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Ouachita Riverat Remmel Dam Below Jones Mill, AR (Gauge RDTA4)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge RDTA4
Normal Stage: 7.44 ft
Flow: 5.31 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
15': Action
17': Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
Gauge RDTA4 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 02/16/2012 05:15 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 05:00 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 04:45 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 04:30 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 04:15 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 04:00 am 7.43 5.290
  02/16/2012 03:45 am 7.45 5.330
  02/16/2012 03:30 am 7.45 5.330
  02/16/2012 03:15 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 03:00 am 7.43 5.290
  02/16/2012 02:45 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 02:30 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 02:15 am 7.43 5.290
  02/16/2012 02:00 am 7.43 5.290
  02/16/2012 01:45 am 7.43 5.290
  02/16/2012 01:30 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 01:15 am 7.45 5.330
  02/16/2012 01:00 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 12:45 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 12:30 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 12:15 am 7.44 5.310
  02/16/2012 12:00 am 7.44 5.310
  02/15/2012 11:45 pm 7.44 5.310
  02/15/2012 11:30 pm 7.43 5.290
  02/15/2012 11:15 pm 7.45 5.330
  02/15/2012 11:00 pm 7.43 5.290
  02/15/2012 10:45 pm 7.43 5.290
  02/15/2012 10:30 pm 7.44 5.310
  02/15/2012 10:15 pm 7.44 5.310
  02/15/2012 10:00 pm 7.43 5.290
  02/15/2012 09:45 pm 7.43 5.290
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
30.0AT A TAILWATER STAGE OF 30 FEET AT REMMEL DAM...THE FLOW RATE IS APPROXIMATELY 100000 CFS. SERIOUS FLOODING IN HOT SPRING AND CLARK COUNTIES. ROAD CLOSURES AND FLOODED PASTURES. SOME HOMES IN THE DONALDSON AND FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITIES MAY BE FLOODED. WITH HEAVY RAINFALL DOWNSTREAM OF REMMEL DAM...MAJOR FLOODING AT ARKADELPHIA IS POSSIBLE.
26.6FLOW RATE IS NOW NEAR 80000 CFS. SITUATION BECOMING VERY SERIOUIS WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND HOMES FLOODING IN VICINITY OF DONALDSON IN HOT SPRING COUNTY. NWS ISSUES ANOTHER FLOOD WARNING FOR HOT SPRING COUNTY WHENEVER FLOW RATE EXCEEDS THIS LEVEL AND AGAIN AT 90000...100000...AND EVERY OTHER INCREASE OF 10000 CFS. DISCHARGE FROM REMMEL DAM EXCEEDED 82000 CFS IN APRIL AND SEPTEMBER 2008. OUACHITA RIVER AT ARKADELPHIA MAY EXCEED 25 FEET IF RELEASES OF 80000 CFS PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
24.7THIS STAGE IN THE REMMEL DAM TAILWATER WILL PRODUCE A STAGE AT THE ROCKPORT BRIDGE OF APPROXIMATELY 23 FEET. FLOW RATE IS NEAR 70000 CFS. WHENEVER FLOWS FROM REMMEL DAM REACH THIS LEVEL...ANOTHER FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR HOT SPRING COUNTY. SOME HOMES NEAR DONALDSON MAY BE AFFECTED. ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. MODERATE RIVER FLOODING AT ARKADELPHIA POSSIBLE.
22.0THIS LEVEL AT THE REMMEL DAM TAILWATER WILL PRODUCE A STAGE AT THE ROCKPORT BRIDGE OF APPROXIMATELY 22 FEET. FLOW RATE IS OVER 62000 CFS. SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPACTED WHEN LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO...EXPECT MINOR RIVER FLOODING AT ARKADELPHIA WITH A RELEASE OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
20.6IF THERE IS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IN HOT SPRING COUNTY DURING RIVER LEVELS THIS HIGH...SOME LOWER LYING ROADS MAY BE EFFECTED. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO A 21 FOOT STAGE AT ROCKPORT BRIDGE. FLOW RATE IS APPROXIMATELY 50000 CFS. NWS ISSUES A SECOND FLOOD WARNING FOR HOT SPRING COUNTY WHENEVER FLOW RATE EXCEEDS THIS LEVEL. EXPECT MINOR RIVER FLOODING AT ARKADELPHIA IF THE RELEASES PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
17.0WATER LEVEL WILL BE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO A STAGE OF 19 FEET AT ROCKPORT BRIDGE. FLOW RATE IS APPROXIMATELY 38000 CFS. PASTURES ALONG THE RIVER IN HOT SPRING COUNTY ARE FLOODING. LIVESTOCK SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND.
15.5FLOOD WARNING ISSUED AT 30000 CFS...APPROXIMATELY A 15.5 FOOT STAGE. FLOOD WARNING WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NWS FOR HOT SPRING COUNTY. SOME LOW LYING FIELDS DOWNSTREAM OF ROCKPORT BRIDGE WILL BE FLOODING. WHEN COMBINED WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...THE IMPACTS ARE MORE EXTENSIVE.
11.4FLOW RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 15000 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND. HIGH WATER NOTIFICATION BEGINS. MINOR IMPACTS AT THIS LEVEL SUCH AS LOW LYING PASTURES FLOODING. NO NOTIFICATION FROM NWS NECESSARY...ENTERGY PROVIDES NOTIFICATION TO HOT SPRING COUNTY. NO FLOOD WARNING ISSUED AT THIS LEVEL.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 27.16 ft on 04/04/2008
2) 27.08 ft on 09/03/2008
3) 24.31 ft on 12/24/2009
4) 23.84 ft on 10/09/2009
5) 22.06 ft on 05/06/2009
Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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