Driving through flooded gravel roads on his 3,000-acre farm in northeast Arkansas on April 24, Joe Christian said he expected it would take two more weeks for the floodwater to drain.

Bayou Des Arc WMA, Departee Creek, WMA, Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms WMA, Bald Knob NWR, and areas of Cache River NWR. Once the gauge fall falls under 30 feet and the White River gauge in ...