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Spring River (AR) at Imboden

Highest listed crest 38.12 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft48 crests since 1915

The Spring River (AR) at Imboden crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 48 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1915 to 2025. The highest, 38.12 ft on December 3, 1982, was major flooding, 20.12 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
38.12 ft
December 3, 1982; 244,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
10
19th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
29.54 ft, major flooding
Location
Randolph 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 Imboden
Action stage13.02Apr 15, 1999The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.024Nov 5, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.012Apr 30, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.010Apr 6, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

48 crests from 1915 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Spring River (AR) at Imboden, 1915 to 2025 10203040ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Aug 15, 1915: 32.10 ft, major flooding; 125,000 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1949: 28.42 ft, major floodingApr 24, 1970: 19.40 ft, minor floodingDec 10, 1971: 21.18 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1973: 25.17 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 1975: 23.76 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 1977: 28.78 ft, major floodingApr 12, 1979: 21.73 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 1982: 24.36 ft, moderate floodingDec 3, 1982: 38.12 ft, major flooding; 244,000 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1984: 24.94 ft, moderate floodingMar 31, 1985: 23.93 ft, moderate floodingDec 26, 1987: 20.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1989: 23.82 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1990: 19.00 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1991: 23.70 ft, moderate flooding; 40,200 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1992: 22.06 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1993: 21.50 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 1993: 20.20 ft, minor floodingNov 6, 1994: 21.07 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1996: 14.70 ft, action stage; 9,900 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1997: 23.79 ft, moderate flooding; 42,800 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1998: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1999: 14.91 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2000: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2001: 20.37 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 2002: 21.33 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2003: 21.87 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2006: 26.46 ft, major flooding; 61,600 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2008: 29.15 ft, major flooding; 97,300 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2008: 21.65 ft, minor flooding; 30,560 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2008: 26.47 ft, major flooding; 61,741 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2009: 26.55 ft, major flooding; 76,168 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2009: 21.07 ft, minor flooding; 41,365 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2011: 29.29 ft, major flooding; 121,754 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2011: 24.75 ft, moderate flooding; 64,412 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2014: 25.25 ft, moderate flooding; 69,188 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2015: 22.20 ft, minor flooding; 41,303 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 24.85 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2017: 25.18 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 2017: 21.04 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2018: 20.48 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2022: 19.21 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2023: 20.16 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2023: 22.15 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2023: 20.06 ft, minor floodingNov 5, 2024: 20.87 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2025: 29.54 ft, major flooding Highest, 38.12 ft, Dec 3, 1982 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Spring River (AR) at Imboden 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 6 1980s: 6 1990s: 8 2000s: 10 10 2010s: 8 2020s: 6 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 Imboden
1Dec 3, 198238.12+20.12Major244,000
2Aug 15, 191532.10+14.10Major125,000
3Apr 6, 202529.54+11.54Major—
4Apr 26, 201129.29+11.29Major121,754
5Mar 19, 200829.15+11.15Major97,300
6Mar 28, 197728.78+10.78Major—
7Jan 24, 194928.42+10.42Major—
8Oct 30, 200926.55+8.55Major76,168
9Apr 11, 200826.47+8.47Major61,741
10Sep 24, 200626.46+8.46Major61,600
11Apr 28, 201425.25+7.25Moderate69,188
12Apr 30, 201725.18+7.18Moderate—
13Apr 23, 197325.17+7.17Moderate—
14Nov 27, 198424.94+6.94Moderate—
15Dec 28, 201524.85+6.85Moderate—
16May 2, 201124.75+6.75Moderate64,412
17Jan 31, 198224.36+6.36Moderate—
18Mar 31, 198523.93+5.93Moderate—
19Feb 15, 198923.82+5.82Moderate—
20Apr 5, 199723.79+5.79Moderate42,800
21Mar 29, 197523.76+5.76Moderate—
22Apr 14, 199123.70+5.70Moderate40,200
23Mar 14, 201522.20+4.20Minor41,303
24Mar 3, 202322.15+4.15Minor—
25Apr 20, 199222.06+4.06Minor30,900
26Sep 3, 200321.87+3.87Minor—
27Apr 12, 197921.73+3.73Minor—
28Apr 1, 200821.65+3.65Minor30,560
29Jan 5, 199321.50+3.50Minor—
30Mar 26, 200221.33+3.33Minor—
31Dec 10, 197121.18+3.18Minor—
32Nov 6, 199421.07+3.07Minor27,400
33Dec 25, 200921.07+3.07Minor41,365
34May 5, 201721.04+3.04Minor—
35Nov 5, 202420.87+2.87Minor—
36Feb 25, 201820.48+2.48Minor—
37Dec 17, 200120.37+2.37Minor—
38Sep 26, 199320.20+2.20Minor—
39Feb 9, 202320.16+2.16Minor—
40Mar 25, 202320.06+2.06Minor—
41Dec 26, 198720.00+2.00Minor—
42Apr 24, 197019.40+1.40Minor—
43May 6, 202219.21+1.21Minor—
44May 4, 199019.00+1.00Minor—
45May 27, 200018.58+0.58Minor19,800
46May 10, 199818.000.00Minor18,400
47Apr 15, 199914.91−3.09Action12,600
48Sep 27, 199614.70−3.30Action9,900

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: 38.12 ft here, major flooding

  • HardyAR · Dec 3, 1982 · 29.00 ft · Major · its highest

April 6, 2025: 29.54 ft here, major flooding

  • HardyAR · Apr 5, 2025 · 22.82 ft · Major

April 26, 2011: 29.29 ft here, major flooding

  • HardyAR · Apr 26, 2011 · 20.71 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)
HardyAR10.029.00 ft, Dec 3, 19828
Imboden this gaugeAR18.038.12 ft, Dec 3, 198210

Other gauges in Randolph County

Flood gauges in Randolph County
Pocahontas17.028.95 ft, May 3, 20179
Ravenden Springs15.029.14 ft, Apr 30, 201716

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge IMBA4, 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.