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Around Bayou Meto
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Bayou Meto is a 62.1 mile river near Rock Town River Outfitters Marina in Arkansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bayou Meto near Lonoke, AR (site 07264000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1955 to 2026
Bayou Meto typically runs highest in March, at a median 388 cfs, and lowest in October, at 11 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,570 cfs, in 1988.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 270 | 99 to 644 |
| February | 330 | 156 to 699 |
| March | 388 | 181 to 816 |
| April | 302 | 109 to 759 |
| May | 188 | 64 to 620 |
| June | 42 | 15 to 118 |
| July | 18 | 5.0 to 51 |
| August | 16 | 4.7 to 43 |
| September | 18 | 6.5 to 52 |
| October | 11 | 4.8 to 40 |
| November | 40 | 8.9 to 212 |
| December | 233 | 56 to 685 |
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 72 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bayou Meto near Lonoke, AR (site 07264000). 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 Bayou Meto, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Little Bayou MetoLittle Bayou MetoPublic
- Rising StarArkansas RiverPublic
- TrulockArkansas RiverPublic
- North Colorado StreetArkansas River - Lake LanghoferPublic
- Beachfront DriveArkansas River - Lake LanghoferPublic
- Lock and Dam Number 4Arkansas RiverPublic
- UnknownArkansas River - Lake LanghoferPublic
- Saint Marie ParkArkansas River - Lake LanghoferPublic
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