Little Red River at Heber Springs
Arkansas · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 07076000 — Little Red River near Heber Springs
Reading taken Oct 1, 4:45 AM UTC
Reading live
This gauge is reporting, but USGS has not published enough daily statistics for this site to compare today's reading against a seasonal normal.
Data-derived guidance from USGS and NWS published values — not official advice, and not a safety assessment.
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12 months of flow at Heber Springs
Daily values from USGS gauge 07076000. Provisional data, subject to revision.
About Little Red River at Heber Springs
This gauge sits on Little Red River at Heber Springs, Arkansas, immediately below Greers Ferry Lake. Flow here is controlled by releases from the dam, so it can change by hundreds of CFS within an hour with no rain anywhere in the basin — check it before you go, not the day before.
Greers Ferry tailwater; ex-world-record brown trout.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow at this gauge is set by releases from Greers Ferry Lake. A full pool usually means more water is on its way down.
Little Red River at Heber Springs — common questions
What is the current flow on Little Red River at Heber Springs?
As of the last reading on this page, Little Red River at Heber Springs was running 69 CFS. The number updates automatically from USGS gauge 07076000, which reports every 15 to 60 minutes.
Is that high or low for this time of year?
USGS has not published enough daily statistics for this site to compute a seasonal median, so this page shows the live reading and its recent trend rather than a percent-of-normal figure.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from this gauge every 15 to 60 minutes. This page bakes in the most recent reading when it is rebuilt, then refreshes live from USGS when you open it. Readings are provisional and subject to revision by USGS.
Is Little Red River at Heber Springs wadeable right now?
That depends on the reach and on your own judgement — riverlvl will not tell you the water is safe to stand in. What it will tell you is whether today's flow is unusually high or low for the date, which is the single most useful input to that decision. On a dam tailwater like this one, the bigger risk is a sudden generation release, which can raise the river several feet with little warning.
How do releases from Greers Ferry Lake affect this stretch?
Directly and quickly. When the dam generates or spills, flow at this gauge climbs — often within an hour, often by an order of magnitude. The reservoir level itself is tracked on lakelvl.com, and the link on this page goes straight to it, so you can see whether the pool is high enough that releases are likely.
Where does this data come from?
Flow and gage height are public-domain USGS data from gauge 07076000. riverlvl adds the seasonal comparison and plain-English summary; it is not an official source and does not issue warnings.