Crooked Creek is a freestone river in Arkansas, listed as Agency-named bass water by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow; Arkansas Game and Fish Commission lists 6 species, including smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and ozark bass. 6 guides and 4 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is White River & the Ozarks.
Crooked Creek at Highway 14 in Yellville, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Crooked Creek is a freestone river in Arkansas. Our destination hub White River & the Ozarks is 5 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Crooked Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Crooked Creek with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Crooked Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
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Agency-named bass waterBuffalo National River, Arkansas. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named bass water
Tailwater trout fisheryThe White River near Flippin, Arkansas. Photo: James Powers (Jpowersok), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Tailwater trout fisheryThe North Fork River tailwater downstream of Norfork Dam, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Norfork LakeFog on Lake Taneycomo, Missouri. Photo: Luke Wisley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Norfork Lake.
Missouri · about 25 mi
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not North Fork RiverThe Eleven Point River, Missouri. Photo: Charlie Llewellin from Austin, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Fork River.
Missouri · about 37 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under bass.
On the Blue Ribbon Smallmouth Streams list (Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, read 2026-10-16). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
2 guides name it on their website
Cotter, AR · 10 mi
Drift boat · Beginners & lessons · Snake & White
Names this water
Cotter, AR · 12 mi
Wade trips · Drift boat · White & Norfork Tailwater
Names this water
Cotter, AR · 11 mi
Float trips · Beginners & lessons · White River
Nearby
Flippin, AR · 12 mi
Float trips · Drift boat · White & Norfork Tailwater
Nearby
Bull Shoals, AR · 13 mi
Beginners & lessons · White & Norfork Tailwater
Nearby
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Species guide
A bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus), photographed by Ryan Hagerty for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Ryan Hagerty/USFWS, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Cotter and Mountain Home sit on the White River below Bull Shoals Dam in the Arkansas Ozarks, with the North Fork tailwater below Norfork Dam and the Buffalo National River to the south-west.
Destination hub · 5 mi away in a straight line
What to bring on a guided float fishing trip: rain gear, polarized sunglasses, sun protection, a dry bag and your license. Most guides supply rods and flies. Estimated prices and where to buy.
Usually supplied by the guide; a 9′ 5–6 weight if you bring your own · Trout on most western float rivers
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
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A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge Crooked Creek at Kelly Crossing at Yellville, AR. Water type is our own classification.
Good: Normal flow: fish normally
No water temperature here.
At Crooked Creek at Kelly Crossing at Yellville, AR (USGS 07055607) Provisional USGS data
USGS 07055607
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 1:45 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Falling · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 3:30 PM CDT to Nov 5, 1:45 PM CST; ranging 38.8 to 113 ft³/s; latest 77.2 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS Water Data API continuous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1:45 PM CST | 77.2 | 9.7 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 PM CST | 78 | 9.71 |
| Nov 5, 11:45 AM CST | 78.8 | 9.72 |
| Nov 5, 10:45 AM CST | 78.8 | 9.72 |
| Nov 5, 9:45 AM CST | 80.6 | 9.74 |
| Nov 5, 8:45 AM CST | 81.4 | 9.75 |
| Nov 5, 7:45 AM CST | 82.3 | 9.76 |
| Nov 5, 6:45 AM CST | 83.2 | 9.77 |
| Nov 5, 5:45 AM CST | 83.2 | 9.77 |
| Nov 5, 4:45 AM CST | 84.1 | 9.78 |
| Nov 5, 3:45 AM CST | 85 | 9.79 |
| Nov 5, 2:45 AM CST | 85 | 9.79 |
| Nov 5, 1:45 AM CST | 85 | 9.79 |
| Nov 5, 12:45 AM CST | 84.1 | 9.78 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 PM CST | 84.1 | 9.78 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 PM CST | 84.1 | 9.78 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 PM CST | 84.1 | 9.78 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 PM CST | 85 | 9.79 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 PM CST | 85 | 9.79 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 PM CST | 85.9 | 9.8 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 PM CST | 86.8 | 9.81 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 PM CST | 87.7 | 9.82 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 PM CST | 88.6 | 9.83 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 PM CST | 89.6 | 9.84 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 PM CST | 90.5 | 9.85 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 PM CST | 91.5 | 9.86 |
| Nov 4, 11:45 AM CST | 93.4 | 9.88 |
| Nov 4, 10:45 AM CST | 94.4 | 9.89 |
| Nov 4, 9:45 AM CST | 96.3 | 9.91 |
| Nov 4, 8:45 AM CST | 97.3 | 9.92 |
| Nov 4, 7:45 AM CST | 99.4 | 9.94 |
| Nov 4, 6:45 AM CST | 100 | 9.95 |
| Nov 4, 5:45 AM CST | 102 | 9.97 |
| Nov 4, 4:45 AM CST | 102 | 9.97 |
| Nov 4, 3:45 AM CST | 103 | 9.98 |
| Nov 4, 2:45 AM CST | 105 | 9.99 |
| Nov 4, 1:45 AM CST | 108 | 10 |
| Nov 4, 12:45 AM CST | 109 | 10 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 PM CST | 111 | 10.1 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 PM CST | 113 | 10.1 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 PM CST | 112 | 10.1 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 PM CST | 110 | 10 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 PM CST | 107 | 10 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 PM CST | 105 | 9.99 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 PM CST | 99.4 | 9.94 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 PM CST | 94.4 | 9.89 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 PM CST | 87.7 | 9.82 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 PM CST | 82.3 | 9.76 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 PM CST | 76.3 | 9.69 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 PM CST | 72.3 | 9.64 |
| Nov 3, 11:45 AM CST | 69.9 | 9.61 |
| Nov 3, 10:45 AM CST | 66.9 | 9.57 |
| Nov 3, 9:45 AM CST | 57.7 | 9.44 |
| Nov 3, 8:45 AM CST | 57.1 | 9.43 |
| Nov 3, 7:45 AM CST | 53.9 | 9.38 |
| Nov 3, 6:45 AM CST | 52.6 | 9.36 |
| Nov 3, 5:45 AM CST | 52 | 9.35 |
| Nov 3, 4:45 AM CST | 52 | 9.35 |
| Nov 3, 3:45 AM CST | 52 | 9.35 |
| Nov 3, 2:45 AM CST | 52 | 9.35 |
| Nov 3, 1:45 AM CST | 52 | 9.35 |
| Nov 3, 12:45 AM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 PM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 PM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 PM CST | 50.2 | 9.32 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 PM CST | 50.2 | 9.32 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 PM CST | 50.2 | 9.32 |
| Nov 2, 11:45 AM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 2, 9:45 AM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 2, 8:45 AM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 2, 7:45 AM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 2, 6:45 AM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 2, 5:45 AM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 2, 4:45 AM CST | 52 | 9.35 |
| Nov 2, 3:45 AM CST | 52 | 9.35 |
| Nov 2, 2:45 AM CST | 52 | 9.35 |
| Nov 2, 1:45 AM CST | 52 | 9.35 |
| Nov 2, 12:45 AM CST | 52 | 9.35 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 PM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 PM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 PM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 PM CST | 51.4 | 9.34 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 PM CST | 50.8 | 9.33 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 PM CST | 50.2 | 9.32 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 PM CST | 50.2 | 9.32 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 PM CST | 49.6 | 9.31 |
| Nov 1, 11:45 AM CST | 49.6 | 9.31 |
| Nov 1, 10:45 AM CST | 49.6 | 9.31 |
| Nov 1, 9:45 AM CST | 49 | 9.3 |
| Nov 1, 8:45 AM CST | 49 | 9.3 |
| Nov 1, 7:45 AM CST | 49 | 9.3 |
| Nov 1, 6:45 AM CST | 48.4 | 9.29 |
| Nov 1, 5:45 AM CST | 47.9 | 9.28 |
| Nov 1, 4:45 AM CST | 47.9 | 9.28 |
| Nov 1, 3:45 AM CST | 47.1 | 9.27 |
| Nov 1, 2:45 AM CST | 46.3 | 9.26 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM CST | 45.5 | 9.25 |
| Nov 1, 1:45 AM CDT | 45.5 | 9.25 |
| Nov 1, 12:45 AM CDT | 44.7 | 9.24 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 PM CDT | 44 | 9.23 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 PM CDT | 43.2 | 9.22 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 PM CDT | 41.8 | 9.2 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 PM CDT | 41.1 | 9.19 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 11:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 10:45 AM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 31, 9:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 8:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 7:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 6:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 5:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 4:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 3:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 2:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 1:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 31, 12:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 11:45 AM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 10:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 30, 9:45 AM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 30, 8:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 30, 7:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 30, 6:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 30, 5:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 30, 4:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 30, 3:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 30, 2:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 30, 1:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 30, 12:45 AM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 29, 11:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 29, 9:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 29, 8:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 29, 7:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 29, 6:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 29, 5:45 PM CDT | 38.8 | 9.16 |
| Oct 29, 4:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 29, 3:45 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
| Oct 29, 3:30 PM CDT | 39.7 | 9.17 |
Normal for Nov 5: 57.1–423 ft³/s (middle half of 19 years of record). Now: 77.2 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 77.2 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 19 years of record: 10th 50.6, 25th 57.1, median 74.2, 75th 423, 90th 1,050 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 40.1 ft³/s, highest 48,000 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Falling over 24 hours: discharge down 14.7%, from 90.5 to 77.2 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Arkansas Game and Fish uses are 65°F and 68°F.
Species the agency lists for Crooked Creek: smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, ozark bass, green sunfish, bluegill, catfish.
Source: Crooked Creek Water Trail • Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (Arkansas Game and Fish Commission).
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 2:28 PM CST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Agency-named bass waterBuffalo National River, Arkansas. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Arkansas · about 17 mi
Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass & panfish
360cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Agency-named bass waterTailwater trout fisheryThe White River near Flippin, Arkansas. Photo: James Powers (Jpowersok), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Tailwater trout fisheryThe North Fork River tailwater downstream of Norfork Dam, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Norfork LakeFog on Lake Taneycomo, Missouri. Photo: Luke Wisley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Norfork Lake.
Missouri · about 25 mi
Blue RibbonRepresentative photo · not North Fork RiverThe Eleven Point River, Missouri. Photo: Charlie Llewellin from Austin, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not North Fork River.
Flippin, Arkansas
River cabins · 9.5 mi
Lakeview, Arkansas
River cabins · 11 mi
Cotter, Arkansas
Fishing lodge · 11 mi
Cotter, Arkansas
Fishing lodge · 11 mi
Cotter, Arkansas
Fishing lodge · 11 mi
Flippin, Arkansas
Fishing lodge · 12 mi
Flippin, Arkansas
Fishing lodge · 13 mi
Bull Shoals, Arkansas
River cabins · 14 mi
