About this river
Buffalo River is a 26.9 mile river near Lost Valley Canoe & Lodging in Arkansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buffalo River at Ponca, AR (site 07055660). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2025
Buffalo River 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.
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