Largest rivers in Arkansas by average flow
Active USGS stream gauges in Arkansas, ranked by average flow. The Arkansas River at Murray Dam near Little Rock, AR gauge leads with 51,600 cfs.
| Rank | Name | Average flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas River at Murray Dam near Little Rock, AR | 51,600 cfs |
| 2 | AR River at James W. Trimble L&D nr Van Buren, AR | 39,522 cfs |
| 3 | Arkansas River at Ft. Smith, Ar. | 36,457 cfs |
| 4 | White River at Georgetown, AR | 30,561 cfs |
| 5 | White River at DeValls Bluff, AR | 27,451 cfs |
| 6 | White River near Augusta, AR | 24,178 cfs |
| 7 | White River at Newport, AR | 22,009 cfs |
| 8 | Red River at Spring Bank, AR | 21,444 cfs |
| 9 | Red River at Fulton, AR | 14,751 cfs |
| 10 | Red River at Index, AR | 11,078 cfs |
| 11 | Black River at Elgin Ferry, AR | 9,871 cfs |
| 12 | White River at Calico Rock, AR | 9,708 cfs |
| 13 | White River near Norfork, AR | 8,774 cfs |
| 14 | Black River at Black Rock, AR | 8,248 cfs |
| 15 | Ouachita River at Felsenthal L&D (lower) | 7,452 cfs |
| 16 | Ouachita River at Camden, AR | 6,293 cfs |
| 17 | Black River at Pocahontas, AR | 5,462 cfs |
| 18 | Little River near Horatio, AR | 3,110 cfs |
| 19 | Saline River near Rye, AR | 2,125 cfs |
| 20 | Ouachita River at Remmel Dam above Jones Mill, AR | 2,099 cfs |
| 21 | Little Red River near Dewey, AR | 1,841 cfs |
| 22 | Black River near Corning, AR | 1,682 cfs |
| 23 | Cache River near Cotton Plant, AR | 1,388 cfs |
| 24 | Cache River at Patterson, AR | 1,247 cfs |
| 25 | Fourche LaFave River near Aplin, AR | 1,226 cfs |
| 26 | Saline River near Sheridan, AR | 1,083 cfs |
| 27 | Spring River at Imboden, AR | 1,081 cfs |
| 28 | Eleven Point River near Ravenden Springs, AR | 1,026 cfs |
| 29 | LAnguille River at Palestine, AR | 981 cfs |
| 30 | Buffalo River near Harriet, AR | 886 cfs |
How the Average flow figures spread in Arkansas
- The ranking covers the 101 gauges in Arkansas that have a recorded average flow in this dataset.
- The highest is Arkansas River at Murray Dam near Little Rock, AR at 51,600 cfs; the lowest is Whittington Cr at Tunnel Ent at Hot Springs, AR at 3.4 cfs.
- The median average flow is 232 cfs.
- The gap between #1 Arkansas River at Murray Dam near Little Rock, AR and #2 AR River at James W. Trimble L&D nr Van Buren, AR is 12,078 cfs.
- The page table lists the top 30.
Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (public domain, U.S. federal data).· Updated 2026-11-02 · Text generated from the data and checked against it.
Live values are provisional USGS data. Measurements only, not a safety assessment — for flood warnings see the National Weather Service.