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Rock Creek in Arkansas

Stream4.3 mi

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Around Rock Creek

Arkansas River - Murray Lock and Dam3.6 mi1 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Rock Creek is a 4.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Rock Creek at 36th Street at Little Rock, AR (site 07263580). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1997 to 2025

Rock Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 17 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,560 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Rock Creek at 36th Street at Little Rock, AR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January126.1 to 27
February179.1 to 32
March1710 to 37
April166.3 to 34
May9.94.1 to 29
June6.12.4 to 17
July3.92.0 to 12
August2.71.2 to 8.0
September2.31.2 to 6.3
October2.91.3 to 12
November7.52.8 to 23
December125.7 to 29

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rock Creek at 36th Street at Little Rock, AR (site 07263580). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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