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South Fork Ouachita River near Wake Zone Sea Doo, Kayak, SUP Rentals

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About this river

South Fork Ouachita River is a 21.3 mile river near Wake Zone Sea Doo, Kayak, SUP Rentals in Arkansas. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ouachita River near Mount Ida, AR (site 07356000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1942 to 2026

South Fork Ouachita River typically runs highest in March, at a median 686 cfs, and lowest in September, at 44 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 79,800 cfs, in 1983.

Typical flow by month at Ouachita River near Mount Ida, AR, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January445237 to 870
February542307 to 1,080
March686380 to 1,340
April537305 to 1,055
May421201 to 1,040
June18183 to 473
July6938 to 159
August5327 to 103
September4426 to 108
October5732 to 211
November19468 to 589
December421181 to 934

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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ouachita River near Mount Ida, AR (site 07356000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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