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Around Petit Jean River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Petit Jean River is a 62.1 mile river near Whenever Watersports in Arkansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Petit Jean River near Booneville, AR (site 07258500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Petit Jean River typically runs highest in March, at a median 191 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,600 cfs, in 1939.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 96 | 30 to 239 |
| February | 159 | 70 to 349 |
| March | 191 | 78 to 458 |
| April | 141 | 63 to 344 |
| May | 86 | 32 to 305 |
| June | 19 | 4.8 to 109 |
| July | 3.3 | 0.7 to 17 |
| August | 1.8 | 0.2 to 7.9 |
| September | 1.1 | 0.1 to 9.3 |
| October | 1.3 | 0.1 to 15 |
| November | 14 | 1.3 to 89 |
| December | 61 | 14 to 175 |
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 73 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Petit Jean River near Booneville, AR (site 07258500). 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 Petit Jean River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Highway 28 BridgePetit Jean RiverPublic
- Hise Hill Recreation AreaPetit Jean RiverPublic
- UnknownPetit Jean RiverPublic
- Lick Creek Recreation AreaLick Creek - Blue Mountain LakePublic
- Sugar CreekPetit Jean RiverPublic
- Waveland Park Recreation Area - 3Petit Jean River - Blue Mountain LakePublic
- Ashley Creek Recreation AreaAshley Creek - Blue Mountain LakePublic
- Waveland Park Recreation Area - 2Petit Jean River - Blue Mountain LakePublic
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