Little Red River at Judsonia, AR

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:21 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 48 ftMain portion of Judsonia floods.
• 46 ftRailroad tracks at bridge floods.
• 39 ftFlood of record, 39.3 feet in June 1945.
• 38 ftPortions of Judsonia will flood.
• 36 ftWater is backing up tributaries toward Judsonia. River last at this level in December 2009, 36.9 ft. This is the highest stage since completion of Greers Ferry Dam.
• 35 ftRoad between Judsonia and Kensett flooded. Water near couple of homes in lower lying portions of Judsonia. With locally heavy rainfall, portions of State Highway 36 may be impassable between West Point and Georgetown. River reached a stage of 35.1 feet in May 2003.
• 33 ftCounty roads along the Little Red River flood. Extensive flooding of the lowlands along the river. Levees protecting portions of the Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge may be overtopped.
• 30 ftMinor flooding, farmland along the right descending bank floods.

Highest crests on record

1. 39.25 ft — June 15, 1945
2. 39.12 ft — February 20, 1938
3. 38.8 ft — February 23, 1935
4. 36.94 ft — December 25, 2009
5. 36.34 ft — May 1, 2017

Recent crests: 35.26 ft (April 6, 2025) · 30.93 ft (March 25, 2023) · 31.92 ft (March 3, 2023) · 31.86 ft (February 9, 2023) · 30.34 ft (February 25, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• White River near Augusta, AR
• White River at Georgetown, AR
• Cache River at Patterson, AR
• Cache River above Cotton Plant DCP, AR
• White River at Newport, AR
• White River at Batesville, AR
• White River above DeValls Bluff DCP, AR
• L'Anguille River near Colt, AR