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Petit Jean River at Danville

Highest listed crest 31.80 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft55 crests since 1939

The Petit Jean River at Danville crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 55 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1939 to 2025. The highest, 31.80 ft on April 17, 1939, was major flooding, 11.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.80 ft
April 17, 1939; 70,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
12
16th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
24.46 ft, moderate 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, Petit Jean River at Danville
Action stage20.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.026Dec 28, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.016Apr 6, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.012Mar 3, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

55 crests from 1939 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Petit Jean River at Danville, 1939 to 2025 1520253035ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Apr 17, 1939: 31.80 ft, major flooding; 70,800 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1945: 29.50 ft, major floodingDec 10, 1971: 26.37 ft, major floodingDec 3, 1982: 29.36 ft, major flooding; 47,500 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1990: 28.00 ft, major floodingApr 4, 1991: 24.42 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1992: 23.40 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 1993: 22.70 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 1993: 24.83 ft, moderate floodingMay 9, 1995: 22.33 ft, minor flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1996: 20.67 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1996: 25.64 ft, moderate flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 21.47 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 1998: 24.98 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1999: 21.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,820 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1999: 24.50 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2000: 19.16 ft, below flood stageFeb 17, 2001: 25.17 ft, moderate floodingDec 18, 2001: 25.96 ft, moderate floodingFeb 1, 2002: 24.19 ft, moderate floodingMar 20, 2002: 25.47 ft, moderate floodingApr 9, 2002: 23.19 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 2004: 24.54 ft, moderate flooding; 12,906 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2007: 24.35 ft, moderate flooding; 12,164 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 28.21 ft, major flooding; 35,849 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2008: 23.91 ft, minor flooding; 10,587 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2008: 24.77 ft, moderate flooding; 13,802 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 2008: 26.77 ft, major flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2009: 24.55 ft, moderate flooding; 12,395 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2009: 24.45 ft, moderate flooding; 12,040 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2009: 20.26 ft, minor flooding; 4,186 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 22.62 ft, minor flooding; 6,402 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2009: 22.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,181 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2011: 23.90 ft, minor flooding; 10,150 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2011: 26.66 ft, major flooding; 22,628 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2011: 22.94 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2015: 21.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,196 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2015: 26.90 ft, major flooding; 24,273 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2015: 21.89 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 2015: 20.92 ft, minor floodingNov 29, 2015: 23.48 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 2015: 29.22 ft, major floodingFeb 25, 2018: 23.23 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2019: 21.98 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 2020: 26.62 ft, major floodingApr 26, 2022: 21.14 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2022: 22.11 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2022: 21.39 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2023: 25.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 3, 2023: 27.22 ft, major floodingMar 25, 2023: 23.05 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 2024: 20.24 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 2024: 20.63 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 2024: 20.38 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2025: 24.46 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 31.80 ft, Apr 17, 1939 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Petit Jean River at Danville 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 12 2000s: 16 16 2010s: 11 2020s: 11 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.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 55 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Petit Jean River at Danville
1Apr 17, 193931.80+11.80Major70,800
2Jun 12, 194529.50+9.50Major—
3Dec 3, 198229.36+9.36Major47,500
4Dec 28, 201529.22+9.22Major—
5Mar 19, 200828.21+8.21Major35,849
6May 3, 199028.00+8.00Major—
7Mar 3, 202327.22+7.22Major—
8May 12, 201526.90+6.90Major24,273
9Sep 4, 200826.77+6.77Major24,600
10Nov 23, 201126.66+6.66Major22,628
11Sep 2, 202026.62+6.62Major—
12Dec 10, 197126.37+6.37Major—
13Dec 18, 200125.96+5.96Moderate—
14Feb 9, 202325.70+5.70Moderate—
15Nov 25, 199625.64+5.64Moderate17,700
16Mar 20, 200225.47+5.47Moderate—
17Feb 17, 200125.17+5.17Moderate—
18Jan 6, 199824.98+4.98Moderate14,300
19Dec 4, 199324.83+4.83Moderate—
20Apr 12, 200824.77+4.77Moderate13,802
21May 4, 200924.55+4.55Moderate12,395
22Apr 25, 200424.54+4.54Moderate12,906
23Dec 13, 199924.50+4.50Moderate12,500
24Apr 6, 202524.46+4.46Moderate—
25Sep 18, 200924.45+4.45Moderate12,040
26Apr 4, 199124.42+4.42Moderate12,800
27Jan 16, 200724.35+4.35Moderate12,164
28Feb 1, 200224.19+4.19Moderate—
29Apr 5, 200823.91+3.91Minor10,587
30Apr 27, 201123.90+3.90Minor10,150
31Nov 29, 201523.48+3.48Minor—
32Dec 16, 199223.40+3.40Minor—
33Feb 25, 201823.23+3.23Minor—
34Apr 9, 200223.19+3.19Minor—
35Mar 25, 202323.05+3.05Minor—
36Dec 6, 201122.94+2.94Minor—
37Jan 5, 199322.70+2.70Minor—
38Oct 31, 200922.62+2.62Minor6,402
39Dec 25, 200922.45+2.45Minor6,181
40May 9, 199522.33+2.33Minor7,520
41May 8, 202222.11+2.11Minor—
42May 3, 201921.98+1.98Minor—
43May 21, 201521.89+1.89Minor—
44Mar 14, 199921.80+1.80Minor7,820
45Mar 14, 201521.58+1.58Minor5,196
46Feb 27, 199721.47+1.47Minor—
47Jun 11, 202221.39+1.39Minor—
48Apr 26, 202221.14+1.14Minor—
49May 27, 201520.92+0.92Minor—
50Apr 23, 199620.67+0.67Minor4,960

Other gauges in Yell County

Flood gauges in Yell County
Gravelly24.032.60 ft, May 31, 20136

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DANA4, 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.