USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

07340000 LITTLE RIVER NEAR HORATIO, AR

LOCATION - Lat 33°55'10", long 94°23'12" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.10, T.10 S., R.32 W., Sevier County, AR, Hydrologic Unit 11140109, on left bank downstream of bridge on State Hwy 41, 0.9 mi downstream from Rolling Fork, 2 mi southwest of Horatio, 28.5 mi upstream from Cossatot River, and at river mile 72.0.

DRAINAGE AREA - 2,660 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 858: 1932, 1935 to 1936. WSP 1211: 1931, drainage area. WSP 1561: 1932. WDR Arkansas 1978: drainage area.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Operated as a continuous-record station Apr 1931 to current year. Monthly discharges for some periods are published in WSP 1311.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 300 ft above NAVD88. Prior to Feb 1935, nonrecording gage; Feb 1934 to Sep 1961, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft upstream at present datum.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - In Aug 1915, the river reached a stage of 38.0 ft, discharge, 124,000 ft³/s. May 20, 1930, the river reached a stage of 36.0 ft, discharge 97,700 ft³/s.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO REGULATION - Annual total prior to regulation, water years 1931 to 1968, 3,742 ft³/s. Lowest daily mean for period of record, 1.0 ft³/s Aug 18 to Sep 1, 1954. Maximum discharge for period of record, 120,000 ft³/s Mar 30, 1945, from rating curve extended above 93,000 ft³/s. Maximum gage height for period of record, 37.70 ft Mar 30, 1945.