Buffalo River Water Levels Pruitt
For current river levels and discharge rates visit the usgs buffalo river gauge site or call the tyler bend visitor center at 870 436 2502.
Buffalo river water levels pruitt. The buffalo national river is a wild river. Daily discharge cubic feet per second statistics for sep 7 based on 12 water years of record more. The takeout at hasty is a sandy beach on river right. The section of river from pruitt landing to hasty is approximately 7 miles and winds through some tall cliffs as well as more open flat water.
Full news important. Introducing the next generation of usgs water data for the nation. Provisional data subject to revision. We had two spots where we needed to portgage our canoes and one couple in our group got caught in a tree that had fallen across the river while attempting to go around it and flipped but if you stay alert its a fairly easy paddle.
Us national park service nps buffalo river. Approximately halfway between pruitt and hasty the little buffalo river dumps into the big buffalo on river right. Developers are looking into the problem. 4 4 to 4 7 ample water for floating.
The first issue with any floating trip are the river levels. Next generation station page. If you are planning to float on a weekend in april may or june we encourage you to reserve your boats now as last minute rentals are usually hard to come by. Usgs 07055680 buffalo river at pruitt ar.
Min 2011 25th percen tile median 75th percen tile mean most recent instantaneous. Less than 3 59 ft. Remember that river travel is not strictly a miles per hour undertaking since different reaches have different flows and impediments. Thank you for your patience.
6 7 to 8 0 flood stage river closed. Water levels on this section tend to rise and fall rapidly. High water float on the buffalo river pruitt to hasty by scott hallmark on october 25 2018 no comments 668 views all of this rain recently has me thinking back to the summer of 2015 when a group of friends and i got to experience a rare high water float on the buffalo river. 4 8 to 6 6 experienced floaters only.
Nps floating recommendations for buffalo river near st. Please visit our floating page for more details on planning a river trip. Very low low moderate high flood stage stage only camping picnic and launch sites trails concessioners. Advance canoe kayak raft reservations.
The pruitt gage is best for float trips in the middle buffalo from pruitt to the hwy 65 bridge. Usgs 07055680 buffalo river at pruitt ar. An advance reservation for a canoe kayak or raft is always a good idea as springtime float trips are very popular here on the upper buffalo national river especially on weekends.