Lost Valley Canoe & Lodging
Lost Valley Canoe & Lodging is a kayak & canoe livery in Ponca. They have been an outfitter on the Buffalo National River for over 35 years.
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Typical flow by month
2009 to 2025
The water at Lost Valley Canoe & Lodging typically runs highest in April, at a median 260 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,300 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 102 | 53 to 268 | |
| February | 148 | 52 to 335 | |
| March | 248 | 126 to 440 | |
| April | 260 | 99 to 411 | |
| May | 206 | 84 to 519 | |
| June | 40 | 18 to 108 | |
| July | 11 | 5.7 to 38 | |
| August | 10 | 3.9 to 35 | |
| September | 5.5 | 1.8 to 14 | |
| October | 7.5 | 2.4 to 40 | |
| November | 31 | 8.5 to 130 | |
| December | 76 | 19 to 146 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buffalo River at Ponca, AR (site 07055660). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Current conditions
Streamflow
1.9 cfs
Normal (25th)
Water level
1.59 ft
High today
83°F
Wind
7 kt
Gusts 12 kt
Rain chance
16%
Week ahead
Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).
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