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Saline River near Lockesburg

Highest listed crest 25.60 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft9 crests since 1961

The Saline River near Lockesburg crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1961 to 2018. The highest, 25.60 ft on May 6, 1961, was major flooding, 8.60 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
25.60 ft
May 6, 1961
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
1
50th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
March 1, 2018
17.00 ft, minor 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, Saline River near Lockesburg
Action stage16.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.03Mar 1, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.02Dec 3, 1982Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.01May 6, 1961Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1961 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Saline River near Lockesburg, 1961 to 2018 14161820222426ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft May 6, 1961: 25.60 ft, major floodingMay 14, 1968: 20.86 ft, moderate flooding; 64,700 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1982: 20.52 ft, moderate flooding; 59,600 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1990: 18.91 ft, minor flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1997: 15.99 ft, below flood stage; 7,690 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1998: 15.58 ft, below flood stage; 4,970 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2000: 15.97 ft, below flood stage; 7,570 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 18.37 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2018: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.60 ft, May 6, 1961 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Saline River near Lockesburg 1960s: 2 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 near Lockesburg
1May 6, 196125.60+8.60Major—
2May 14, 196820.86+3.86Moderate64,700
3Dec 3, 198220.52+3.52Moderate59,600
4Mar 8, 199018.91+1.91Minor36,700
5Dec 28, 201518.37+1.37Minor30,000
6Mar 1, 201817.000.00Minor16,000
7Apr 5, 199715.99−1.01Below flood stage7,690
8Jun 18, 200015.97−1.03Below flood stage7,570
9Feb 11, 199815.58−1.42Below flood stage4,970

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 6, 1961: 25.60 ft here, major flooding

  • DierksAR · May 6, 1961 · 22.50 ft · Major

May 14, 1968: 20.86 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DierksAR · May 13, 1968 · 22.95 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Saline River

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

Flood gauges on the Saline River
DierksAR15.022.95 ft, May 13, 19683
Lockesburg this gaugeAR17.025.60 ft, May 6, 19611

Other gauges in Sevier County

Flood gauges in Sevier County
DeQueen15.020.70 ft, May 6, 19610
Horatio27.038.00 ft, Aug 21, 191552
DeQueen24.025.60 ft, Aug 28, 19470
Dierks15.022.95 ft, May 13, 19683

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LCKA4, 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.