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Red River at Fulton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 11.25 ft at 7:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.25 ft at 7:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.24 ft at 7:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.26 ft at 7:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.24 ft at 8:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.25 ft at 8:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.26 ft at 8:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.27 ft at 8:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.28 ft at 9:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.29 ft at 9:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.3 ft at 9:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.27 ft at 9:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.29 ft at 10:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.3 ft at 10:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.3 ft at 10:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.31 ft at 10:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.31 ft at 11:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.31 ft at 11:15PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.32 ft at 11:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.33 ft at 11:45PM May 12, 2024Observed: 11.32 ft at 12:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.33 ft at 12:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.34 ft at 12:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.34 ft at 12:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.35 ft at 1:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.35 ft at 1:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.37 ft at 1:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.36 ft at 1:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.38 ft at 2:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.4 ft at 2:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.39 ft at 2:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.4 ft at 2:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.4 ft at 3:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.4 ft at 3:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.4 ft at 3:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.43 ft at 3:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.44 ft at 4:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.45 ft at 4:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.45 ft at 4:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 4:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 5:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.48 ft at 5:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 5:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 5:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 6:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 6:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.52 ft at 6:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.52 ft at 6:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.51 ft at 7:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.53 ft at 7:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.53 ft at 7:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.52 ft at 7:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.54 ft at 8:00AM May 13, 2024Highest Observation: 11.55 ft at 8:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.54 ft at 8:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.53 ft at 8:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.53 ft at 9:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.52 ft at 9:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.49 ft at 9:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 9:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 10:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 10:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.45 ft at 10:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.44 ft at 10:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.43 ft at 11:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.41 ft at 11:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.41 ft at 11:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.4 ft at 11:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.39 ft at 12:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.39 ft at 12:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.37 ft at 12:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.38 ft at 12:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.38 ft at 1:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.35 ft at 1:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.36 ft at 1:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.29 ft at 1:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.26 ft at 2:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.21 ft at 2:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.2 ft at 2:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.16 ft at 2:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.13 ft at 3:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.09 ft at 3:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.03 ft at 3:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 11.01 ft at 3:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.98 ft at 4:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.94 ft at 4:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.92 ft at 4:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.89 ft at 4:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.85 ft at 5:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 5:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 5:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 5:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 6:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 6:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.71 ft at 6:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.68 ft at 6:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.66 ft at 7:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.64 ft at 7:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.64 ft at 7:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.61 ft at 7:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 8:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 8:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.57 ft at 8:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.56 ft at 8:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.54 ft at 9:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.51 ft at 9:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.51 ft at 9:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.48 ft at 9:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.49 ft at 10:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.48 ft at 10:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.45 ft at 10:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.44 ft at 10:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.42 ft at 11:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.4 ft at 11:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.37 ft at 11:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.39 ft at 11:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 10.37 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.36 ft at 12:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.34 ft at 12:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.34 ft at 12:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.34 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.31 ft at 1:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.29 ft at 1:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.27 ft at 1:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.28 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.25 ft at 2:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.25 ft at 2:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.25 ft at 2:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.24 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.21 ft at 3:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.22 ft at 3:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.21 ft at 3:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.2 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.17 ft at 4:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.16 ft at 4:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.15 ft at 4:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.14 ft at 5:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.13 ft at 5:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.12 ft at 5:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 6:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.09 ft at 6:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.07 ft at 6:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.06 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.04 ft at 7:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.03 ft at 7:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.02 ft at 7:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.01 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 10.01 ft at 8:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.99 ft at 8:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.97 ft at 8:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.97 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.96 ft at 9:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.95 ft at 9:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.92 ft at 9:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.93 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.93 ft at 10:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 10:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 10:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 11:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 11:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 11:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 12:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.83 ft at 12:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.81 ft at 12:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 1:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 1:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.72 ft at 2:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.73 ft at 2:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.72 ft at 2:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.72 ft at 3:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.7 ft at 3:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.71 ft at 3:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.68 ft at 3:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.68 ft at 4:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.63 ft at 4:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.64 ft at 4:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.63 ft at 4:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.63 ft at 5:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.6 ft at 5:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.61 ft at 5:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.6 ft at 5:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.61 ft at 6:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.6 ft at 6:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.59 ft at 6:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.58 ft at 6:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.57 ft at 7:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.57 ft at 7:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.56 ft at 7:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.54 ft at 7:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.54 ft at 8:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.54 ft at 8:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.53 ft at 8:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.53 ft at 8:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.52 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.5 ft at 9:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.51 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.49 ft at 9:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.5 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.5 ft at 10:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.5 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.49 ft at 10:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.48 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.47 ft at 11:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.47 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.46 ft at 11:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.46 ft at 12:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.46 ft at 12:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.46 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.47 ft at 1:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.47 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 1:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 2:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.45 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.45 ft at 2:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.44 ft at 3:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.43 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 3:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.42 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 4:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 4:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.42 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.43 ft at 5:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.42 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.42 ft at 5:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 6:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 6:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 7:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 7:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 8:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 8:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 9:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.36 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.35 ft at 9:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.36 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 10:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.36 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.39 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.41 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.4 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.38 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.37 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.48 ft at 3:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.52 ft at 3:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.55 ft at 3:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.58 ft at 4:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.6 ft at 4:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.61 ft at 4:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.68 ft at 4:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.68 ft at 5:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.68 ft at 5:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.71 ft at 5:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 5:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.77 ft at 6:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 6:15PM May 15, 2024Highest Forecast: 9.4 ft 7:00PM May 15, 2024Highest Forecast: 9.4 ft 1:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 9.3 ft 7:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 9.2 ft 1:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 9 ft 7:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 8.9 ft 1:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 8.7 ft 7:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 8.5 ft 1:00PM May 17, 2024Forecast: 8.3 ft 7:00PM May 17, 2024Forecast: 8.2 ft 1:00AM May 18, 2024Forecast: 8 ft 7:00AM May 18, 2024Forecast: 7.9 ft 1:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 7.7 ft 7:00PM May 18, 2024Forecast: 7.6 ft 1:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 7.4 ft 7:00AM May 19, 2024Forecast: 7.3 ft 1:00PM May 19, 2024Forecast: 7.2 ft 7:00PM May 19, 2024Forecast: 7 ft 1:00AM May 20, 2024Forecast: 6.9 ft 7:00AM May 20, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFLTA4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:52PM May 15, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 8:37AM May 15)Latest observed value: 9.8 ft at 6:15 PM CDT 15-May-2024. Flood Stage is 27 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Red River at Fulton are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 32.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 30
Flood Stage: 27
Action Stage: 25
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 37.40 ft on 04/02/1945
(2) 36.40 ft on 02/24/1938
(3) 35.80 ft on 07/17/1876
(4) 35.00 ft on 04/24/1927
(5) 34.90 ft on 05/23/1892
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 32.12 ft on 06/05/2015
(2) 34.30 ft on 05/12/1990
(3) 22.70 ft on 05/17/1982
(4) 22.07 ft on 11/04/1981
(5) 23.00 ft on 04/28/1973
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) -3.73 ft on 09/11/2014
(2) -2.90 ft on 11/10/2012
(3) 0.10 ft on 09/20/1996
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37.5 Record flooding with tens of thousands acres inundated. The town of Fulton is flooded and evacuated at this point.
36.5 Overflow and topping of levees both upstream and downstream from Fulton takes place.
36 U.S. highway 67 is flooded and closed at Fulton. Thousands of acres of farmland are flooded.
32 Farmers and ranchers highly advised to evacuate cattle and machinery to higher ground in the Little River valley below Millwood Lake to the confluence of the Little and Red rivers.
30 Considerable lowland flooding will take place. Ranchers advised to evacuate livestock and equipment away from the river. Ranchers should move cattle and equipment in the Little River area from below Millwood Lake to its confluence with the Red River just west of Fulton.
29 Lowland flooding will continue to decrease and end between the levees.
28 Considerable flooding will increase in the area between the levees. Expect backwater flooding from the Red River up through the Yellow Creek tributary to McNab, Arkansas.
27 Slight overflow begins in the area between the levees at Fulton but this flooding is considered minor at this point.
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Latitude: 33.607300° N, Longitude: 93.813800° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 27 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 224.94 ft 251.94 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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