Instruction notes and outlines for Swiftwater Rescue and Canoeing,

Avoid Trouble on the River

Planning a River Trip

Why bad things happen on the river

Principles of Rescue

Links to maps and other gages

Buffalo River Map with Gages
Be careful with this, The NPS uses 1900 cfs as flood at Ponca, but upsteam at Boxley is not labeled as flood until it reaches 6500 CFS. While quite possible that this is technically correct, it could be a very dangerous mis-interpertation of actual conditions not far from the gage.

Turner Bend Visual reading of the Mulberry, and more powerful whitewater.

All USGS in Arkansas

Ozark Whitewater Pages is the best for whitewater creeks all across Arkansas.

Old Maps of many float steams in Arkansas, 22 pages, newer and better guide is "A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to the Ozarks" by Tom Kennon, 2004.

Flow Rates

USGS Stream Flow Data

These are rivers and gage interpretation are for gentle water canoeing, fishing, and canoe camping.

Be especially wary when these rivers are rising, when the current has floating debris, or when there is possibility of rain storms upsteam.