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Spring River (AR) at Hardy

Highest listed crest 29.00 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft20 crests since 1982

The Spring River (AR) at Hardy crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1982 to 2025. The highest, 29.00 ft on December 3, 1982, was major flooding, 19.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Spring River (AR) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.00 ft
December 3, 1982
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
8
23rd of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
22.82 ft, major flooding
Location
Sharp County
Arkansas

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Spring River (AR) at Hardy
Action stage8.01Jan 13, 2005The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.09Nov 4, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.02Dec 28, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.08Apr 5, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 1982 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Spring River (AR) at Hardy, 1982 to 2025 51015202530ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Dec 3, 1982: 29.00 ft, major floodingMar 20, 2002: 11.48 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2003: 14.66 ft, moderate flooding; 44,100 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2005: 9.71 ft, action stage; 13,300 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2006: 16.75 ft, major floodingJan 15, 2007: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 22.29 ft, major flooding; 80,700 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 20.81 ft, major flooding; 70,081 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2009: 17.41 ft, major flooding; 48,273 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2011: 20.71 ft, major flooding; 69,624 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2015: 11.21 ft, minor flooding; 18,885 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 15.60 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2017: 16.65 ft, major floodingMay 5, 2017: 11.79 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2022: 10.85 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 2023: 10.28 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2023: 13.19 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 2023: 10.93 ft, minor floodingNov 4, 2024: 12.98 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2025: 22.82 ft, major flooding Highest, 29.00 ft, Dec 3, 1982 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Spring River (AR) at Hardy 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 7 7 2010s: 5 2020s: 6 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Spring River (AR) at Hardy
1Dec 3, 198229.00+19.00Major—
2Apr 5, 202522.82+12.82Major—
3Mar 19, 200822.29+12.29Major80,700
4Apr 11, 200820.81+10.81Major70,081
5Apr 26, 201120.71+10.71Major69,624
6Oct 30, 200917.41+7.41Major48,273
7Sep 23, 200616.75+6.75Major—
8Apr 30, 201716.65+6.65Major—
9Dec 28, 201515.60+5.60Moderate—
10Nov 18, 200314.66+4.66Moderate44,100
11Mar 3, 202313.19+3.19Minor—
12Nov 4, 202412.98+2.98Minor—
13May 5, 201711.79+1.79Minor—
14Mar 20, 200211.48+1.48Minor19,300
15Mar 13, 201511.21+1.21Minor18,885
16Jan 15, 200711.11+1.11Minor18,000
17Mar 24, 202310.93+0.93Minor—
18May 3, 202210.85+0.85Minor—
19Feb 8, 202310.28+0.28Minor—
20Jan 13, 20059.71−0.29Action13,300

The worst floods along the Spring River (AR)

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

December 3, 1982: 29.00 ft here, major flooding

  • ImbodenAR · Dec 3, 1982 · 38.12 ft · Major · its highest

April 5, 2025: 22.82 ft here, major flooding

  • ImbodenAR · Apr 6, 2025 · 29.54 ft · Major

March 19, 2008: 22.29 ft here, major flooding

  • ImbodenAR · Mar 19, 2008 · 29.15 ft · Major

Gauges on the Spring River (AR)

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

Flood gauges on the Spring River (AR)
Hardy this gaugeAR10.029.00 ft, Dec 3, 19828
ImbodenAR18.038.12 ft, Dec 3, 198210

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HDYA4, 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.