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Around Little River
- Millwood LakeRecreation area8.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic SiteRecreation area15.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site Visitor CenterVisitor center15.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Little River is a 44.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Red River at Fulton, AR (site 07341500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Little River typically runs highest in May, at a median 23,000 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3,720 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 321,000 cfs, in 1938.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 10,000 | 4,650 to 21,000 |
| February | 12,800 | 7,030 to 27,800 |
| March | 15,700 | 7,750 to 30,600 |
| April | 15,900 | 7,305 to 34,900 |
| May | 23,000 | 9,090 to 53,800 |
| June | 13,950 | 6,230 to 42,000 |
| July | 5,550 | 3,550 to 10,100 |
| August | 3,900 | 2,820 to 5,810 |
| September | 3,720 | 2,620 to 6,660 |
| October | 3,800 | 2,180 to 8,480 |
| November | 4,600 | 2,605 to 9,950 |
| December | 7,240 | 3,610 to 16,500 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Red River at Fulton, AR (site 07341500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Millwood State ParkLittle River - Millwood LakePublic
- Millwood State ParkLittle River - Millwood LakePublic
- Millwood Dam Tailwaters (West)Little RiverPublic
- Millwood Dam Tailwaters (East)Little RiverPublic
- Beards BluffLittle River - Millwood LakePublic
- YarboroughLick Creek - Millwood LakePublic
- PeytonLick Creek - Millwood LakePublic
- Lakeshore RoadLittle River - Millwood LakePublic
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