Black River Flows, Stream Forecast, Black Rock AR Gauge BKRA4

Flood Impacts
32.0	THE CREST OF RECORD IS 31.9 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON AUGUST 21...1915. HEAVY RAINFALL WAS DUE TO A CATAGORY 4 HURRICANE WHICH MADE LANDFALL NEAR GALVESTON TEXAS...AND MOVED ACROSS ARKANSAS.
31.5	THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SITUATION...RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF BLACK ROCK...PORTIA...AND POWHATAN MAY BE FLOODED. FLOOD CREST OF DECEMBER 1982 WAS 31.51 FEET...THE SECOND HIGHEST CREST OF RECORD. MAJOR FLOOD DAMAGES TO ROADS...BRIDGES...AND HOMES ALONG THE RIVER IN LAWRENCE...JACKSON...AND INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES. RIVER IS VERY DANGEROUS AT THIS LEVEL. STATE HIGHWAYS 25...37...AND 69 WILL BE FLOODED. STAY AWAY FROM THE EDGES OF HIGH BANKS ALONG THE RIVER...BANK CAVING IS POSSIBLE.
28.0	MAJOR FLOODING OCCURRING AT OR ABOVE 28 FEET. RESIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF BLACK ROCK AND POWHATAN POSSIBLY FLOODED. PORTIONS OF POWHATAN COURTHOUSE AND JACKSONPORT STATE PARKS FLOODED. STATE HIGHWAYS 25...37...AND 69 WILL FLOOD. AS MANY AS 40 THOUSAND ACRES FLOODED IN LAWRENCE...JACKSON...AND INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES.
25.0	STATE HIGHWAY 37 WILL FLOOD IF THE STAGE AT ELGIN EXCEEDS 22 FEET. STATE HIGHWAY 25 SOUTH OF BLACK ROCK AND STATE HIGHWAY 69 NEAR JACKSONPORT MAY BE PARTIALLY FLOODED. WATER WILL BE IN PORTIONS OF POWHATAN STATE PARK. EXTENSIVE CROPLAND FLOODING...FLOODING CLASSIFIED AS MODERATE.
24.0	THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF CROPLAND AND PASTURES FLOODED. STATE HIGHWAY 37 IN INDEPENDENCE COUNTY EAST OF CORD MAY BE FLOODED. WATER RISES INTO LOW LYING STREETS IN POWHATAN. BALL PARK AND BOAT RAMP AREA IN BLACK ROCK FLOODS.
20.0	AGRICULTURAL LAND IS FLOODING ALONG BOTH BANKS OF THE RIVER IN LAWRENCE...INDEPENDENCE...AND JACKSON COUNTIES. MINOR FLOODING IN POWHATAN COMMUNITY AND COURTHOUSE STATE PARK.
17.0	LOW LYING CULTIVATED LAND AND PASTURES IN LAWRENCE...JACKSON...AND INDEPENDENCE COUNTIES FLOODS.
14.0	MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. FARM GROUND ALONG EAST BANK BEGINS TO FLOOD.

Historical Crests	Low Water Records
1) 31.90 ft on 08/21/1915 2) 31.51 ft on 12/04/1982 3) 30.30 ft on 04/15/1927 4) 29.24 ft on 04/24/1973 5) 28.50 ft on 01/25/1949 6) 28.10 ft on 03/29/1977 7) 28.00 ft on 05/08/1961 8) 27.90 ft on 03/29/1975 9) 27.80 ft on 03/10/1964 10) 27.72 ft on 01/31/1969	1) 0.20 ft on 12/09/1954 2) 0.30 ft on 09/29/1932 2) 0.30 ft on 11/10/1956 4) 0.60 ft on 10/15/1971 5) 0.70 ft on 11/05/2000