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South Fork Little Red River in Arkansas

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

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South Fork Little Red River is a 37.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork of Little Red River near Scotland, AR (site 07075270). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2010 to 2026

South Fork Little Red River typically runs highest in March, at a median 180 cfs, and lowest in October, at 1.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,480 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at South Fork of Little Red River near Scotland, AR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10353 to 219
February12145 to 245
March180105 to 334
April14478 to 262
May14069 to 341
June3012 to 86
July8.30.5 to 21
August4.01.0 to 18
September2.10.5 to 6.5
October1.00.2 to 13
November2912 to 59
December5019 to 148

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 15 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork of Little Red River near Scotland, AR (site 07075270). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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