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Eleven Point River at Ravenden Springs

Highest listed crest 29.14 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft42 crests since 1943

The Eleven Point River at Ravenden Springs crested at major flood stage 16 times among the 42 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2025. The highest, 29.14 ft on April 30, 2017, was major flooding, 14.14 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Eleven Point River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.14 ft
April 30, 2017; 164,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
16
9th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
24.46 ft, major flooding
Location
Randolph County
Arkansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Eleven Point River at Ravenden Springs
Action stage12.01Apr 5, 1997The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.05Feb 24, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.015May 5, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.016Apr 6, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

42 crests from 1943 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Eleven Point River at Ravenden Springs, 1943 to 2025 51015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft May 11, 1943: 18.97 ft, moderate flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1949: 20.21 ft, major flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1958: 20.83 ft, major flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 20.47 ft, major flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 20.05 ft, major flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1973: 20.27 ft, major flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1974: 16.77 ft, moderate flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1975: 16.37 ft, moderate flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1977: 20.18 ft, major flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1979: 16.19 ft, moderate flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1982: 17.61 ft, moderate flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1982: 29.06 ft, major flooding; 162,000 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1982: 21.20 ft, major flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1985: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1991: 16.77 ft, moderate flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1993: 16.00 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1993: 20.16 ft, major flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 1994: 16.53 ft, moderate flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1996: 9.99 ft, below flood stage; 5,880 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1997: 14.35 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1998: 10.05 ft, below flood stage; 5,940 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1999: 8.24 ft, below flood stage; 4,380 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2000: 7.37 ft, below flood stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2001: 11.12 ft, below flood stageMay 9, 2002: 17.87 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 2004: 15.56 ft, minor flooding; 13,771 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2006: 22.05 ft, major flooding; 50,000 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 23.81 ft, major flooding; 69,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2008: 16.55 ft, moderate flooding; 17,138 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2008: 15.61 ft, minor flooding; 14,499 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 21.35 ft, major flooding; 43,629 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2009: 15.19 ft, minor flooding; 13,453 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 19.84 ft, moderate flooding; 31,824 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2011: 23.58 ft, major flooding; 66,858 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2011: 20.69 ft, major flooding; 38,080 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2014: 19.78 ft, moderate flooding; 31,385 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2015: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 14,845 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 19.23 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2017: 29.14 ft, major flooding; 164,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 16.19 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2018: 15.42 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2025: 24.46 ft, major flooding Highest, 29.14 ft, Apr 30, 2017 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Eleven Point River at Ravenden Springs 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 5 1980s: 4 1990s: 4 2000s: 9 9 2010s: 8 2020s: 1 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Eleven Point River at Ravenden Springs
1Apr 30, 201729.14+14.14Major164,000
2Dec 3, 198229.06+14.06Major162,000
3Apr 6, 202524.46+9.46Major—
4Mar 19, 200823.81+8.81Major69,700
5Apr 26, 201123.58+8.58Major66,858
6Sep 23, 200622.05+7.05Major50,000
7Apr 11, 200821.35+6.35Major43,629
8Dec 24, 198221.20+6.20Major38,500
9Nov 17, 195820.83+5.83Major37,600
10May 3, 201120.69+5.69Major38,080
11May 8, 196120.47+5.47Major35,800
12Apr 23, 197320.27+5.27Major34,400
13Jan 25, 194920.21+5.21Major34,000
14Mar 28, 197720.18+5.18Major32,300
15Nov 15, 199320.16+5.16Major34,000
16Mar 10, 196420.05+5.05Major31,000
17Oct 31, 200919.84+4.84Moderate31,824
18Apr 28, 201419.78+4.78Moderate31,385
19Dec 29, 201519.23+4.23Moderate—
20May 11, 194318.97+3.97Moderate26,900
21Mar 31, 198518.00+3.00Moderate21,700
22May 9, 200217.87+2.87Moderate—
23Jan 31, 198217.61+2.61Moderate20,300
24May 15, 197416.77+1.77Moderate18,300
25Nov 20, 199116.77+1.77Moderate18,100
26Apr 1, 200816.55+1.55Moderate17,138
27Nov 6, 199416.53+1.53Moderate17,300
28Mar 29, 197516.37+1.37Moderate16,300
29Apr 12, 197916.19+1.19Moderate17,300
30May 5, 201716.19+1.19Moderate—
31Jan 6, 199316.00+1.00Moderate15,800
32Mar 14, 201515.90+0.90Minor14,845
33Apr 5, 200815.61+0.61Minor14,499
34Apr 26, 200415.56+0.56Minor13,771
35Feb 24, 201815.42+0.42Minor—
36May 9, 200915.19+0.19Minor13,453
37Apr 5, 199714.35−0.65Action11,000
38Dec 17, 200111.12−3.88Below flood stage—
39Mar 20, 199810.05−4.95Below flood stage5,940
40Sep 28, 19969.99−5.01Below flood stage5,880
41Apr 15, 19998.24−6.76Below flood stage4,380
42May 27, 20007.37−7.63Below flood stage3,660

The worst floods along the Eleven Point River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Eleven Point River that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 30, 2017: 29.14 ft here, major flooding

  • BardleyMO · Apr 30, 2017 · 28.66 ft · Minor · its highest

December 3, 1982: 29.06 ft here, major flooding

  • BardleyMO · Dec 3, 1982 · 21.64 ft · Minor

March 19, 2008: 23.81 ft here, major flooding

  • BardleyMO · Mar 19, 2008 · 21.33 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Eleven Point River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Eleven Point River
BardleyMO10.028.66 ft, Apr 30, 20170
Ravenden Springs this gaugeAR15.029.14 ft, Apr 30, 201716

Other gauges in Randolph County

Flood gauges in Randolph County
Pocahontas17.028.95 ft, May 3, 20179
Imboden18.038.12 ft, Dec 3, 198210

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RVSA4, 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.