Eleven Point River at Ravenden Springs, AR

River level and flood forecast · Randolph County

Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM

The river is 12.5 ft below flood stage (15 ft).

Flow: 358 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 12 ftFlood 15 ftModerate 16 ftMajor 20 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage20 ft
Moderate flood stage16 ft
Flood stage15 ft
Action stage12 ft
Record crest (April 30, 2017)29.14 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 29 ftExtensive damages to roads and bridges. Structures in the floodplain damaged or destroyed throughout Randolph County. Crest of record 29.1 feet on December 3rd 1982.
  • 24 ftState Highway 90 impassable. Major flooding between Dalton and Ravenden Springs. Campgrounds along the river are damaged by high, swift water. Many roads in Randolph County are flooded.
  • 20 ftNumerous road closings and extensive agricultural acreage inundated.
  • 18 ftFarmland flooded. County roads flooded. Water may be over portions of State Highway 90.
  • 15 ftExtensive flooding of agricultural use lands along the river at this level. Some county roads are flooded.

Highest crests on record

  1. 29.14 ft — April 30, 2017
  2. 29.06 ft — December 3, 1982
  3. 24.46 ft — April 6, 2025
  4. 23.81 ft — March 19, 2008
  5. 23.58 ft — April 26, 2011

Recent crests: 24.46 ft (April 6, 2025) · 15.42 ft (February 24, 2018) · 16.19 ft (May 5, 2017) · 29.14 ft (April 30, 2017) · 19.23 ft (December 29, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RVSA4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.