About this river
Little Red River is a 39.1 mile river near Cadron Creek Outfitters in Arkansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork of Little Red River at Clinton, AR (site 07075300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1962 to 2026
Little Red River typically runs highest in March, at a median 277 cfs, and lowest in August, at 5.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 41,600 cfs, in 1983.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 154 | 80 to 301 | |
| February | 189 | 106 to 372 | |
| March | 277 | 162 to 513 | |
| April | 251 | 135 to 462 | |
| May | 170 | 77 to 363 | |
| June | 51 | 17 to 115 | |
| July | 11 | 3.7 to 30 | |
| August | 5.7 | 1.1 to 19 | |
| September | 6.3 | 0.7 to 23 | |
| October | 8.0 | 1.2 to 34 | |
| November | 33 | 14 to 173 | |
| December | 140 | 55 to 346 |
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 59 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork of Little Red River at Clinton, AR (site 07075300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little Red River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Heber Springs MarinaLIttle Red River - Greers Ferry LakeRestricted
- Greers Ferry LakeLIttle Red River - Greers Ferry LakePublic
- Eden Isle MarinaLIttle Red River - Greers Ferry LakeRestricted
- Greers Ferry LakeLIttle Red River - Greers Ferry LakePublic
- Greers Ferry LakeLIttle Red River - Greers Ferry LakePublic
- Greers Ferry LakeLittle Red River - Greers Ferry LakePublic
- Greers Ferry LakeLittle Red River - Greers Ferry LakePublic
- Greers Ferry LakeLIttle Red River - Greers Ferry LakePublic
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