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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

07074500 WHITE RIVER AT NEWPORT, AR

LOCATION - Lat 35°36'19", long 91°17'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.10, T.11 N., R.3 W., Jackson County, AR, Hydrologic Unit 11010013, approximately 60 ft downstream State Hwy 367 bridge, and at river mile 254.7.

DRAINAGE AREA - 19,900 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY -

WDR Arkansas 1973: Drainage area. WDR Arkansas 2001: 2000.

Data was revised during the December 30^th, 2015 high-flow event as described in the table below.

Affected Data:

Water Year 2016 Maximum Peak Flow.

Water Year 2016 Maximum Reported Gage Height.

Daily Flows from December 26^th2015 to January 10^th 2016.

Gage Height data from December 26^th2015 to January 10^th 2016.

Discharge Unit Value Data from December 26^th2015 to January 10^th 2016.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Sep 1927 to Sep 1931 (published as "near Newport") and Oct 1937 to current year. Gage height records collected at present site since 1885 are contained in reports of National Weather Service.

GAGE -

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 194.40 ft above NAVD of 1988, (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000), (GEOID18).

Prior January 18, 2024, the datum of gage was 194.36 ft NAVD88.

Prior to May 17, 2013, the datum of gage was 194.09 ft NGVD29.

Prior dates, from Sep 1927 to Sep 1931, nonrecording gage at site 2.8 mi downstream at datum 2.30 ft lower. Oct 1, 1937 to Aug 14, 1953, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Apr 16, 1927, reached a stage of 35.6 ft, from records of National Weather Service.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum Instantaneous Discharge 292,000 cfs., Gage Height 34.17 ft., May 04, 2011.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD PRIOR TO REGULATION - Annual mean prior to regulation, water years 1928 to 1931, 1938 to 1942, 26,370 ft³/s.