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Right Hand Chute Little River at Rivervale Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 8.45 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 8.45 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 8.47 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 8.49 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 8.5 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.53 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.52 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.55 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 8.57 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.55 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 8.57 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.55 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.53 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2022Highest Observation: 8.57 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.55 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.56 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.56 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.56 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.55 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.54 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.55 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.52 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.54 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.5 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.49 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.47 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.47 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.47 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 8.45 ft at 12:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.44 ft at 1:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.42 ft at 2:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.42 ft at 3:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.44 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.37 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.36 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.38 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.38 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.34 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.32 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.31 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.32 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.25 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.24 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.26 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.23 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.19 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.19 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.16 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.14 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.12 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.12 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.11 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 8.1 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 8.09 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 8.06 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 8.05 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 8 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.99 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.93 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.9 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.91 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.91 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.85 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.86 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.81 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.78 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.75 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.74 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.69 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.65 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.63 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2022Observed: 7.59 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2022Highest Forecast: 7.1 ft 1:00AM May 28, 2022Forecast: 6.8 ft 7:00AM May 28, 2022Forecast: 6.4 ft 1:00PM May 28, 2022Forecast: 6.1 ft 7:00PM May 28, 2022Forecast: 5.8 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2022Forecast: 5.5 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2022Forecast: 5.3 ft 1:00PM May 29, 2022Forecast: 5 ft 7:00PM May 29, 2022Forecast: 4.8 ft 1:00AM May 30, 2022Forecast: 4.6 ft 7:00AM May 30, 2022Forecast: 4.4 ft 1:00PM May 30, 2022Forecast: 4.2 ft 7:00PM May 30, 2022Forecast: 4.1 ft 1:00AM May 31, 2022Forecast: 3.9 ft 7:00AM May 31, 2022Forecast: 3.8 ft 1:00PM May 31, 2022Forecast: 3.7 ft 7:00PM May 31, 2022Forecast: 3.6 ft 1:00AM Jun 01, 2022Forecast: 3.5 ft 7:00AM Jun 01, 2022USACE Stages and DischargesRIGA4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:30PM May 27, 2022)ObservedForecast (issued 9:18AM May 27)Latest observed value: 7.59 ft at 7:00 PM CDT 27-May-2022. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Right Hand Chute Little River at Rivervale are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 16.24 ft on 05/06/2011
(2) 13.87 ft on 02/20/1989
(3) 13.77 ft on 02/16/2019 (P)
(4) 13.57 ft on 01/19/1950
(5) 13.55 ft on 11/23/1957
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.77 ft on 02/16/2019 (P)
(2) 11.24 ft on 05/05/2014
(3) 16.24 ft on 05/06/2011
(4) 10.72 ft on 01/01/2010
(5) 10.76 ft on 12/31/2009
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.43 ft on 10/12/1994
(2) 1.45 ft on 09/02/1988
(3) 1.50 ft on 11/12/1982
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20.8 Water is flowing over the Highway 135 bridge. The levee system is overtopped causing widespread flooding.
18 Water reaches the bottom of the Highway 135 bridge.
14 Widespread flooding is occurring. Some evacuations may be necessary. Several roads between Rivervale and Big Lake Wildlife Refuge are flooded.
13 Several thousand acres of unprotected crop land is flooded and several roads inside the levee system are covered by flood water.
12 Evacuations may be necessary for some areas inside the main levee system due to access problems. Field flooding is widespread.
11 Farm land north of Rivervale is flooded. Low-lying portions of Highway 158 near the river are flooded.
10 Unprotected farm land near the river is flooded between Rivervale and Big Lake Wildlife Refuge.
8 Flooding is occurring inside the levee system. Equipment and livestock may need to be moved.
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(5) Gage on South Side of AR Route 136 Bridge 9-1-9 2.23 ft
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Latitude: 35.671667° N, Longitude: 90.338056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 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 29 213.15 ft 224.15 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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