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MIDDLE FORK OF LITTLE RED

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Middle Fork of Little Red River at Shirley, AR

VAN BUREN COUNTY, AR35.6567°N, -92.2928°W Updated 38 min ago

FLOW RATE

72.7cfs

GAUGE HT

5.89ft

WATER TEMP

28°F

AIR TEMP

88°F

WIND

4mph SSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

72.7cfs 39.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 69–93 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

94.4cfs

PERIOD LOW

72.7cfs

RUNNABLE

93%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

5.89ft

Water Temperature

28.3°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

25.9in

≈ normal

25.86 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 25.7 in).

YTD Total

25.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.0–31.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.19" · normal 3.38" (1.6–5.3)

Jan

Feb: 3.17" · normal 3.29" (1.4–5.8)

Feb

Mar: 2.90" · normal 4.82" (2.4–8.3)

Mar

Apr: 5.93" · normal 5.13" (2.6–7.2)

Apr

May: 6.66" · normal 5.12" (2.6–7.8)

May

Jun: 4.98" · normal 3.63" (1.3–5.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.04" (so far)· normal 3.44" (1.9–4.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.05" (1.3–5.6)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.46" (1.9–5.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.94" (1.4–7.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.14" (1.5–7.0)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.52" (1.6–5.6)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:38 PM

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