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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. NOTE: Forecasts for the Little Missouri River (AR) near Boughton are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 25 Moderate Flood Stage: 23 Flood Stage: 20 Action Stage: 19 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 27.20 ft on 03/31/1945 (2) 25.00 ft on 12/04/1982 (3) 24.20 ft on 05/03/1958 (4) 23.90 ft on 01/26/1949 (5) 23.90 ft on 03/09/1990 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 22.13 ft on 03/02/2018 (2) 22.28 ft on 02/24/2018 (3) 22.56 ft on 12/29/2015 (4) 21.40 ft on 05/12/2015 (5) 22.53 ft on 12/25/2009 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 0.05 ft on 10/06/2010 (2) 0.11 ft on 06/11/2012 Show More Low Water Records For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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30	U.S. Highway 67 at the river may be flooded. State Highway 53 near Whelen Springs flooded. Most of the river bottoms will be flooded. Many county roads are affected.
25	Many county roads flooded in Clark and Neveda counties, possibly heavily damaged. State Highway 53 near Whelen Springs flooded. Extensive acreage flooded in Nevada and Clark counties. Since completion of Narrows Dam in 1950, the highest stage experienced was 25 feet in December 1982.
23	State Highway 53 near Whelen Springs may be flooding. Many acres of timber and pastures flooded in Nevada and Clark counties.
22	Lower lying county roads in Northern Nevada county may be affected. Water approaching State Highway 53 near Whelen Springs. Deer camps may be cut off by high water.
20	Pastures along the river begins to flood. Water backing up half moon slough and boggy creek in Southwest Clark county.

About This Location

Latitude: 33.875556° N, Longitude: 93.304444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other 182.13 ft 202.13 ft   Current/Historical Observations: Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Boughton U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Boughton

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