Red River at Index

Highest listed crest 34.40 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft20 crests since 1932

The Red River at Index crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2015. The highest, 34.40 ft on February 23, 1938, was major flooding, 9.40 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Red River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 34.40 ft; February 23, 1938
Flood stage: 25.0 ft; Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major: 8; 23rd of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest: June 4, 2015; 31.41 ft, major flooding
Location: Miller County; Near Texarkana (7.5 mi), Texarkana (8.6 mi)
Identifiers: NWS INGA4; USGS 07337000

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Red River at Index

Action stage	19.5	1	Apr 25, 1952	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	25.0	4	Dec 14, 1971	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	26.0	7	May 29, 1957	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	28.0	8	Jun 4, 2015	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1932 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
8 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 27.00 ft on May 14, 1920; 27.60 ft on May 21, 1920; 26.30 ft on May 22, 1922; 27.00 ft on Dec 18, 1923; 27.50 ft on Dec 25, 1926; 30.80 ft on Apr 23, 1927; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Red River at Index

1	Feb 23, 1938	34.40	+9.40	Major	—
2	May 10, 1990	32.30	+7.30	Major	270,000
3	Jun 4, 2015	31.41	+6.41	Major	272,000
4	May 25, 1935	31.10	+6.10	Major	—
5	May 1, 1942	30.40	+5.40	Major	—
6	Jun 8, 1957	29.23	+4.23	Major	—
7	Jun 16, 1941	28.30	+3.30	Major	—
8	Apr 1, 1945	28.05	+3.05	Major	—
9	Apr 2, 1938	27.55	+2.55	Moderate	—
10	Feb 21, 1932	27.40	+2.40	Moderate	—
11	Apr 30, 1957	27.27	+2.27	Moderate	—
12	May 29, 1957	27.27	+2.27	Moderate	—
13	Nov 27, 1932	27.00	+2.00	Moderate	—
14	Nov 6, 1941	26.30	+1.30	Moderate	—
15	Jun 19, 1951	26.20	+1.20	Moderate	—
16	Jan 26, 1938	25.95	+0.95	Minor	—
17	May 6, 1958	25.78	+0.78	Minor	—
18	Dec 14, 1971	25.70	+0.70	Minor	—
19	Oct 9, 1941	25.00	0.00	Minor	—
20	Apr 25, 1952	24.90	−0.10	Action	—

The worst floods along the Red River

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

February 23, 1938: 34.40 ft here, major flooding

Arthur CityOK · Feb 19, 1938 · 34.30 ft · Major
CoushattaLA · Mar 1, 1938 · 34.30 ft · Moderate

May 10, 1990: 32.30 ft here, major flooding

CoushattaLA · May 17, 1990 · 37.50 ft · Major
ShreveportLA · May 15, 1990 · 34.50 ft · Major
Dekalb - Pecan PointTX · May 6, 1990 · 34.42 ft · Major
FultonAR · May 12, 1990 · 34.30 ft · Major
Arthur CityOK · May 4, 1990 · 34.21 ft · Major

June 4, 2015: 31.41 ft here, major flooding

Spring Bank FerryAR · Jun 7, 2015 · 44.23 ft · Major · its highest
CoushattaLA · Jun 11, 2015 · 38.83 ft · Major
ShreveportLA · Jun 9, 2015 · 37.14 ft · Major
Arthur CityOK · May 31, 2015 · 36.99 ft · Major
Dekalb - Pecan PointTX · Jun 2, 2015 · 35.00 ft · Major
FultonAR · Jun 5, 2015 · 32.12 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Red River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Red River

Red River Lock 1	LA	53.0	58.33 ft, Mar 21, 2016	0
Alexandria	LA	32.0	45.23 ft, Apr 17, 1945	10
Arthur City	OK	27.0	43.20 ft, May 28, 1908	8
Coushatta	LA	31.0	39.90 ft, Apr 7, 1945	6
Fulton	AR	27.0	37.40 ft, Apr 2, 1945	3
Grand Ecore	LA	33.0	44.70 ft, Apr 10, 1945	11
Index this gauge	AR	25.0	34.40 ft, Feb 23, 1938	8
Shreveport	LA	30.0	45.90 ft, Aug 10, 1849	37
Spring Bank Ferry	AR	37.0	44.23 ft, Jun 7, 2015	1
Dekalb - Pecan Point	TX	24.0	36.00 ft, Feb 15, 1938	8

Other gauges in Miller County

Flood gauges in Miller County

Fulton	27.0	37.40 ft, Apr 2, 1945	3
Spring Bank Ferry	37.0	44.23 ft, Jun 7, 2015	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge INGA4, 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.