Little River at Horatio, AR
River level and flood forecast · Sevier County
Normal4.7 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 22.3 ft below flood stage (27 ft).
Flow: 459 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 | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 28.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 27 ft |
| Action stage | 20.5 ft |
| Record crest (August 21, 1915) | 38 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 38 ftRecord flooding of tens of thousands of acres throughout much of Little River and Sevier counties of Arkansas.
- 34 ftSerious flooding of several thousands of acres of grazing and farming land will take place. The Kansas City Southern railroad bed will be flooded both northwest and southeast of the highway 41 bridge. Several secondary roadways will be cutoff in the area. Also expect severe backwater flooding on the Cossatot and Rolling Fork Rivers at and upstream from their confluences with the Little River.
- 30 ftThe golf course west of Horatio, Arkansas floods. Also ranchers should evacuate cattle and farm machinery to higher ground and have preparations complete for a major flood. Expect considerable lowland flooding of several hundred acres of grazing and farming land. Expect major backwater flooding of small tributaries at their confluence with the Little River such as the Cossatot and the Rolling Fork Rivers.
- 29 ftThe boat ramp recreation area at Wilton, Arkansas downstream from Horatio is flooded and closed. Also the golf course west of Horatio, Arkansas suffers from overflow.
- 27 ftThe golf course west of Horatio is cut off from vehicle traffic by floodwaters. A few hundred acres of lowland flood both upstream and downstream from the highway 41 bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 38 ft — August 21, 1915
- 37.7 ft — March 30, 1945
- 36.93 ft — January 25, 1938
- 36.48 ft — February 19, 1938
- 35.58 ft — January 27, 1949
Recent crests: 30.89 ft (June 10, 2021) · 30.88 ft (March 1, 2018) · 31.06 ft (February 24, 2018) · 31.44 ft (April 30, 2016) · 34.69 ft (December 30, 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 (HRGA4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.