Highest listed crest 23.66 ft December 3, 1982; 70,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 18.0 ft Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major 2 43rd of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest November 5, 2024 20.66 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry, 1927 to 2025 5 10 15 20 25 ft Flood stage 18.0 ft Major 22.0 ft Dec 15, 1927: 22.00 ft, major flooding; 59,000 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1939: 11.20 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1942: 12.89 ft, action stage; 17,500 cubic feet per second May 10, 1943: 18.23 ft, minor flooding; 40,100 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1944: 12.82 ft, action stage; 17,600 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1945: 19.70 ft, minor flooding; 47,800 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1946: 14.93 ft, action stage; 25,700 cubic feet per second May 20, 1947: 15.40 ft, action stage; 27,600 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1948: 12.04 ft, action stage; 16,100 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1949: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 42,100 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1950: 13.90 ft, action stage; 22,000 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1951: 14.55 ft, action stage; 24,500 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1952: 11.63 ft, action stage; 15,000 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1953: 15.17 ft, action stage; 26,800 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1955: 13.28 ft, action stage; 19,000 cubic feet per second May 15, 1956: 11.68 ft, action stage; 15,300 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1957: 15.70 ft, action stage; 28,800 cubic feet per second May 6, 1960: 12.78 ft, action stage; 18,300 cubic feet per second May 19, 1961: 15.61 ft, action stage; 28,400 cubic feet per second Nov 22, 1961: 11.34 ft, action stage; 14,300 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1964: 13.98 ft, action stage; 22,300 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 1966: 17.85 ft, action stage; 38,200 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1968: 13.78 ft, action stage; 21,600 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1969: 17.93 ft, action stage; 38,800 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1970: 13.12 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per second May 11, 1971: 11.02 ft, action stage; 13,600 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 1971: 20.51 ft, moderate flooding; 52,200 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1973: 17.68 ft, action stage; 37,600 cubic feet per second Nov 25, 1973: 21.34 ft, moderate flooding; 56,800 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1977: 14.77 ft, action stage; 25,200 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1978: 15.02 ft, action stage; 26,100 cubic feet per second Jul 28, 1979: 10.00 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1982: 17.56 ft, action stage; 37,000 cubic feet per second Dec 3, 1982: 23.66 ft, major flooding; 70,200 cubic feet per second May 7, 1984: 11.89 ft, action stage; 15,700 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1985: 21.90 ft, moderate flooding; 59,700 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 1985: 19.79 ft, minor flooding; 48,200 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1987: 13.06 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1987: 11.74 ft, action stage; 15,400 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1989: 13.63 ft, action stage; 21,100 cubic feet per second May 3, 1990: 21.48 ft, moderate flooding; 57,300 cubic feet per second Oct 29, 1991: 13.85 ft, action stage; 21,800 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 1992: 12.93 ft, action stage Jan 4, 1993: 18.06 ft, minor flooding; 39,400 cubic feet per second Nov 14, 1993: 15.35 ft, action stage; 27,400 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 1994: 11.93 ft, action stage May 8, 1995: 13.05 ft, action stage; 19,200 cubic feet per second Sep 27, 1996: 17.33 ft, action stage; 35,900 cubic feet per second Nov 7, 1996: 16.62 ft, action stage; 32,700 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1997: 11.45 ft, action stage Jan 5, 1998: 12.90 ft, action stage; 18,800 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 1999: 10.51 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 2000: 18.31 ft, minor flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 2001: 11.84 ft, action stage; 15,500 cubic feet per second Dec 17, 2001: 14.80 ft, action stage Mar 20, 2002: 14.63 ft, action stage Apr 8, 2002: 17.86 ft, action stage; 37,800 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 2004: 20.02 ft, moderate flooding; 53,100 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 2005: 15.24 ft, action stage; 29,300 cubic feet per second Jan 13, 2007: 13.66 ft, action stage; 22,900 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 2008: 20.57 ft, moderate flooding; 56,300 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 2009: 11.57 ft, action stage; 15,700 cubic feet per second Oct 30, 2009: 18.38 ft, minor flooding; 44,100 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 2011: 15.61 ft, action stage; 30,900 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2012: 11.39 ft, action stage; 15,200 cubic feet per second May 10, 2015: 16.38 ft, action stage Jun 19, 2015: 9.89 ft, below flood stage; 11,046 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 2015: 13.43 ft, action stage; 22,186 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 2015: 17.92 ft, action stage May 26, 2016: 10.29 ft, action stage Apr 22, 2017: 11.10 ft, action stage; 14,500 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 2017: 10.11 ft, action stage; 11,627 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2017: 15.34 ft, action stage; 29,963 cubic feet per second May 20, 2017: 13.78 ft, action stage; 23,435 cubic feet per second Aug 15, 2017: 13.30 ft, action stage; 21,729 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 2018: 11.93 ft, action stage; 16,910 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 2018: 10.53 ft, action stage; 12,982 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 2019: 10.55 ft, action stage; 13,041 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 2019: 9.69 ft, below flood stage; 10,732 cubic feet per second May 1, 2019: 10.05 ft, action stage; 12,222 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 2019: 14.81 ft, action stage; 28,301 cubic feet per second Aug 9, 2019: 16.42 ft, action stage; 35,699 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 2020: 12.43 ft, action stage; 19,633 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 2021: 18.54 ft, minor flooding; 48,067 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 2022: 11.91 ft, action stage; 17,742 cubic feet per second May 3, 2022: 12.79 ft, action stage; 20,947 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 2023: 10.96 ft, action stage; 14,279 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 2023: 10.04 ft, action stage; 12,204 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 2023: 13.76 ft, action stage; 24,359 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 2024: 12.12 ft, action stage; 18,438 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 2024: 20.66 ft, moderate flooding; 59,200 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 2025: 14.67 ft, action stage; 27,731 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 2025: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 9,642 cubic feet per second Sep 24, 2025: 16.55 ft, action stage; 33,233 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.66 ft, Dec 3, 1982 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mulberry River (AR) near Mulberry 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 3 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 1990s: 2 2000s: 4 4 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. 05 Other gauges in Franklin County Franklin County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Arkansas
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MLBA4, 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.