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Saline River at Rye

Highest listed crest 31.40 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft24 crests since 1927

The Saline River at Rye crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 24 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2025. The highest, 31.40 ft on May 18, 1968, was major flooding, 5.40 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Saline River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
31.40 ft
May 18, 1968; 74,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
6
30th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
April 10, 2025
30.70 ft, major flooding
Location
Bradley County
Arkansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Saline River at Rye
Action stage24.01Dec 11, 1993The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.011Nov 3, 2009Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage29.02Jun 13, 1974Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.06Apr 10, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

24 crests from 1927 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Saline River at Rye, 1927 to 2025 101520253035ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Apr 1, 1927: 30.50 ft, major flooding; 73,000 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1968: 31.40 ft, major flooding; 74,500 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1973: 29.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 13, 1974: 29.10 ft, moderate floodingDec 31, 1982: 27.50 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1987: 30.80 ft, major floodingFeb 22, 1989: 27.63 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1990: 28.15 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1991: 26.06 ft, minor flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1992: 22.59 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1993: 25.10 ft, action stageFeb 3, 1994: 23.30 ft, below flood stageJan 27, 1995: 22.70 ft, below flood stageMay 10, 2000: 14.60 ft, below flood stage; 4,550 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2001: 26.65 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2002: 26.25 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 2007: 27.14 ft, minor flooding; 39,032 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2008: 27.05 ft, minor flooding; 38,302 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2008: 27.99 ft, minor flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2009: 28.58 ft, minor flooding; 52,261 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2009: 27.49 ft, minor flooding; 42,092 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2009: 30.02 ft, major flooding; 91,958 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2018: 30.22 ft, major floodingApr 10, 2025: 30.70 ft, major flooding Highest, 31.40 ft, May 18, 1968 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Saline River at Rye 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 1990s: 2 2000s: 8 8 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Saline River at Rye
1May 18, 196831.40+5.40Major74,500
2Dec 31, 198730.80+4.80Major—
3Apr 10, 202530.70+4.70Major—
4Apr 1, 192730.50+4.50Major73,000
5Feb 28, 201830.22+4.22Major—
6Dec 29, 200930.02+4.02Major91,958
7Apr 25, 197329.30+3.30Moderate—
8Jun 13, 197429.10+3.10Moderate—
9May 11, 200928.58+2.58Minor52,261
10Mar 14, 199028.15+2.15Minor—
11Sep 9, 200827.99+1.99Minor46,500
12Feb 22, 198927.63+1.63Minor—
13Dec 31, 198227.50+1.50Minor—
14Nov 3, 200927.49+1.49Minor42,092
15Jan 21, 200727.14+1.14Minor39,032
16Apr 10, 200827.05+1.05Minor38,302
17Dec 23, 200126.65+0.65Minor—
18Mar 21, 200226.25+0.25Minor—
19May 4, 199126.06+0.06Minor28,300
20Dec 11, 199325.10−0.90Action—
21Feb 3, 199423.30−2.70Below flood stage—
22Jan 27, 199522.70−3.30Below flood stage—
23Mar 19, 199222.59−3.41Below flood stage11,700
24May 10, 200014.60−11.40Below flood stage4,550

The worst floods along the Saline River

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

May 18, 1968: 31.40 ft here, major flooding

  • BentonAR · May 14, 1968 · 26.50 ft · Major

April 10, 2025: 30.70 ft here, major flooding

  • BentonAR · Apr 6, 2025 · 26.40 ft · Major

February 28, 2018: 30.22 ft here, major flooding

  • BentonAR · Feb 22, 2018 · 23.89 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Saline River

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

Flood gauges on the Saline River
BentonAR18.029.27 ft, Sep 4, 20087
Rye this gaugeAR26.031.40 ft, May 18, 19686

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RYEA4, 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.