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Smackover Creek in Arkansas

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Around Smackover Creek

Ouachita-Black River - Calion Pool9.5 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Smackover Creek is a 57.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Smackover Creek near Smackover, AR (site 07362100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1962 to 2026

Smackover Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 392 cfs, and lowest in September, at 10 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 35,300 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Smackover Creek near Smackover, AR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January263101 to 758
February345153 to 1,010
March392190 to 1,060
April250132 to 832
May12058 to 474
June5523 to 160
July247.8 to 57
August123.3 to 34
September103.6 to 31
October163.9 to 49
November4117 to 129
December13752 to 580

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 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Smackover Creek near Smackover, AR (site 07362100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Smackover Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Road 71Ouachita RiverPublic
  • Road 504Ouachita RiverPublic

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