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Cache River at Patterson

Highest listed crest 16.10 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft72 crests since 1927

The Cache River at Patterson crested at major flood stage 15 times among the 72 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2025. The highest, 16.10 ft on April 19, 1927, was major flooding, 7.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.10 ft
April 19, 1927; 24,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
15
10th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
12.17 ft, major flooding
Location
Woodruff County
Arkansas

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Cache River at Patterson
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.032Oct 4, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.025Feb 16, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.015Apr 7, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

72 crests from 1927 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cache River at Patterson, 1927 to 2025 81012141618ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Apr 19, 1927: 16.10 ft, major flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1928: 11.80 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1930: 11.50 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1937: 13.20 ft, major flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1938: 11.90 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1945: 12.10 ft, major flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1949: 11.30 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1950: 11.65 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondNov 22, 1957: 12.00 ft, major flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1966: 11.06 ft, moderate flooding; 9,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1969: 12.06 ft, major flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1981: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,260 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1982: 11.50 ft, moderate flooding; 7,239 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1984: 11.00 ft, moderate flooding; 6,144 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1985: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,491 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1986: 10.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,354 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1987: 11.93 ft, moderate flooding; 11,389 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1988: 11.92 ft, moderate floodingFeb 21, 1989: 11.49 ft, moderate flooding; 8,663 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 11.60 ft, moderate floodingJan 11, 1991: 12.52 ft, major flooding; 10,367 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1992: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,254 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1993: 10.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,560 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1994: 10.83 ft, minor flooding; 5,132 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1995: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 3,616 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,378 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1997: 11.90 ft, moderate flooding; 8,815 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1998: 10.27 ft, minor flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1999: 10.43 ft, minor flooding; 4,110 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1999: 10.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,360 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2001: 12.59 ft, major floodingApr 2, 2002: 10.79 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2003: 10.96 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2003: 11.57 ft, moderate floodingJan 23, 2007: 11.00 ft, moderate flooding; 5,433 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2007: 10.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,078 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2008: 10.72 ft, minor flooding; 4,572 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2008: 11.39 ft, moderate flooding; 6,846 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2009: 11.34 ft, moderate flooding; 6,651 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2009: 10.90 ft, minor flooding; 6,844 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 11.68 ft, moderate flooding; 11,195 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2009: 11.94 ft, moderate flooding; 8,104 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2011: 12.87 ft, major flooding; 10,588 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2011: 12.34 ft, major flooding; 9,173 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2013: 10.50 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2015: 12.08 ft, major flooding; 8,479 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2015: 10.62 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 2015: 12.13 ft, major floodingApr 1, 2017: 9.93 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 2017: 12.30 ft, major floodingFeb 25, 2018: 12.14 ft, major floodingMar 1, 2018: 12.35 ft, major floodingJan 10, 2022: 11.23 ft, moderate floodingFeb 26, 2022: 10.86 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 2022: 9.96 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2022: 11.18 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 2022: 10.67 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 2023: 11.16 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 2023: 10.76 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2023: 9.31 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 2023: 9.50 ft, minor floodingJul 23, 2023: 9.09 ft, minor floodingAug 15, 2023: 10.18 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 2024: 11.34 ft, moderate floodingMay 23, 2024: 9.72 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2024: 9.75 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 2024: 9.32 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 2024: 10.38 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 2024: 10.24 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 2024: 11.02 ft, moderate floodingFeb 16, 2025: 11.72 ft, moderate floodingApr 7, 2025: 12.17 ft, major flooding Highest, 16.10 ft, Apr 19, 1927 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cache River at Patterson 1920s: 2 1930s: 3 1940s: 2 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 8 1990s: 11 2000s: 12 2010s: 10 2020s: 20 20 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 72 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Cache River at Patterson
1Apr 19, 192716.10+7.10Major24,500
2Jan 24, 193713.20+4.20Major13,200
3May 5, 201112.87+3.87Major10,588
4Dec 18, 200112.59+3.59Major—
5Jan 11, 199112.52+3.52Major10,367
6Mar 1, 201812.35+3.35Major—
7Dec 6, 201112.34+3.34Major9,173
8May 2, 201712.30+3.30Major—
9Apr 7, 202512.17+3.17Major—
10Feb 25, 201812.14+3.14Major—
11Nov 30, 201512.13+3.13Major—
12Apr 21, 194512.10+3.10Major10,200
13Mar 14, 201512.08+3.08Major8,479
14Feb 1, 196912.06+3.06Major10,200
15Nov 22, 195712.00+3.00Major10,900
16Dec 26, 200911.94+2.94Moderate8,104
17Dec 28, 198711.93+2.93Moderate11,389
18Nov 28, 198811.92+2.92Moderate—
19Feb 24, 193811.90+2.90Moderate10,100
20Mar 6, 199711.90+2.90Moderate8,815
21Jan 27, 192811.80+2.80Moderate12,100
22Feb 16, 202511.72+2.72Moderate—
23Oct 31, 200911.68+2.68Moderate11,195
24Feb 15, 195011.65+2.65Moderate11,600
25Dec 31, 199011.60+2.60Moderate—
26May 21, 200311.57+2.57Moderate—
27Jan 15, 193011.50+2.50Moderate10,800
28Dec 28, 198211.50+2.50Moderate7,239
29Feb 21, 198911.49+2.49Moderate8,663
30Apr 5, 200811.39+2.39Moderate6,846
31May 4, 200911.34+2.34Moderate6,651
32Jan 28, 202411.34+2.34Moderate—
33Jan 31, 194911.30+2.30Moderate10,400
34Jan 10, 202211.23+2.23Moderate—
35Apr 26, 202211.18+2.18Moderate—
36Feb 17, 202311.16+2.16Moderate—
37Jan 14, 196611.06+2.06Moderate9,210
38Dec 31, 202411.02+2.02Moderate—
39Oct 24, 198411.00+2.00Moderate6,144
40Jan 23, 200711.00+2.00Moderate5,433
41Feb 24, 200310.96+1.96Minor—
42Nov 28, 199310.90+1.90Minor5,560
43Sep 20, 200910.90+1.90Minor6,844
44Feb 26, 202210.86+1.86Minor—
45Jan 30, 199410.83+1.83Minor5,132
46Apr 2, 200210.79+1.79Minor—
47Mar 12, 202310.76+1.76Minor—
48Mar 24, 200810.72+1.72Minor4,572
49May 29, 202210.67+1.67Minor—
50May 17, 201510.62+1.62Minor—

Other gauges in Woodruff County

Flood gauges in Woodruff County
Augusta26.040.83 ft, Apr 19, 194513

Woodruff County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Arkansas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PTTA4, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.