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Red River at Arthur City Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 7.28 ft at 6:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.32 ft at 6:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.29 ft at 7:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.32 ft at 7:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.36 ft at 8:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 8:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.38 ft at 9:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.37 ft at 9:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.38 ft at 10:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.39 ft at 10:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.38 ft at 11:00PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.4 ft at 11:30PM Apr 13, 2024Observed: 7.41 ft at 12:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 12:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 1:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.44 ft at 1:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.44 ft at 2:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.43 ft at 2:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.45 ft at 3:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.46 ft at 3:30AM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 7.48 ft at 4:00AM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 7.48 ft at 4:30AM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 7.48 ft at 5:00AM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 7.48 ft at 5:30AM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 7.48 ft at 6:00AM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 7.48 ft at 6:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.47 ft at 7:00AM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 7.48 ft at 7:30AM Apr 14, 2024Highest Observation: 7.48 ft at 8:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.47 ft at 8:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.45 ft at 9:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.45 ft at 9:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 10:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.42 ft at 10:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.39 ft at 11:00AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.39 ft at 11:30AM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.36 ft at 12:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.35 ft at 12:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.32 ft at 1:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.31 ft at 1:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.27 ft at 2:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.23 ft at 2:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.2 ft at 3:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.18 ft at 3:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.17 ft at 4:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.19 ft at 4:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.16 ft at 5:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.15 ft at 5:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.13 ft at 6:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.12 ft at 6:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.12 ft at 7:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.1 ft at 7:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.07 ft at 8:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.07 ft at 8:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.06 ft at 9:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.05 ft at 9:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.03 ft at 10:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7.01 ft at 10:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7 ft at 11:00PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 7 ft at 11:30PM Apr 14, 2024Observed: 6.98 ft at 12:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.97 ft at 12:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.96 ft at 1:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.93 ft at 2:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.92 ft at 3:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.92 ft at 4:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.91 ft at 4:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.91 ft at 5:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 5:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.9 ft at 6:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.89 ft at 6:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.88 ft at 7:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.87 ft at 7:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 8:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.84 ft at 9:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 9:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.83 ft at 10:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 10:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.8 ft at 11:00AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.78 ft at 11:30AM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.79 ft at 12:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.76 ft at 12:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.77 ft at 1:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.72 ft at 1:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.7 ft at 2:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.74 ft at 2:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.73 ft at 3:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.71 ft at 3:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.71 ft at 4:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.68 ft at 4:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.67 ft at 5:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.66 ft at 5:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 6:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 6:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.63 ft at 7:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 7:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 8:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 8:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 9:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 9:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 10:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.55 ft at 10:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.52 ft at 11:00PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 11:30PM Apr 15, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 12:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.45 ft at 12:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 1:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 1:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 2:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 2:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 3:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 3:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 4:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 4:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 5:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 5:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 6:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 6:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 7:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.44 ft at 7:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.43 ft at 8:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.43 ft at 8:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.43 ft at 9:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.45 ft at 9:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.44 ft at 10:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 10:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 11:00AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 11:30AM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 12:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.46 ft at 12:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.45 ft at 1:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.44 ft at 1:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.43 ft at 2:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.42 ft at 2:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.41 ft at 3:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.41 ft at 3:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.41 ft at 4:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.39 ft at 4:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.38 ft at 5:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.41 ft at 5:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.43 ft at 6:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.45 ft at 6:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.46 ft at 7:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 7:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 8:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 8:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.53 ft at 9:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 9:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.58 ft at 10:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 10:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.64 ft at 11:00PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 11:30PM Apr 16, 2024Observed: 6.68 ft at 12:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.71 ft at 12:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.73 ft at 1:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.75 ft at 1:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.78 ft at 2:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.8 ft at 2:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.81 ft at 3:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 3:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.83 ft at 4:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.84 ft at 4:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 5:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 5:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 6:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 6:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 7:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.86 ft at 7:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.84 ft at 8:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 8:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.82 ft at 9:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.81 ft at 9:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.78 ft at 10:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.76 ft at 10:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.74 ft at 11:00AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.73 ft at 11:30AM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.71 ft at 12:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.68 ft at 12:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.66 ft at 1:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.64 ft at 1:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 2:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.59 ft at 2:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.56 ft at 3:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.53 ft at 3:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.51 ft at 4:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.48 ft at 4:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.47 ft at 5:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.44 ft at 5:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.41 ft at 6:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.38 ft at 6:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.36 ft at 7:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 7:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.33 ft at 8:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.28 ft at 9:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.25 ft at 10:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 10:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 11:00PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.2 ft at 11:30PM Apr 17, 2024Observed: 6.19 ft at 12:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.18 ft at 12:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.16 ft at 1:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 2:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 2:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 3:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 3:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 4:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 4:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 5:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 5:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 6:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 6:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 8:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 8:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 9:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 9:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 10:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 10:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 11:00AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 11:30AM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 12:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.09 ft at 12:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 1:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 2:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 2:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 3:00PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 3:30PM Apr 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 4:00PM Apr 18, 2024Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 7:00PM Apr 18, 2024Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 1:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 6.2 ft 7:00AM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 6.3 ft 1:00PM Apr 19, 2024Highest Forecast: 6.4 ft 7:00PM Apr 19, 2024Forecast: 6.2 ft 1:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 6 ft 7:00AM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 6.1 ft 1:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 6.2 ft 7:00PM Apr 20, 2024Forecast: 5.9 ft 1:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 5.7 ft 7:00AM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 1:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 6.1 ft 7:00PM Apr 21, 2024Forecast: 5.7 ft 1:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 7:00AM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 6 ft 1:00PM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 7:00PM Apr 22, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 1:00AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 5.7 ft 7:00AM Apr 23, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesARCT2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:39PM Apr 18, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 9:00AM Apr 18)Latest observed value: 6.05 ft at 4:00 PM CDT 18-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 27 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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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 Red River at Arthur City are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 33
Moderate Flood Stage: 30
Flood Stage: 27
Action Stage: 25
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 400,000 cfs on 05/28/1908
(2) 275,000 cfs on 05/04/1990
(3) 222,000 cfs on 02/19/1938
(4) 199,000 cfs on 04/26/1942
(5) 183,000 cfs on 06/12/1941
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 23.62 ft on 09/24/2018
(2) 27.75 ft on 12/29/2015 (P)
(3) 28.38 ft on 11/29/2015 (P)
(4) 33.92 ft on 06/23/2015
(5) 36.99 ft on 05/31/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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39 expect extremely severe flooding of pastureland between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point. Numerous farmstead homes and barns become flooded or surrounded by high water. Highway 271 just north of the Red River bridge is impassible due to high water. This flood will compare with the flood of May 4, 1990. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
37 expect very severe flooding of pastureland between the mouth of Blue River and Pecan Point. Numerous farm homes and buildings become flooded or surrounded by high water. Highway 271 may be impassible due to high water just north of the Red River bridge. For comparison purposes, this is how high the river reached on May 31, 2015, and the stage during the flood of May 4, 1990 was about 2 feet higher. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
35 expect severe flooding of crop and pastureland between the mouth of Blue River and Pecan Point. Some farm homes and barns become flooded or surrounded by high water. High water may impact Highway 271 just north of the Red River bridge. This is similar to the flood crest on May 27, 2015 and is 2 feet lower than the crest on May 31, 2015. This is an extremely dangerous and life threatening situation.
33 expect severe flooding of pasturelands between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point. Some barns may experience minor flooding and farmsteads may be surrounded by high water. High water will approach and may begin to affect Highway 271 just north of the Red River bridge. This is a dangerous situation.
31 expect moderate flooding of pastureland between the mouth of Blue River and Pecan Point. Land areas may be cut off by high water.
30 expect moderate flooding between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point. Extensive areas not flooded become isolated by high water in cutoff channels.
29 expect extensive flooding between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point. Extensive areas become isolated by high water in cutoff channels.
28 expect extensive flooding between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point.
27 expect minor flooding between the mouth of the Blue River and Pecan Point.
25 faster flows are expected along the river but no flooding occurs. Interests near the river should continue to monitor later forecasts.
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Latitude: 33.875000° N, Longitude: 95.501667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 27 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 29 375.07 ft 402.07 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available Gage zero datum changed from 380.07 ft to 375.07 ft 10/07/2008

Current/Historical Observations:
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The USGS changed the gage zero datum from 380.070 ft to 375.070 ft on 10/07/2008. This led to an increase in the flood stage value of 5 ft, i.e. areas that previously flooded at 22 ft will now become flooded at 27 ft.
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