About this river
Buffalo River is a 14.3 mile river near Cotter Trout Dock in Arkansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buffalo River near Harriet, AR (site 07056700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2003 to 2026
Buffalo River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,855 cfs, and lowest in October, at 101 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 132,000 cfs, in 2008.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 797 | 217 to 2,040 | |
| February | 1,120 | 449 to 2,190 | |
| March | 1,610 | 742 to 2,860 | |
| April | 1,855 | 978 to 3,330 | |
| May | 1,590 | 799 to 3,490 | |
| June | 613 | 289 to 1,145 | |
| July | 225 | 115 to 511 | |
| August | 151 | 92 to 242 | |
| September | 113 | 71 to 201 | |
| October | 101 | 72 to 221 | |
| November | 226 | 94 to 1,095 | |
| December | 483 | 171 to 1,240 |
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 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buffalo River near Harriet, AR (site 07056700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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