PROJECT ALERT NOTICE (AR TN) USGS teams are responding to moderate to major flooding in both Arkansas and Tennessee as of Monday, April 7, 2025.

Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:23:05 EDT

Summary: Lower Mississippi-Gulf staff are in the field on Monday, April 7, 2025, in response to a recent storm event that has caused moderate to major flooding in Arkansas and Tennessee.

Arkansas:
• Down Gages
1. Yocum Creek near Oak Grove, AR – 07053250 (will have to wait until
accessible)
2. Lake Hamilton at Carpenter Dam nr. Hot Springs, AR – 07358500
(partially down, loading data manually)
3. Lake Catherine at Jones Mill, AR – 07359000 (partially down,
loading data manually)
4. Tuckerman Ditch at Tuckerman, AR – 07074670 (being repaired today)
5. Fourche La Fave River near Houston, AR - 07263115 (being repaired
today)
6. War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, AR – 07049000 (QW Sensors)
7. Lake Maumelle at State Hwy 10 near Wye, AR – 072632966 (site
destroyed)

• Surface water measurements – Streamflow moderate to major funding,
targeting high flow measurements.
1. Arkansas River near Morrilton, AR – 07260800
2. Arkansas River at Dardanelle, AR - 07258000
3. Arkansas River at Murray Dam near Little Rock, AR – 07263450
4. Cache River at Patterson, AR – 07077500

• Rapid Deployment Gage (RDG)
1. Current River Near Reyno, AR. – 07068800 – Successfully installed
and operational. Thank you for the help Central Midwest Water
Science Center!

Tennessee:
• Down Gages
1. South Fork Forked Deer River Near Owl City, TN – 07027720
(Potentially Destroyed)
2. Cumberland River Below Cordell Hull Dam, TN – 03418420 (QW Sensors
– being repaired today)
3. Cumberland River Below Cordell Hull Dam, TN – 03418420 (QW Sensors
– being repaired today)

• Surface water measurements – Streamflow moderate to major funding,
targeting high flow measurements.
1. Fletcher Creek at Sycamore View Road at Memphis - 07031692
2. Hatchie River at Rialto, TN – 07030050
3. Wolf River at Rossville, TN – 07030500
4. Targeted measurements below USACE Dams (Cheatham and Cumberland)
5. Buffalo River Below Lobelville, TN – 03604400
6. Duck River Above Hurricane Mills, TN – 03603000

• Rapid Deployment Gage (RDG)
1. Trace Creek at U S Highway 70, at Waverly, TN - 03605400
Successfully installed and operational through the high-water event.

Many of the streams have reached peak, but larger watersheds such as
White and Black Rivers in Arkansas, are expected to peak over the next
few days.