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Fourche LaFave River near Houston

Highest listed crest 44.40 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft52 crests since 1927

The Fourche LaFave River near Houston crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 52 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2025. The highest, 44.40 ft on April 1, 1927, was major flooding, 19.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
44.40 ft
April 1, 1927
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
6
30th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
April 7, 2025
31.55 ft, minor flooding
Location
Perry 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 Houston
Action stage24.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.037Apr 7, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage32.09Jun 3, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.06Jun 4, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Fourche LaFave River near Houston, 1927 to 2025 2530354045ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft Apr 1, 1927: 44.40 ft, major floodingApr 3, 1945: 37.53 ft, major floodingDec 12, 1971: 31.79 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1973: 34.13 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 1975: 32.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 1979: 30.17 ft, minor floodingDec 5, 1982: 37.55 ft, major floodingOct 22, 1984: 31.97 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 1985: 33.58 ft, moderate floodingDec 28, 1987: 32.26 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1990: 37.35 ft, major floodingNov 21, 1991: 29.39 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 1992: 29.80 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 1993: 29.80 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 1993: 29.60 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 1993: 28.47 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1999: 25.89 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 2001: 29.60 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 2002: 29.85 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2003: 28.57 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2004: 29.57 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 2007: 30.71 ft, minor flooding; 12,389 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2008: 32.53 ft, moderate flooding; 14,573 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2008: 32.33 ft, moderate floodingSep 6, 2008: 30.42 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2009: 31.50 ft, minor flooding; 18,347 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2009: 29.74 ft, minor flooding; 14,465 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2009: 27.45 ft, minor flooding; 10,018 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2009: 26.32 ft, minor flooding; 8,133 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2009: 29.08 ft, minor flooding; 13,109 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2009: 29.76 ft, minor flooding; 14,506 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 32.61 ft, moderate flooding; 20,841 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2011: 28.47 ft, minor floodingDec 7, 2011: 27.54 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2015: 27.61 ft, minor flooding; 8,738 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2015: 32.08 ft, moderate flooding; 19,643 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2015: 33.84 ft, moderate floodingJan 1, 2016: 35.82 ft, major floodingMay 2, 2017: 29.83 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2018: 31.36 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 2019: 27.90 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2019: 39.26 ft, major floodingMar 24, 2022: 25.29 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2022: 25.37 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2022: 27.59 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 2022: 28.37 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 2023: 30.42 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 2023: 29.54 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2023: 29.31 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 2024: 26.25 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2024: 26.53 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 2025: 31.55 ft, minor flooding Highest, 44.40 ft, Apr 1, 1927 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fourche LaFave River near Houston 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 4 1980s: 4 1990s: 7 2000s: 14 14 2010s: 11 2020s: 10 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 52 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Fourche LaFave River near Houston
1Apr 1, 192744.40+19.40Major—
2Jun 4, 201939.26+14.26Major—
3Dec 5, 198237.55+12.55Major—
4Apr 3, 194537.53+12.53Major—
5May 8, 199037.35+12.35Major—
6Jan 1, 201635.82+10.82Major—
7Apr 27, 197334.13+9.13Moderate—
8Jun 3, 201533.84+8.84Moderate—
9Nov 30, 198533.58+8.58Moderate—
10Apr 29, 201132.61+7.61Moderate20,841
11Mar 22, 200832.53+7.53Moderate14,573
12Apr 13, 200832.33+7.33Moderate—
13Dec 28, 198732.26+7.26Moderate—
14May 14, 201532.08+7.08Moderate19,643
15Mar 30, 197532.00+7.00Moderate—
16Oct 22, 198431.97+6.97Minor—
17Dec 12, 197131.79+6.79Minor—
18Apr 7, 202531.55+6.55Minor—
19May 8, 200931.50+6.50Minor18,347
20Feb 26, 201831.36+6.36Minor—
21Jan 17, 200730.71+5.71Minor12,389
22Sep 6, 200830.42+5.42Minor—
23Feb 10, 202330.42+5.42Minor—
24Apr 3, 197930.17+5.17Minor—
25Mar 22, 200229.85+4.85Minor—
26May 2, 201729.83+4.83Minor—
27Dec 21, 199229.80+4.80Minor—
28Jan 6, 199329.80+4.80Minor—
29Dec 26, 200929.76+4.76Minor14,506
30Sep 19, 200929.74+4.74Minor14,465
31May 13, 199329.60+4.60Minor—
32Dec 19, 200129.60+4.60Minor—
33Apr 26, 200429.57+4.57Minor—
34Mar 4, 202329.54+4.54Minor—
35Nov 21, 199129.39+4.39Minor—
36Mar 25, 202329.31+4.31Minor—
37Nov 1, 200929.08+4.08Minor13,109
38May 19, 200328.57+3.57Minor—
39Dec 6, 199328.47+3.47Minor—
40Nov 24, 201128.47+3.47Minor—
41Jun 10, 202228.37+3.37Minor—
42May 4, 201927.90+2.90Minor—
43Mar 15, 201527.61+2.61Minor8,738
44May 9, 202227.59+2.59Minor—
45Dec 7, 201127.54+2.54Minor—
46Oct 15, 200927.45+2.45Minor10,018
47Mar 16, 202426.53+1.53Minor—
48Oct 24, 200926.32+1.32Minor8,133
49Jan 25, 202426.25+1.25Minor—
50Mar 15, 199925.89+0.89Minor—

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 5, 1982: 37.55 ft here, major flooding

  • GravellyAR · Dec 3, 1982 · 32.45 ft · Major

May 8, 1990: 37.35 ft here, major flooding

  • GravellyAR · May 3, 1990 · 29.00 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
GravellyAR24.032.60 ft, May 31, 20136
Houston this gaugeAR25.044.40 ft, Apr 1, 19276

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HUSA4, 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.