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Little River at Horatio

Highest listed crest 38.00 ftFlood stage 27.0 ft63 crests since 1915

The Little River at Horatio crested at major flood stage 52 times among the 63 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1915 to 2021. The highest, 38.00 ft on August 21, 1915, was major flooding, 11.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
38.00 ft
August 21, 1915; 124,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
27.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
52
1st of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
June 10, 2021
30.89 ft, major flooding
Location
Sevier County
Arkansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little River at Horatio
Action stage20.53Dec 10, 1991The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)27.03Nov 25, 1996Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.55Nov 29, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.052Jun 10, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

63 crests from 1915 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little River at Horatio, 1915 to 2021 26283032343638ft Flood stage 27.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Aug 21, 1915: 38.00 ft, major flooding; 124,000 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1932: 31.84 ft, major flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1932: 31.08 ft, major flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1935: 30.81 ft, major flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1935: 34.80 ft, major flooding; 82,100 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1935: 33.37 ft, major flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1938: 36.93 ft, major flooding; 111,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1938: 36.48 ft, major flooding; 105,000 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1938: 30.32 ft, major flooding; 39,700 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1939: 32.12 ft, major flooding; 56,500 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1940: 30.62 ft, major flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1942: 31.77 ft, major flooding; 50,800 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1944: 32.64 ft, major flooding; 57,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1945: 32.78 ft, major flooding; 59,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1945: 32.65 ft, major flooding; 57,900 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1945: 31.15 ft, major flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1945: 37.70 ft, major flooding; 120,000 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1945: 30.80 ft, major flooding; 41,700 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1945: 30.90 ft, major flooding; 42,500 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1946: 31.29 ft, major flooding; 45,700 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1946: 31.74 ft, major flooding; 49,300 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1946: 31.82 ft, major flooding; 50,200 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1947: 32.99 ft, major flooding; 61,900 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1948: 32.29 ft, major flooding; 54,900 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1949: 35.58 ft, major flooding; 97,000 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1950: 32.66 ft, major flooding; 59,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1950: 31.42 ft, major flooding; 46,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1950: 34.06 ft, major flooding; 82,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1950: 31.78 ft, major flooding; 50,200 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1950: 32.80 ft, major flooding; 60,800 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1951: 31.47 ft, major flooding; 47,500 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1952: 31.84 ft, major flooding; 53,300 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1952: 34.26 ft, major flooding; 83,900 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1953: 32.02 ft, major flooding; 55,700 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1953: 32.32 ft, major flooding; 59,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1955: 30.15 ft, major flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1957: 33.13 ft, major flooding; 68,300 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1957: 30.95 ft, major flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1958: 32.70 ft, major floodingNov 18, 1958: 30.50 ft, major floodingMay 22, 1960: 31.90 ft, major floodingMay 9, 1961: 31.20 ft, major floodingDec 10, 1971: 32.85 ft, major floodingMay 15, 1982: 26.00 ft, action stageDec 4, 1982: 29.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1984: 28.10 ft, minor floodingOct 26, 1984: 27.80 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 1987: 28.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 1990: 29.00 ft, moderate flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1991: 26.04 ft, action stage; 25,200 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1991: 26.72 ft, action stage; 25,000 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1992: 28.63 ft, moderate flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1993: 31.33 ft, major flooding; 46,100 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1996: 28.21 ft, minor flooding; 29,800 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2015: 30.32 ft, major flooding; 41,300 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2015: 31.35 ft, major flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2015: 29.98 ft, moderate flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 2015: 31.09 ft, major flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 34.69 ft, major flooding; 76,000 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2016: 31.44 ft, major flooding; 43,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2018: 31.06 ft, major flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2018: 30.88 ft, major flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2021: 30.89 ft, major flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per second Highest, 38.00 ft, Aug 21, 1915 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little River at Horatio 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 9 1940s: 15 15 1950s: 15 1960s: 2 1970s: 1 1980s: 4 1990s: 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 8 2020s: 1 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 63 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little River at Horatio
1Aug 21, 191538.00+11.00Major124,000
2Mar 30, 194537.70+10.70Major120,000
3Jan 25, 193836.93+9.93Major111,000
4Feb 19, 193836.48+9.48Major105,000
5Jan 27, 194935.58+8.58Major97,000
6May 6, 193534.80+7.80Major82,100
7Dec 30, 201534.69+7.69Major76,000
8Apr 23, 195234.26+7.26Major83,900
9Feb 13, 195034.06+7.06Major82,500
10Jun 19, 193533.37+6.37Major39,000
11Apr 28, 195733.13+6.13Major68,300
12Jul 29, 194732.99+5.99Major61,900
13Dec 10, 197132.85+5.85Major—
14Sep 17, 195032.80+5.80Major60,800
15Feb 22, 194532.78+5.78Major59,900
16May 3, 195832.70+5.70Major—
17Jan 14, 195032.66+5.66Major59,700
18Feb 28, 194532.65+5.65Major57,900
19May 3, 194432.64+5.64Major57,900
20May 12, 195332.32+5.32Major59,000
21Jan 2, 194832.29+5.29Major54,900
22Apr 18, 193932.12+5.12Major56,500
23Apr 30, 195332.02+5.02Major55,700
24May 22, 196031.90+4.90Major—
25Jan 24, 193231.84+4.84Major35,000
26Apr 13, 195231.84+4.84Major53,300
27Dec 14, 194631.82+4.82Major50,200
28May 3, 195031.78+4.78Major50,200
29Apr 9, 194231.77+4.77Major50,800
30May 26, 194631.74+4.74Major49,300
31Jul 4, 195131.47+4.47Major47,500
32Apr 30, 201631.44+4.44Major43,800
33Feb 2, 195031.42+4.42Major46,600
34May 27, 201531.35+4.35Major48,900
35Dec 4, 199331.33+4.33Major46,100
36Jan 10, 194631.29+4.29Major45,700
37May 9, 196131.20+4.20Major—
38Mar 21, 194531.15+4.15Major44,900
39Dec 14, 201531.09+4.09Major42,000
40Feb 18, 193231.08+4.08Major33,300
41Feb 24, 201831.06+4.06Major42,000
42May 27, 195730.95+3.95Major44,500
43Jun 15, 194530.90+3.90Major42,500
44Jun 10, 202130.89+3.89Major38,800
45Mar 1, 201830.88+3.88Major38,800
46Jan 21, 193530.81+3.81Major32,500
47May 17, 194530.80+3.80Major41,700
48Jul 2, 194030.62+3.62Major37,500
49Nov 18, 195830.50+3.50Major—
50Apr 1, 193830.32+3.32Major39,700

The worst floods along the Little River

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

February 19, 1938: 36.48 ft here, major flooding

  • IdabelOK · Feb 18, 1938 · 39.70 ft · Major · its highest

January 27, 1949: 35.58 ft here, major flooding

  • IdabelOK · Jan 26, 1949 · 39.22 ft · Major

Gauges on the Little River

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

Flood gauges on the Little River
IdabelOK30.039.70 ft, Feb 18, 193818
Horatio this gaugeAR27.038.00 ft, Aug 21, 191552

Other gauges in Sevier County

Flood gauges in Sevier County
DeQueen15.020.70 ft, May 6, 19610
DeQueen24.025.60 ft, Aug 28, 19470
Dierks15.022.95 ft, May 13, 19683
Lockesburg17.025.60 ft, May 6, 19611

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HRGA4, 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.