USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

07077000 WHITE RIVER AT DEVALLS BLUFF, AR

LOCATION - Lat 34°47'40", long 91°26'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 sec.17, T.2 N., R.4 W., Prairie County, AR, Hydrologic Unit 08020301, near center span on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Hwy 70, 1.0 mi northeast of DeValls Bluff, 7.5 mi downstream from Wattensaw Bayou, 24.1 mi upstream from Cache River, and at river mile 121.7.

DRAINAGE AREA - 23,400 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Peak flows are available Oct 1927 to Sep 1945, February 3, 1949, and Oct 1950-current year. A large part of the flow upstream of the station overflowed into the Cache River basin and was not included in the peak flow records for the period Oct 1927-Sep 1945. Daily discharges are on file for Oct 1949 to Sep 1970 and Oct 1988 to current year. Monthly discharges for some periods were published in WSP 1311. Daily stages for the period Oct 1970 to date are published in reports of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder.  Datum of gage is 152.99 ft above NAVD of 1988, (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000) GEOID18). 

Prior to August 06, 2024, the datum of gage was 152.93 ft NGVD of 1929. 

Prior to Dec 22, 1933, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

COOPERATION - Gage height record was provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Apr 23, 1927, reached a stage of 34.6 ft, discharge unknown. Flood of Feb 3, 1949, reached a stage of 31.35 ft, discharge 220,000 ft³/s from current meter measurement by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1946 to 1960, 1968 to 1970, 1974 to 1995, and 2001 to current year.