Mississippi River near Arkansas City
Critical Stages
36' - Action
37' - Flood
40' - Moderate
44' - Major
Latest Observation
Updated: 4:00 PM CST 12/15/25
Status: No Flooding
Stage: 1.39 ft
Flow: -999 kcfs
Forecast
| Time | Stage (ft) | Flow (kcfs) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 PM 12/15 | 1.2 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/16 | 1.1 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/16 | 1 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/16 | 0.9 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/16 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/17 | 0.6 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/17 | 0.6 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/17 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/17 | 0.6 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/18 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/18 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/18 | 0.9 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/18 | 1 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/19 | 1.2 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/19 | 1.5 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/19 | 1.7 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/19 | 2 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/20 | 2.1 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/20 | 2.1 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/20 | 2.1 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/20 | 2 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/21 | 1.9 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/21 | 1.6 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/21 | 1.4 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/21 | 1.2 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/22 | 1 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/22 | 0.8 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/22 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/22 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/23 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/23 | 0.6 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/23 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/23 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/24 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/24 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/24 | 0.4 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/24 | 0.4 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/25 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/25 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/25 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/25 | 0.6 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/26 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/26 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/26 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/26 | 0.8 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/27 | 0.8 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/27 | 0.8 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/27 | 0.8 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/27 | 0.8 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/28 | 0.8 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/28 | 0.8 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/28 | 0.8 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/28 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/29 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/29 | 0.7 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/29 | 0.6 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/29 | 0.6 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/30 | 0.6 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/30 | 0.6 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/30 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/30 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 12 AM 12/31 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 6 AM 12/31 | 0.5 | -999 |
| 12 PM 12/31 | 0.4 | -999 |
| 6 PM 12/31 | 0.4 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/1 | 0.4 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/1 | 0.4 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/1 | 0.3 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/1 | 0.3 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/2 | 0.3 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/2 | 0.3 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/2 | 0.2 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/2 | 0.2 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/3 | 0.2 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/3 | 0.2 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/3 | 0.2 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/3 | 0.2 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/4 | 0.2 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/4 | 0.2 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/4 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/4 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/5 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/5 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/5 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/5 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/6 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/6 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/6 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/6 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/7 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/7 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/7 | 0.1 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/7 | 0 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/8 | 0 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/8 | 0 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/8 | 0 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/8 | 0 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/9 | 0 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/9 | 0 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/9 | 0 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/9 | 0 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/10 | 0 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/10 | 0 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/10 | 0 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/10 | 0 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/11 | 0 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/11 | 0 | -999 |
| 12 PM 1/11 | 0 | -999 |
| 6 PM 1/11 | 0 | -999 |
| 12 AM 1/12 | 0 | -999 |
| 6 AM 1/12 | -0.1 | -999 |
| Time | Stage (ft) | Flow (kcfs) |
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 PM 12/15 | 1.33 | -999 |
| 4:00 PM 12/15 | 1.39 | -999 |
| 3:00 PM 12/15 | 1.28 | -999 |
| 2:00 PM 12/15 | 1.4 | -999 |
| 1:00 PM 12/15 | 1.46 | -999 |
| 12:00 PM 12/15 | 1.38 | -999 |
| 11:00 AM 12/15 | 1.49 | -999 |
| 10:00 AM 12/15 | 1.47 | -999 |
| 9:00 AM 12/15 | 1.49 | -999 |
| 8:00 AM 12/15 | 1.47 | -999 |
| 7:00 AM 12/15 | 1.49 | -999 |
| 6:00 AM 12/15 | 1.57 | -999 |
| 5:00 AM 12/15 | 1.52 | -999 |
| 4:00 AM 12/15 | 1.5 | -999 |
| 3:00 AM 12/15 | 1.45 | -999 |
| 2:00 AM 12/15 | 1.5 | -999 |
| 1:00 AM 12/15 | 1.48 | -999 |
| 12:00 AM 12/15 | 1.5 | -999 |
| 11:00 PM 12/14 | 1.5 | -999 |
| 10:00 PM 12/14 | 1.45 | -999 |
| 9:00 PM 12/14 | 1.52 | -999 |
| 8:00 PM 12/14 | 1.51 | -999 |
| 7:00 PM 12/14 | 1.45 | -999 |
| 6:00 PM 12/14 | 1.51 | -999 |
| 5:00 PM 12/14 | 1.46 | -999 |
| 4:00 PM 12/14 | 1.54 | -999 |
| 3:00 PM 12/14 | 1.42 | -999 |
| 2:00 PM 12/14 | 1.47 | -999 |
| 1:00 PM 12/14 | 1.36 | -999 |
| 12:00 PM 12/14 | 1.34 | -999 |
53' -
Water is just below the office area at the Oakley Grain at yellow Bend.
49.5' -
Water enters the highest grain bin at Oakley Grain at Yellow Bend.
44' -
Water is on the levees in the vicinity of Arkansas City. Trailers should be evacuated from the hunting club on Huntington Point Mississippi due to high water. All of the land inside levee protection is inundated.
42' -
Water approaches the first structure at the Donaldson Point Hunting Club in Bolivar County.
41' -
River cuts off access to the Oakley Grain at Yellow Bend.
40' -
The low silt plain in front of Arkansas City and Huntington Point, Mississippi is underwater. Several river access roads are also impassable.
37' -
The low silt plain in front of Arkansas City inside the levee system begins to flood along with widespread bottomland flooding at Huntington Point, Mississippi.
35' -
The Road to Donaldson Point is cut off.
| Date | Stage (ft) |
|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1927 | 59.2 |
| May 29, 1929 | 58.8 |
| Feb 14, 1937 | 53.9 |
| Jun 4, 1933 | 53.6 |
| Feb 25, 1932 | 53.5 |
| May 16, 2011 | 53.14 |
| Apr 6, 1935 | 51.7 |
| Jan 28, 1930 | 47.8 |
| May 11, 1973 | 47.6 |
| Jun 8, 1935 | 47.1 |
| Apr 6, 1945 | 46.3 |
| Apr 16, 2008 | 45.39 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | 44.77 |
| Jan 12, 2016 | 44.32 |
| Jun 4, 1943 | 44.2 |
| Mar 21, 1997 | 43.7 |
| Feb 10, 1929 | 43.7 |
| May 25, 1983 | 43.6 |
| Apr 10, 2020 | 43.54 |
| Jun 10, 2019 | 43.18 |
Data provided by the National Weather Service.
