 26.2 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:50 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 33 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 32 ft |
| Flood stage | 31 ft |
| Action stage | 30 ft |
| Record crest (June 6, 2019) | 37.63 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35.5 ftEstimated crest of June 1957 prior to establishment of a gage at the site.
- 34 ftRecord crest since 1959 was 34.1 feet in April 1973 and was a combination of high Mississippi River stages and high flows on the Arkansas River.
- 33 ftBackwater up Moore Bayou and Cypress Bayou floods extensive acreage. State Highway 144 may be closed. Flood crest of January 2016 was 33.0 feet.
- 32 ftArea access roads on right descending bank upstream and downstream of the bridge are flooded. Property inside the levee in the Pendeleton area is threatened and should be removed.
- 31 ftResidences inside the levee just upstream of the Pendleton Bridge are affected.
- 30 ftMinor agricultural flooding inside the levees
Highest crests on record
- 37.63 ft — June 6, 2019
- 34.11 ft — April 27, 1973
- 33.7 ft — May 10, 1990
- 33.02 ft — January 4, 2016
- 32.5 ft — December 6, 1982
Recent crests: 37.63 ft (June 6, 2019) · 33.02 ft (January 4, 2016) · 31.9 ft (May 31, 2015) · 30.39 ft (May 13, 2015) · 32.48 ft (April 14, 2008)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PFAA4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.