Water Resources of Arkansas

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Water Resources of Arkansas

Welcome to the USGS Web page that provides access to water resources information for Arkansas; this is your direct link to Arkansas water-resources data--quantity and quality of ground water, quantity and quality of surface water, and water use. You'll also find information about USGS publications and investigations conducted by the USGS and its cooperators.

Major Flooding Strikes Much of Arkansas


Picture of Arkansas Scenery Heavy rains caused major flooding in mid-March and again in mid-April across much of Arkansas. Our hydrographers captured these photographs and videos while collecting stage and streamflow information for the public, emergency officials, and water resources managers.

Real-Time Data in Arkansas

Are you an angler, boater, water-resources manager, or other person who needs to know the amount of water
Streamflow Graph
(volume=streamflow, height at a specific location=stage) currently flowing down one of Arkansas' streams? The USGS provides realtime streamflow, stage, and precipitation information for more than 130 locations across Arkansas. This information is updated to our web page every one to four hours via satellite. Users can view the information on graphs showing changes in streamflow or stage during the last 7 to 31 days. Real-time water quality and ground water data also are available.

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Ozark NAWQA Study Unit

The Ozark Plateaus NAWQA is one of more the 50 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The Ozark Plateaus study unit is approximately 48,000 square miles in size and inclu des parts of northern Arkansas, southeastern Kansas, southern Missouri, and nort heastern Oklahoma.

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Publications

New SIR 2008-5018 HTML Version Acrobat Version
Water Quality and Biological Characteristics of the Middle Fork of the Saline River, Arkansas, 2003-06
Joel M. Galloway, James C. Petersen, Erica L. Shelby, and Jim A. Wise

New SIR 2007-5068 HTML Version Acrobat Version
Simulations of Ground-Water Flow, Transport, Age, and Particle Tracking near York, Nebraska, for a Study of Transport of Anthropogenic and Natural Contaminants (TANC) to Public-Supply Wells
Brian R. Clark, Matthew K. Landon, Leon J. Kauffman, and George Z. Hornberger

New SIR 2007-5152 HTML Version Acrobat Version
Geomorphic Characterization of the Middle Fork Saline River: Garland, Perry, and Saline Counties, Arkansas
Aaron L. Pugh, Thomas J. Garday, and Ronald Redman

Water News and Notices

* UCWCB, partners recognized for efforts to preserve aquifer ( 04/22/2008 )
The U.S. Department of Interior has recognized the Union County Water Conservation Board, along with their partners, for efforts to preserve the Sparta Aquifer over the past decaded.
John Worthern, El Dorado News-Times

* Fox 16 News Video Clip ( 04/14/2008 )
The USGS is testing the flow by dragging a boat with a doppler attached to it across the river.
LaTresha Woodruff, Fox 16

* Floodwater Receding High Water Still Dangerous, Officials Warn ( 04/14/2008 )
The rain is over, but high water in local streams and rivers will retreat slowly over the weekend.
Dan Craft, The Morning News

* Flood Magnitudes Press Release ( 03/28/2008 )
Significant flood peaks occurred across northern Arkansas and into the lower White River Basin beginning on March 18 and continuing to the present. Stage and streamflow measurements made by teams of USGS hydrographers indicate that floods at most sites were in the 25- to 100-year recurrence interval range.
Jaysson Funkhouser, USGS Arkansas Water Science Center

* USGS Crews Work To Measure Flood ( 03/21/2008 )
The U.S. Geological Survey has 140 locations here in Arkansas. They've been working to gauge the water levels in Arkansas streams and rivers for the past 48 hours.
Katherina- Marie Yancy, Backpack Journalist, KTHV


KARK Channel 4 News Video Clip ( 03/19/2008 )
USGS Measures Flooding along Buffalo River.

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