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White River at Clarendon

Highest listed crest 43.30 ftFlood stage 26.0 ft59 crests since 1916

The White River at Clarendon crested at major flood stage 13 times among the 59 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1916 to 2025. The highest, 43.30 ft on April 23, 1927, was major flooding, 17.30 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the White River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
43.30 ft
April 23, 1927; 395,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
26.0 ft
Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major
13
12th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
February 22, 2025
26.06 ft, minor flooding
Location
Monroe County
Arkansas
Identifiers
NWS CLDA4
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, White River at Clarendon
Action stage25.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)26.029Feb 22, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.016Mar 4, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage32.013May 12, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

59 crests from 1916 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the White River at Clarendon, 1916 to 2025 202530354045ft Flood stage 26.0 ftMajor 32.0 ft Feb 7, 1916: 38.40 ft, major floodingApr 23, 1927: 43.30 ft, major flooding; 395,000 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1937: 35.70 ft, major floodingApr 24, 1945: 39.10 ft, major flooding; 299,000 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1946: 31.40 ft, moderate flooding; 132,000 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1950: 32.60 ft, major flooding; 157,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1951: 29.95 ft, minor flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1957: 31.20 ft, moderate flooding; 120,000 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1958: 30.50 ft, moderate flooding; 115,400 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1961: 31.00 ft, moderate flooding; 129,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1964: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 84,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1966: 30.30 ft, moderate flooding; 107,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1968: 30.00 ft, moderate flooding; 119,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1969: 32.00 ft, major flooding; 150,000 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1970: 29.20 ft, minor flooding; 90,600 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1973: 34.97 ft, major flooding; 191,000 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1973: 31.41 ft, moderate flooding; 132,000 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1975: 32.85 ft, major flooding; 159,400 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1982: 32.80 ft, major flooding; 173,815 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1984: 28.00 ft, minor flooding; 79,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1985: 30.30 ft, moderate flooding; 106,957 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1985: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 62,700 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1987: 26.80 ft, minor flooding; 56,900 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1988: 30.10 ft, moderate flooding; 110,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1989: 31.96 ft, moderate flooding; 136,211 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1990: 28.80 ft, minor flooding; 82,360 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1991: 30.62 ft, moderate flooding; 113,160 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1991: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 79,000 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1993: 27.89 ft, minor flooding; 68,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1994: 28.44 ft, minor flooding; 76,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1995: 27.13 ft, minor flooding; 59,500 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1996: 23.80 ft, below flood stage; 35,000 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1997: 29.91 ft, minor flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1998: 27.79 ft, minor flooding; 69,400 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1999: 26.38 ft, minor flooding; 53,400 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2001: 29.22 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2002: 30.23 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 2003: 27.40 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 2007: 29.55 ft, minor flooding; 94,287 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2008: 33.04 ft, major flooding; 159,780 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2008: 33.78 ft, major floodingNov 10, 2009: 30.27 ft, moderate flooding; 98,253 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2009: 30.79 ft, moderate flooding; 111,317 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2011: 37.54 ft, major flooding; 287,835 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2011: 28.54 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 2015: 29.10 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2015: 28.12 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2016: 31.72 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 2017: 34.00 ft, major floodingMar 4, 2018: 30.65 ft, moderate floodingJan 18, 2022: 27.10 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2022: 27.84 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2022: 28.63 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2022: 28.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2023: 28.95 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2023: 29.49 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 2024: 28.15 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2025: 27.38 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 2025: 26.06 ft, minor flooding Highest, 43.30 ft, Apr 23, 1927 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, White River at Clarendon 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 4 1960s: 5 1970s: 4 1980s: 7 1990s: 9 9 2000s: 8 2010s: 7 2020s: 9 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

The 50 highest of 59 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, White River at Clarendon
1Apr 23, 192743.30+17.30Major395,000
2Apr 24, 194539.10+13.10Major299,000
3Feb 7, 191638.40+12.40Major—
4May 10, 201137.54+11.54Major287,835
5Jan 28, 193735.70+9.70Major—
6May 3, 197334.97+8.97Major191,000
7May 12, 201734.00+8.00Major—
8Apr 19, 200833.78+7.78Major—
9Mar 29, 200833.04+7.04Major159,780
10Apr 5, 197532.85+6.85Major159,400
11Dec 15, 198232.80+6.80Major173,815
12Jan 21, 195032.60+6.60Major157,000
13Feb 8, 196932.00+6.00Major150,000
14Feb 25, 198931.96+5.96Moderate136,211
15Jan 7, 201631.72+5.72Moderate—
16Dec 11, 197331.41+5.41Moderate132,000
17Jun 4, 194631.40+5.40Moderate132,000
18May 6, 195731.20+5.20Moderate120,000
19May 17, 196131.00+5.00Moderate129,000
20Dec 30, 200930.79+4.79Moderate111,317
21Mar 4, 201830.65+4.65Moderate—
22May 1, 199130.62+4.62Moderate113,160
23May 16, 195830.50+4.50Moderate115,400
24May 5, 196630.30+4.30Moderate107,000
25Apr 10, 198530.30+4.30Moderate106,957
26Nov 10, 200930.27+4.27Moderate98,253
27Apr 4, 200230.23+4.23Moderate—
28Jan 3, 198830.10+4.10Moderate110,600
29May 20, 196830.00+4.00Moderate119,000
30May 6, 195129.95+3.95Minor104,000
31Apr 11, 199729.91+3.91Minor104,000
32Jan 25, 200729.55+3.55Minor94,287
33Apr 1, 202329.49+3.49Minor—
34Dec 28, 200129.22+3.22Minor—
35May 7, 197029.20+3.20Minor90,600
36Mar 26, 201529.10+3.10Minor—
37Feb 26, 202328.95+2.95Minor—
38May 13, 199028.80+2.80Minor82,360
39Apr 18, 202228.63+2.63Minor—
40Mar 22, 196428.60+2.60Minor84,000
41Dec 16, 199128.60+2.60Minor79,000
42May 16, 202228.60+2.60Minor—
43Dec 11, 201128.54+2.54Minor—
44Mar 31, 199428.44+2.44Minor76,500
45Feb 11, 202428.15+2.15Minor—
46May 26, 201528.12+2.12Minor—
47May 16, 198428.00+2.00Minor79,000
48Jan 18, 199327.89+1.89Minor68,500
49Mar 10, 202227.84+1.84Minor—
50Mar 24, 199827.79+1.79Minor69,400

The worst floods along the White River

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

April 23, 1927: 43.30 ft here, major flooding

  • AugustaAR · Apr 20, 1927 · 40.50 ft · Major
  • NewportAR · Apr 17, 1927 · 35.60 ft · Major
  • GeorgetownAR · Apr 17, 1927 · 30.60 ft · Major

April 24, 1945: 39.10 ft here, major flooding

  • AugustaAR · Apr 19, 1945 · 40.83 ft · Major · its highest
  • NewportAR · Apr 17, 1945 · 35.90 ft · Major · its highest

February 7, 1916: 38.40 ft here, major flooding

  • NewportAR · Feb 1, 1916 · 34.30 ft · Major
  • BatesvilleAR · Feb 1, 1916 · 31.90 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the White River

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

Flood gauges on the White River
BatesvilleAR15.031.90 ft, Feb 1, 191620
Calico RockAR19.050.50 ft, Aug 21, 191523
Clarendon this gaugeAR26.043.30 ft, Apr 23, 192713
Des ArcAR24.039.43 ft, May 7, 201112
GeorgetownAR21.033.95 ft, May 6, 201113
NewportAR26.035.90 ft, Apr 17, 194537
AugustaAR26.040.83 ft, Apr 19, 194513

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLDA4, 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.