Fourche LaFave River near Houston, AR
River level and flood forecast · Perry County
Normal9.0 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 16.0 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
Flow: -108 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 32 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 24.5 ft |
| Record crest (April 1, 1927) | 44.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 44.4 ftThis is equal to the stage of record for forecast location which occurred in April 1927, prior to completion of Nimrod Dam.
- 38 ftStage of record for the gage is 37.6 feet experienced in May 1990, December 1982, and April 1945. A crest of 44.4 feet was reported to have occurred in April 1927, prior to the completion of Nimrod Dam in 1942 and establishment of gage records at site.
- 37 ftPortions of Highway 216 become inundated cutting off road and home access between Chavez Lane and the bridge west of the river.
- 35 ftAreas similar to those inundated in January 2016 when the river crested at 35.8 feet.
- 32 ftRoads around Harris Brake Lake are flooded. Flooding extends from Arkansas River upstream of Harris Brake.
- 30 ftState Highway 216 affected. Extensive acreage near Harris Brake Lake and the Wildlife Management Area are flooded.
- 25 ftAgricultural lands along the Arkansas River and up into the Fourche LaFave begin to flood. Equipment and livestock should be moved to higher ground.
Highest crests on record
- 44.4 ft — April 1, 1927
- 39.26 ft — June 4, 2019
- 37.55 ft — December 5, 1982
- 37.53 ft — April 3, 1945
- 37.35 ft — May 8, 1990
Recent crests: 31.55 ft (April 7, 2025) · 26.53 ft (March 16, 2024) · 26.25 ft (January 25, 2024) · 29.31 ft (March 25, 2023) · 29.54 ft (March 4, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HUSA4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.