War Eagle 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 1 species. 2 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here.
War Eagle Creek is a freestone river in Arkansas.
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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Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of War Eagle Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of War Eagle Creek with 1 USGS gauge, and shops and guides with an exact address within 40 miles.
Restrooms within 2 miles of War Eagle 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 water
Agency-named bass waterBuffalo National River, Arkansas. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named bass waterCrooked Creek at Highway 14 in Yellville, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Kings RiverThe White River near Flippin, Arkansas. Photo: James Powers (Jpowersok), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kings River.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Illinois RiverThe North Fork River tailwater downstream of Norfork Dam, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Illinois River.
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Arkansas RiverThe Little Missouri River near Albert Pike, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas. Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Arkansas River.
Arkansas · about 65 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.
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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
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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 War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, AR. Water type is our own classification.
Good: Normal flow: fish normally
At War Eagle Creek near Hindsville, AR (USGS 07049000) Provisional USGS data
USGS 07049000
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:00 PM CST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Falling · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:00 PM CDT to Nov 5, 5:00 PM CST; ranging 17.4 to 90.2 ft³/s; latest 43.9 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) | Water temp (°F) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:00 PM CST | 43.9 | 0.32 | 60.1 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM CST | 42.9 | 0.31 | 59.7 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 PM CST | 43.9 | 0.32 | 59.5 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 PM CST | 43.9 | 0.32 | 59.5 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 PM CST | 43.9 | 0.32 | 59.5 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 PM CST | 43.9 | 0.32 | 59.4 |
| Nov 5, 11:00 AM CST | 44.9 | 0.33 | 58.8 |
| Nov 5, 10:00 AM CST | 46 | 0.34 | 58.1 |
| Nov 5, 9:00 AM CST | 46 | 0.34 | 58.1 |
| Nov 5, 8:00 AM CST | 47 | 0.35 | 57.7 |
| Nov 5, 7:00 AM CST | 47 | 0.35 | 58.1 |
| Nov 5, 6:00 AM CST | 48 | 0.36 | 58.5 |
| Nov 5, 5:00 AM CST | 48 | 0.36 | 58.8 |
| Nov 5, 4:00 AM CST | 49.1 | 0.37 | 59.2 |
| Nov 5, 3:00 AM CST | 50.2 | 0.38 | 59.5 |
| Nov 5, 2:00 AM CST | 51.2 | 0.39 | 59.9 |
| Nov 5, 1:00 AM CST | 51.2 | 0.39 | 60.3 |
| Nov 5, 12:00 AM CST | 52.3 | 0.4 | 60.8 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 PM CST | 53.4 | 0.41 | 61.2 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 PM CST | 54.6 | 0.42 | 61.7 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 PM CST | 55.7 | 0.43 | 62.2 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 PM CST | 55.7 | 0.43 | 62.6 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 PM CST | 56.8 | 0.44 | 63 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 PM CST | 58 | 0.45 | 63.3 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 PM CST | 59.1 | 0.46 | 63 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 PM CST | 60.3 | 0.47 | 62.8 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 PM CST | 61.5 | 0.48 | 62.4 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 PM CST | 62.7 | 0.49 | 62.4 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 PM CST | 63.9 | 0.5 | 62.6 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 PM CST | 65.1 | 0.51 | 62.8 |
| Nov 4, 11:00 AM CST | 66.3 | 0.52 | 63 |
| Nov 4, 10:00 AM CST | 68.8 | 0.54 | 62.8 |
| Nov 4, 9:00 AM CST | 71.3 | 0.56 | 62.8 |
| Nov 4, 8:00 AM CST | 72.6 | 0.57 | 62.8 |
| Nov 4, 7:00 AM CST | 75.2 | 0.59 | 63 |
| Nov 4, 6:00 AM CST | 77.8 | 0.61 | 63.1 |
| Nov 4, 5:00 AM CST | 80.5 | 0.63 | 63.3 |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM CST | 83.2 | 0.65 | 63.7 |
| Nov 4, 3:00 AM CST | 85.9 | 0.67 | 64 |
| Nov 4, 2:00 AM CST | 88.7 | 0.69 | 64.2 |
| Nov 4, 1:00 AM CST | 90.2 | 0.7 | 64.6 |
| Nov 4, 12:00 AM CST | 88.7 | 0.69 | 64.8 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 PM CST | 85.9 | 0.67 | 64.9 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 PM CST | 75.2 | 0.59 | 65.1 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 PM CST | 60.3 | 0.47 | 65.5 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 PM CST | 49.1 | 0.37 | 65.8 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 PM CST | 44.9 | 0.33 | 66.2 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 PM CST | 43.9 | 0.32 | 66.4 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 PM CST | 43.9 | 0.32 | 66.4 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM CST | 43.9 | 0.32 | 66.2 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 PM CST | 43.9 | 0.32 | 66.4 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 PM CST | 42.9 | 0.31 | 66.6 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 PM CST | 42.9 | 0.31 | 66.6 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 PM CST | 42.9 | 0.31 | 66.7 |
| Nov 3, 11:00 AM CST | 42.9 | 0.31 | 66.6 |
| Nov 3, 10:00 AM CST | 41.9 | 0.3 | 66.4 |
| Nov 3, 9:00 AM CST | 42.9 | 0.31 | 65.8 |
| Nov 3, 8:00 AM CST | 42.9 | 0.31 | 65.8 |
| Nov 3, 7:00 AM CST | 43.9 | 0.32 | 65.8 |
| Nov 3, 6:00 AM CST | 42.9 | 0.31 | 66 |
| Nov 3, 5:00 AM CST | 41.9 | 0.3 | 66.2 |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM CST | 38.1 | 0.26 | 66.2 |
| Nov 3, 3:00 AM CST | 35.3 | 0.23 | 65.8 |
| Nov 3, 2:00 AM CST | 35.3 | 0.23 | 65.8 |
| Nov 3, 1:00 AM CST | 36.2 | 0.24 | 65.7 |
| Nov 3, 12:00 AM CST | 35.3 | 0.23 | 65.8 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 PM CST | 36.2 | 0.24 | 65.8 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 PM CST | 37.1 | 0.25 | 65.8 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 PM CST | 37.1 | 0.25 | 65.8 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 PM CST | 38.1 | 0.26 | 65.8 |
| Nov 2, 7:00 PM CST | 38.1 | 0.26 | 65.8 |
| Nov 2, 6:00 PM CST | 38.1 | 0.26 | 65.8 |
| Nov 2, 5:00 PM CST | 38.1 | 0.26 | 65.7 |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM CST | 39 | 0.27 | 65.7 |
| Nov 2, 3:00 PM CST | 40 | 0.28 | 65.5 |
| Nov 2, 2:00 PM CST | 40 | 0.28 | 65.3 |
| Nov 2, 1:00 PM CST | 40.9 | 0.29 | 65.1 |
| Nov 2, 12:00 PM CST | 41.9 | 0.3 | 64.6 |
| Nov 2, 11:00 AM CST | 42.9 | 0.31 | 64.2 |
| Nov 2, 10:00 AM CST | 42.9 | 0.31 | 63.7 |
| Nov 2, 9:00 AM CST | 44.9 | 0.33 | 63.3 |
| Nov 2, 8:00 AM CST | 44.9 | 0.33 | – |
| Nov 2, 7:00 AM CST | 46 | 0.34 | – |
| Nov 2, 6:00 AM CST | 47 | 0.35 | – |
| Nov 2, 5:00 AM CST | 48 | 0.36 | – |
| Nov 2, 4:00 AM CST | 49.1 | 0.37 | – |
| Nov 2, 3:00 AM CST | 50.2 | 0.38 | – |
| Nov 2, 2:00 AM CST | 51.2 | 0.39 | – |
| Nov 2, 1:00 AM CST | 52.3 | 0.4 | – |
| Nov 2, 12:00 AM CST | 53.4 | 0.41 | – |
| Nov 1, 11:00 PM CST | 55.7 | 0.43 | – |
| Nov 1, 10:00 PM CST | 56.8 | 0.44 | – |
| Nov 1, 9:00 PM CST | 58 | 0.45 | – |
| Nov 1, 8:00 PM CST | 59.1 | 0.46 | – |
| Nov 1, 7:00 PM CST | 60.3 | 0.47 | – |
| Nov 1, 6:00 PM CST | 60.3 | 0.47 | – |
| Nov 1, 5:00 PM CST | 59.1 | 0.46 | – |
| Nov 1, 4:00 PM CST | 55.7 | 0.43 | – |
| Nov 1, 3:00 PM CST | 49.1 | 0.37 | – |
| Nov 1, 2:00 PM CST | 41.9 | 0.3 | – |
| Nov 1, 1:00 PM CST | 38.1 | 0.26 | – |
| Nov 1, 12:00 PM CST | 36.2 | 0.24 | – |
| Nov 1, 11:00 AM CST | 35.3 | 0.23 | – |
| Nov 1, 10:00 AM CST | 35.3 | 0.23 | – |
| Nov 1, 9:00 AM CST | 34.4 | 0.22 | – |
| Nov 1, 8:00 AM CST | 34.4 | 0.22 | – |
| Nov 1, 7:00 AM CST | 33.5 | 0.21 | – |
| Nov 1, 6:00 AM CST | 32.6 | 0.2 | – |
| Nov 1, 5:00 AM CST | 31.8 | 0.19 | – |
| Nov 1, 4:00 AM CST | 30.9 | 0.18 | – |
| Nov 1, 3:00 AM CST | 30.3 | 0.17 | – |
| Nov 1, 2:00 AM CST | 29 | 0.15 | – |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM CST | 28.3 | 0.14 | – |
| Nov 1, 1:00 AM CDT | 27.7 | 0.13 | – |
| Nov 1, 12:00 AM CDT | 27 | 0.12 | – |
| Oct 31, 11:00 PM CDT | 26.4 | 0.11 | – |
| Oct 31, 10:00 PM CDT | 25.8 | 0.1 | – |
| Oct 31, 9:00 PM CDT | 25.1 | 0.09 | – |
| Oct 31, 8:00 PM CDT | 24.5 | 0.08 | – |
| Oct 31, 7:00 PM CDT | 23.2 | 0.06 | – |
| Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT | 21.9 | 0.04 | – |
| Oct 31, 5:00 PM CDT | 20 | 0.01 | – |
| Oct 31, 4:00 PM CDT | 19.3 | 0 | – |
| Oct 31, 3:00 PM CDT | 18.7 | -0.01 | – |
| Oct 31, 2:00 PM CDT | 18.7 | -0.01 | – |
| Oct 31, 1:00 PM CDT | 18.7 | -0.01 | – |
| Oct 31, 12:00 PM CDT | 18.7 | -0.01 | – |
| Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 10:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 9:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 8:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 7:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 6:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 5:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 3:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 2:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 1:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 31, 12:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 11:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 10:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 9:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 8:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 7:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 6:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 5:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 3:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 2:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 1:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 12:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 11:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 10:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 9:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 8:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 7:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 6:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 5:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 4:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 3:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 2:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 1:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | – |
| Oct 30, 12:00 AM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | 61.3 |
| Oct 29, 11:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | 61.5 |
| Oct 29, 10:00 PM CDT | 18 | -0.02 | 61.7 |
| Oct 29, 9:00 PM CDT | 17.4 | -0.03 | 62.1 |
| Oct 29, 8:00 PM CDT | 17.4 | -0.03 | 62.2 |
| Oct 29, 7:00 PM CDT | 17.4 | -0.03 | 62.2 |
| Oct 29, 6:00 PM CDT | 17.4 | -0.03 | 61.9 |
Normal for Nov 5: 15–192 ft³/s (middle half of 46 years of record). Now: 43.9 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 43.9 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 46 years of record (1953–2026): 10th 8.9, 25th 15, median 39, 75th 192, 90th 582 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 6.5 ft³/s, highest 15,200 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 25.7%, from 59.1 to 43.9 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.
The agency list on file names no trout, salmon or steelhead here; these are the lines for coldwater fish if you are after them.
Under Arkansas Game and Fish's 65°F line. Water 60.1°F now; the highest in the last 24 hours was 63.3°F. That is under the 65 to 67°F at which Arkansas Game and Fish suggests anglers “may consider fishing only in the morning”. It asks anglers to “carry a pocket thermometer and check the water periodically while fishing.”
Keep Your Trout Healthy for the Next Angler on the Line (9 June 2026) (Arkansas Game and Fish Commission)Species the agency lists for War Eagle Creek: Smallmouth Bass.
Source: Blue Ribbon Smallmouth Streams (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, 5:18 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 waterAgency-named bass waterBuffalo National River, Arkansas. Photo: National Park Service, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons
Arkansas · about 64 mi
Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass & panfish
353cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Running well nowCrooked Creek at Highway 14 in Yellville, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Arkansas · about 64 mi
Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass & panfish
75.5cfsFlow now · normal for the date
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Kings RiverThe White River near Flippin, Arkansas. Photo: James Powers (Jpowersok), CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not Kings River.
Agency-named bass waterRepresentative photo · not Illinois RiverThe North Fork River tailwater downstream of Norfork Dam, Arkansas. Photo: Brandonrush, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Illinois River.
Freestone riverRepresentative photo · not Arkansas RiverThe Little Missouri River near Albert Pike, Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas. Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Arkansas River.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
River cabins · 13 mi
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
River cabins · 13 mi
Garfield, Arkansas
Fish camp · 15 mi
