Arkansas River

States: Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas Length: 1,469 miles HUC Basin: 11 54 active gauges

Live and historical streamflow for every active USGS gauge on the Arkansas River — current discharge (CFS), gage height, and how today's flow ranks against the long-term record for this date. Latest reading 3 months ago.

Station	Discharge (CFS)	Gage Ht (ft)	Condition	Flood Stage (ft)
Arkansas River Above Pueblo, CO CO	107	—	Very Low	8.0 ft
Arkansas River Below Empire Gulch Near Malta, CO CO	117	3.08	Very High	—
Arkansas River Below Granite, CO CO	295	11.49	High	—
Arkansas River Below John Martin Reservoir, Co. CO	124	1.65	Normal	—
Arkansas River Near Avondale, Co. CO	391	3.14	Normal	7.0 ft
Arkansas River Near Granada, Co. CO	13	4.93	Normal	—
Arkansas River Near Haskell, OK OK	8,030	5.59	High	19.0 ft
Arkansas River Near Leadville, CO CO	70	5.06	Very High	9.0 ft
Arkansas River Near Morrilton, AR AR	64,600	13.98	Unknown	30.0 ft
Arkansas River Near Muskogee, OK OK	33,000	19.28	High	28.0 ft
Arkansas River Near Nathrop, CO CO	430	4.05	Normal	—
Arkansas River Near Portland, Co. CO	—	—	Unknown	—
Arkansas River On Highway 160 at Oxford, KS KS	1,510	9.20	Normal	17.0 ft
Arkansas River Tributary Above Highway 227 at Pueblo CO	38	2.61	Normal	—
Arkansas River at Arkansas City, KS KS	3,190	6.27	High	11.0 ft
Arkansas River at Canon City, Co. CO	304	—	Normal	10.0 ft
Arkansas River at Catlin Dam, Near Fowler, Co. CO	—	—	Unknown	8.0 ft
Arkansas River at Deerfield, KS KS	0	5.95	Normal	14.0 ft
Arkansas River at Derby, KS KS	4,530	5.32	High	12.0 ft
Arkansas River at Dodge City, KS KS	—	6.74	Unknown	11.0 ft
Arkansas River at Ft. Smith, Ar. AR	28,900	11.98	High	—
Arkansas River at Garden City, KS KS	0	5.13	Normal	10.0 ft
Arkansas River at Granite, Co. CO	465	—	High	—
Arkansas River at Great Bend, KS KS	3	0.66	Low	12.0 ft
Arkansas River at Holly, Co. CO	48	12.85	Normal	—
Arkansas River at Kendall, KS KS	7	5.22	Low	—
Arkansas River at LA Junta, CO CO	3,560	—	Very High	11.0 ft
Arkansas River at Lamar, CO CO	22	5.53	Normal	11.0 ft
Arkansas River at Las Animas, Co. CO	15	6.96	Very Low	—
Arkansas River at Little Rock, AR AR	35,024	14.73	Very High	23.0 ft
Arkansas River at Little Rock, AR AR	—	8.26	Unknown	23.0 ft
Arkansas River at Moffat Street at Pueblo, CO CO	413	9.17	Normal	—
Arkansas River at Mulvane, KS KS	4,470	9.69	Very High	16.5 ft
Arkansas River at Murray Dam Near Little Rock, AR AR	27,300	248.85	Normal	—
Arkansas River at Nepesta, Co. CO	—	—	Unknown	—
Arkansas River at Parkdale, Co. CO	451	2.70	Normal	9.0 ft
Arkansas River at Portland, Co. CO	373	—	Normal	9.0 ft
Arkansas River at Ralston, OK OK	1,890	4.55	Normal	16.0 ft
Arkansas River at Syracuse, KS KS	23	3.70	Normal	10.0 ft
Arkansas River at Tulsa, OK OK	10,200	4.30	High	18.0 ft
Arkansas River at Wichita, KS KS	796	3.43	Normal	10.0 ft
Arkansas River at Wichita, KS KS	5,080	8.59	Very High	—
Arkansas River near Coolidge, KS KS	29	2.05	Normal	8.0 ft
Arkansas River near Hutchinson, KS KS	228	2.87	Normal	10.0 ft
Arkansas River near Larned, KS KS	0	3.30	Normal	—
Arkansas River near Maize, KS KS	1,930	8.73	Very High	—
Arkansas River near Nickerson, KS KS	73	9.14	Normal	—
Ef Arkansas River at Us Highway 24, near Leadville, Co. CO	27	2.77	Normal	—
L Arkansas River at Alta Mills, KS KS	330	3.79	High	22.0 ft
L Arkansas River at Highway 50 near Halstead, KS KS	307	8.09	High	25.0 ft
L Arkansas River at Valley Center, KS KS	1,680	8.03	Very High	—
L Arkansas River near Sedgwick, KS KS	2,440	10.54	Very High	22.0 ft
Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, OK OK	779	4.82	High	17.0 ft
Salt Fork Arkansas River near Alva, OK OK	34	2.51	Normal	14.5 ft

About the Arkansas River

The Arkansas River is monitored by 54 active USGS stream gauges across Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The river runs approximately 1,469 miles. 20 of 54 gauges are running above normal for this date, while 4 sit below normal. The strongest flow on the river right now is at Arkansas River Near Morrilton, AR (64,600 cfs).

See the glossary for how percentile rank and flow conditions are calculated from the long-term USGS record.

Data source: USGS National Water Information System