Fourche LaFave River near Houston

The past week

What floods at each level

• 44.4 ft

  This is equal to the stage of record for forecast location which occurred in April 1927, prior to completion of Nimrod Dam.

• 38 ft

  Stage of record for the gage is 37.6 feet experienced in May 1990, December 1982, and April 1945. A crest of 44.4 feet was reported to have occurred in April 1927, prior to the completion of Nimrod Dam in 1942 and establishment of gage records at site.

• 37 ft

  Portions of Highway 216 become inundated cutting off road and home access between Chavez Lane and the bridge west of the river.

• 35 ft

  Areas similar to those inundated in January 2016 when the river crested at 35.8 feet.

• 32 ft

  Roads around Harris Brake Lake are flooded. Flooding extends from Arkansas River upstream of Harris Brake.

• 30 ft

  State Highway 216 affected. Extensive acreage near Harris Brake Lake and the Wildlife Management Area are flooded.

• 25 ft

  Agricultural lands along the Arkansas River and up into the Fourche LaFave begin to flood. Equipment and livestock should be moved to higher ground.

Highest crests on record

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