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Fourche LaFave River near Gravelly

Highest listed crest 32.60 ftFlood stage 24.0 ft30 crests since 1949

The Fourche LaFave River near Gravelly crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1949 to 2025. The highest, 32.60 ft on May 31, 2013, was major flooding, 8.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.60 ft
May 31, 2013; 133,220 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
24.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
6
30th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
25.37 ft, minor flooding
Location
Yell County
Arkansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Fourche LaFave River near Gravelly
Action stage20.03Jun 22, 2000The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)24.011Apr 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.08Mar 3, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.06Dec 28, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

30 crests from 1949 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fourche LaFave River near Gravelly, 1949 to 2025 010203040ft Flood stage 24.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Jan 24, 1949: 28.86 ft, moderate flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1969: 30.30 ft, major flooding; 69,400 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1971: 30.10 ft, major floodingJun 7, 1974: 29.23 ft, moderate floodingDec 3, 1982: 32.45 ft, major flooding; 162,000 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1985: 28.08 ft, moderate flooding; 45,600 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1990: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 1991: 27.45 ft, minor flooding; 47,600 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1992: 16.20 ft, below flood stageJan 4, 1993: 25.00 ft, minor flooding; 35,080 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1993: 26.50 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1995: 21.10 ft, action stage; 23,500 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1996: 9.11 ft, below flood stage; 4,530 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1996: 27.57 ft, minor flooding; 48,400 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1998: 21.27 ft, action stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1998: 25.91 ft, minor flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2000: 23.93 ft, action stage; 30,800 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2001: 28.62 ft, moderate floodingFeb 1, 2002: 24.29 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2002: 26.57 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2002: 24.44 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2008: 30.91 ft, major flooding; 81,500 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2008: 27.19 ft, minor floodingNov 22, 2011: 29.38 ft, moderate flooding; 61,179 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2013: 32.60 ft, major flooding; 133,220 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2015: 28.38 ft, moderate floodingDec 28, 2015: 31.65 ft, major floodingFeb 8, 2023: 27.57 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2023: 28.57 ft, moderate floodingApr 6, 2025: 25.37 ft, minor flooding Highest, 32.60 ft, May 31, 2013 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fourche LaFave River near Gravelly 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 6 6 2000s: 6 2010s: 4 2020s: 3 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, Fourche LaFave River near Gravelly
1May 31, 201332.60+8.60Major133,220
2Dec 3, 198232.45+8.45Major162,000
3Dec 28, 201531.65+7.65Major—
4Mar 19, 200830.91+6.91Major81,500
5Jul 26, 196930.30+6.30Major69,400
6Dec 10, 197130.10+6.10Major—
7Nov 22, 201129.38+5.38Moderate61,179
8Jun 7, 197429.23+5.23Moderate—
9May 3, 199029.00+5.00Moderate—
10Jan 24, 194928.86+4.86Moderate54,000
11Dec 17, 200128.62+4.62Moderate—
12Mar 3, 202328.57+4.57Moderate—
13May 11, 201528.38+4.38Moderate—
14Nov 27, 198528.08+4.08Moderate45,600
15Nov 25, 199627.57+3.57Minor48,400
16Feb 8, 202327.57+3.57Minor—
17Apr 14, 199127.45+3.45Minor47,600
18Sep 3, 200827.19+3.19Minor—
19Mar 20, 200226.57+2.57Minor—
20Dec 4, 199326.50+2.50Minor—
21Oct 6, 199825.91+1.91Minor39,100
22Apr 6, 202525.37+1.37Minor—
23Jan 4, 199325.00+1.00Minor35,080
24Apr 8, 200224.44+0.44Minor—
25Feb 1, 200224.29+0.29Minor—
26Jun 22, 200023.93−0.07Action30,800
27Jan 5, 199821.27−2.73Action23,800
28May 8, 199521.10−2.90Action23,500
29Dec 15, 199216.20−7.80Below flood stage—
30Jun 1, 19969.11−14.89Below flood stage4,530

The worst floods along the Fourche LaFave River

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

December 3, 1982: 32.45 ft here, major flooding

  • HoustonAR · Dec 5, 1982 · 37.55 ft · Major

December 28, 2015: 31.65 ft here, major flooding

  • HoustonAR · Jan 1, 2016 · 35.82 ft · Major

March 19, 2008: 30.91 ft here, major flooding

  • HoustonAR · Mar 22, 2008 · 32.53 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Fourche LaFave River

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

Flood gauges on the Fourche LaFave River
Gravelly this gaugeAR24.032.60 ft, May 31, 20136
HoustonAR25.044.40 ft, Apr 1, 19276

Other gauges in Yell County

Flood gauges in Yell County
Danville20.031.80 ft, Apr 17, 193912

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GRVA4, 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.