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Ripley Gazette

The Current of Ripley County
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River Report

Live conditions for the Current, Jacks Fork, Eleven Point & Black — eight gauges, with float-section verdicts. Updated just now. All readings provisional, sourced from USGS.

Current River · home water

Doniphan

Doniphan · lower Current · home water
0.23 ft
Gauge height
▼ 0.26 ft / 24h
2,010 cfs
Flow
7-day stage
Very low Too low — expect to drag

Float Report

Current River
Akers Ferry → Pulltite
Akers · 0.93 ft
Too low — expect to drag
Pulltite → Round Spring
Akers · 0.93 ft
Too low — expect to drag
Round Spring → Two Rivers
Van Buren · 3.30 ft
Low & clear — fine for floaters
Two Rivers → Powder Mill
Van Buren · 3.30 ft
Low & clear — fine for floaters
Powder Mill → Van Buren
Van Buren · 3.30 ft
Low & clear — fine for floaters
Van Buren → Big Spring
Van Buren · 3.30 ft
Low & clear — fine for floaters
Big Spring → Doniphan
Doniphan · 0.23 ft
Too low — expect to drag
Doniphan → AR State Line
Doniphan · 0.23 ft
Too low — expect to drag
Jacks Fork
Prongs → Bay Creek
Mountain View · 1.15 ft
Too low — expect to drag
Bay Creek → Alley Spring
Mountain View · 1.15 ft
Too low — expect to drag
Alley Spring → Eminence
Alley Spring · 1.99 ft
Low & clear — fine for floaters
Eminence → Two Rivers (Jacks Fork mouth)
Eminence · 3.45 ft
Low & clear — fine for floaters
Eleven Point River
Greer Access → Riverton
Bardley · 2.94 ft
Low & clear — fine for floaters
Riverton → AR State Line
Bardley · 2.94 ft
Low & clear — fine for floaters
Black River
Clearwater Dam → Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff · 0.78 ft
Too low — expect to drag

Current River

Akers
Very low
Akers Ferry · upper Current
0.93 ft
238 cfs
▼ 0.04 ft / 24h
Flood action 3.0 ft · minor 4.0 ft · major 9.0 ft
USGS gauge ↗
Van Buren
Normal
Van Buren · middle Current
3.30 ft
1,320 cfs
▼ 0.18 ft / 24h
Flood action 12.0 ft · minor 16.0 ft · major 25.0 ft
USGS gauge ↗
Doniphan
Very low
Doniphan · lower Current · home water
0.23 ft
2,010 cfs
▼ 0.26 ft / 24h
Flood action 10.0 ft · minor 13.0 ft · major 22.0 ft
USGS gauge ↗

Jacks Fork

Mountain View
Very low
upper Jacks Fork · rain-dependent
1.15 ft
136 cfs
86.0°F
▼ 0.20 ft / 24h
Flood action 8.0 ft · minor 10.0 ft · major 16.0 ft
USGS gauge ↗
Alley Spring
Normal
middle Jacks Fork · classic float
1.99 ft
194 cfs
▼ 0.27 ft / 24h
Flood action 7.0 ft · minor 9.0 ft · major 15.0 ft
USGS gauge ↗
Eminence
Normal
lower Jacks Fork
3.45 ft
913 cfs
▲ 0.94 ft / 24h
Flood action 9.0 ft · minor 12.0 ft · major 20.0 ft
USGS gauge ↗

Eleven Point River

Bardley
Normal
Wild & Scenic · Greer Spring run
2.94 ft
669 cfs
▼ 0.07 ft / 24h
Flood action 7.0 ft · minor 10.0 ft · major 30.0 ft
USGS gauge ↗

Black River

Poplar Bluff
Very low
lower Black · canoe & smallmouth water
0.78 ft
689 cfs
— steady
Flood action 11.0 ft · minor 16.0 ft · major 21.0 ft
USGS gauge ↗

Source: USGS Water Services. Readings are provisional and subject to revision. Flood thresholds from NWS AHPS. Float-section verdicts are guidance, not safety guarantees — check with local outfitters and rangers before launching, especially after rain.

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