Little Red, Middle Fork - Lydalusk to Shirley (10.2 miles)


Little Red, Middle Fork, Arkansas, US

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Lydalusk to Shirley (10.2 miles)

Usual Difficulty II-III (for normal flows)
Length 10.2 Miles
Avg. Gradient 10 fpm
Max Gradient 10 fpm

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Middle Fork of Little Red River at Shirley, AR
usgs-07075000 8.00 - 15.00 ft II-III 00h33m 7.48 ft (rc= -0.1 )


River Description

Quick Facts:
Location: NorthCentral AR, approximately 62 miles North from Little Rock.
Shuttle Length: 9.3 miles. (See details in "Directions" Tab.)

Put-in elevation is approximately 610'.
Take-out elevation is approximately 510'.
Thus total elevation change is approximately 100'.

Information (lat, lng, elev, total drop, run length, shuttle length) adjusted and/or verified from best manual extrapolation of online data (via maps.google.com, distance measuring tool, and other resources). 2009.02.03

A road (on river-right) parallels most of the run, so shorter trips (or emergency access) may be possible. Longer trips (starting futher upstream) are also possible.


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2009-02-03 08:29:59

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Gauge Information

We have no additional information about how various flows affect runnability (or playability) of this section of river. If you can provide additional information, please either directly contact the StreamTeam member for this reach, or add a 'comment' or a 'report' with your information to help out your fellow boaters.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Middle Fork of Little Red River at Shirley, AR
usgs-07075000 8.00 - 15.00 ft II-III 00h33m 7.48 ft (rc= -0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
8.00 -15.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable II-III

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User Comments
2002-04-05 15:15:15 (3599 days ago)
Wendy PattonDetails
Recommended Floating Levels:<br>
Low-8.5 Mid-9.0(?) High-11(?)
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 Lydalusk to Shirley (10.2 miles), Little Red, Middle Fork Arkansas, US (mobile)