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Spring River (AR) at Imboden, AR

River level and flood forecast · Lawrence County

Normal2.7 ftas of Mon 1:45 PM

The river is 15.3 ft below flood stage (18 ft).

Forecast to hold near 2.7 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.

Flow: 312 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0102030TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 13 ftFlood 18 ftModerate 23 ftMajor 26 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:17 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage26 ft
Moderate flood stage23 ft
Flood stage18 ft
Action stage13 ft
Record crest (December 3, 1982)38.12 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 38 ftFlood of record is 38.12 feet which occurred December 3rd 1982.
  • 32 ftSpring River crested at 32.1 feet in August 1915 due to heavy rainfall from the remnants of a Catagory 4 hurricane that made landfall on the Northeast Texas Gulf Coast and moved across Arkansas.
  • 28 ftRailroad tracks along the river may be covered by water. U.S. Highway 63 may flood. Houses flooded in the Imboden vicinity, evacuations may be needed. River crested in April 2025 at 29.5 feet.
  • 26 ftWater getting near housing project in Eastern Imboden, with locally heavy rainfall there may be some problems in the housing authority.
  • 25 ftWater approaching structures and populated areas of Eastern Imboden.
  • 23 ftSome county roads and bridges may be inundated.
  • 18 ftLower lying cultivated farmlands and pastures flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 38.12 ft — December 3, 1982
  2. 32.1 ft — August 15, 1915
  3. 29.54 ft — April 6, 2025
  4. 29.29 ft — April 26, 2011
  5. 29.15 ft — March 19, 2008

Recent crests: 29.54 ft (April 6, 2025) · 20.87 ft (November 5, 2024) · 20.06 ft (March 25, 2023) · 22.15 ft (March 3, 2023) · 20.16 ft (February 9, 2023)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Lawrence CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 07069500

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (IMBA4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.