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Little Red River at Judsonia

Highest listed crest 39.25 ftFlood stage 30.0 ft30 crests since 1935

The Little Red River at Judsonia crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1935 to 2025. The highest, 39.25 ft on June 15, 1945, was major flooding, 9.25 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
39.25 ft
June 15, 1945
Flood stage
30.0 ft
Major flooding from 36.0 ft
Crests at major
7
25th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
35.26 ft, moderate flooding
Location
White County
Near Searcy (5.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Red River at Judsonia
Action stage29.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)30.07Mar 25, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage33.013Apr 6, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage36.07May 1, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

30 crests from 1935 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Red River at Judsonia, 1935 to 2025 2025303540ft Flood stage 30.0 ftMajor 36.0 ft Feb 23, 1935: 38.80 ft, major floodingFeb 20, 1938: 39.12 ft, major floodingJun 15, 1945: 39.25 ft, major floodingApr 23, 1973: 33.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 1975: 36.08 ft, major floodingApr 2, 1979: 36.18 ft, major floodingFeb 16, 1989: 33.60 ft, moderate floodingDec 22, 1990: 33.30 ft, moderate floodingJan 7, 1991: 32.50 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 1992: 23.28 ft, below flood stageDec 4, 1993: 25.80 ft, below flood stageDec 11, 1994: 27.60 ft, below flood stageDec 18, 2001: 33.23 ft, moderate floodingMay 18, 2003: 35.06 ft, moderate floodingMar 23, 2008: 33.05 ft, moderate flooding; 28,522 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2008: 33.07 ft, moderate flooding; 28,564 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2008: 33.06 ft, moderate flooding; 28,543 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2009: 31.00 ft, minor flooding; 24,384 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 35.39 ft, moderate flooding; 38,190 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2009: 36.94 ft, major flooding; 47,111 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2011: 31.30 ft, minor flooding; 24,966 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2011: 31.58 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2015: 34.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 2017: 36.34 ft, major floodingMay 7, 2017: 33.33 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2018: 33.21 ft, moderate floodingFeb 9, 2023: 31.86 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2023: 31.92 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2023: 30.93 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2025: 35.26 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 39.25 ft, Jun 15, 1945 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Red River at Judsonia 1930s: 2 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 8 8 2010s: 6 2020s: 4 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 33.20 ft on Dec 8, 1982.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Little Red River at Judsonia
1Jun 15, 194539.25+9.25Major—
2Feb 20, 193839.12+9.12Major—
3Feb 23, 193538.80+8.80Major—
4Dec 25, 200936.94+6.94Major47,111
5May 1, 201736.34+6.34Major—
6Apr 2, 197936.18+6.18Major—
7Mar 29, 197536.08+6.08Major—
8Oct 31, 200935.39+5.39Moderate38,190
9Apr 6, 202535.26+5.26Moderate—
10May 18, 200335.06+5.06Moderate—
11Dec 29, 201534.80+4.80Moderate—
12Apr 23, 197333.90+3.90Moderate—
13Feb 16, 198933.60+3.60Moderate—
14May 7, 201733.33+3.33Moderate—
15Dec 22, 199033.30+3.30Moderate—
16Dec 18, 200133.23+3.23Moderate—
17Feb 24, 201833.21+3.21Moderate—
18Apr 5, 200833.07+3.07Moderate28,564
19Apr 15, 200833.06+3.06Moderate28,543
20Mar 23, 200833.05+3.05Moderate28,522
21Jan 7, 199132.50+2.50Minor—
22Mar 3, 202331.92+1.92Minor—
23Feb 9, 202331.86+1.86Minor—
24Dec 6, 201131.58+1.58Minor—
25Apr 27, 201131.30+1.30Minor24,966
26May 3, 200931.00+1.00Minor24,384
27Mar 25, 202330.93+0.93Minor—
28Dec 11, 199427.60−2.40Below flood stage—
29Dec 4, 199325.80−4.20Below flood stage—
30Jan 1, 199223.28−6.72Below flood stage—

Other gauges in White County

Flood gauges in White County
Georgetown21.033.95 ft, May 6, 201113

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JUDA4, 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.