PROJECT ALERT NOTICE (AR TN) USGS Teams respond to minor and moderate flooding in both Arkansas and Tennessee on 4-3-2025

Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:35:39 EDT

Summary: Lower Mississippi-Gulf staff are in the field Thursday, April 3, 2025, in response to recent storm event occurring in both Arkansas and Tennessee, which resulted in minor to moderate flooding. Expecting moderate to major flooding over the next several days.

Arkansas:
No down gages Currently.

Water Quality – Collecting an event driven water-quality sample in
support of our new real-time nitrate sensor.

•L’Anguille River at Palestine, AR - 07047950

Surface water measurements – Streamflow still within banks,
measurements aimed at improving sections of rating curve.

•Ouachita River near Mount Ida, AR - 07356000
•Frog Bayou at Rudy, AR - 07251500
•Bennetts River at Vidette, AR – 07058980

Tennessee:
Down Gages – Two streamgages down and being repaired:

•South FK Cumberland River at Leatherwood Ford, TN – 03410210
•Stewarts Creek at Smyrna, TN – 03429498 (fixed already)

Surface water measurements – Minor to moderate flooding at select
streams.

•Wolf River at Germantown, TN – 07031650
•Loosahatchie River Near Arlington, TN – 07030240
•Fletcher Creek at Sycamore View Road at Memphis – 07031692
•Yellow Creek at Ellis Mills, TN – 03436690
•Piney River at Vernon, TN – 03602500
•Harpeth River at Mcdaniel, TN – 03432100
•Bledsoe Creek Near Bethpage, TN - 03425622

More rain expected through weekend which will likely result in major flooding. Multiple teams on standby in AR and TN to help with measurements.