Rivers in Mississippi
Big Black River near Bentonia
Below flood stage
4.37ftStage
Observed Wed, Sep 23, 5:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 22.00 ft
- Forecast crest
- 4.30 ftWed, Sep 23, 7:00 AM CDT
- Record crest
- 32.48 ft1983
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 29.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 25.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 22.00 ft |
| Action | 21.00 ft |
- 43.00 ftRiver reaches gage house along Highway 49.
- 40.00 ftWater is near the road surface on the Highway 49 bridge over the Big Black River.
- 37.50 ftWater is approaching the underclearance of the Highway 49 bridge.
- 32.47 ftThe river is at the flood of record.
- 29.00 ftAgricultural land along the river is devastated by flood waters.
- 28.00 ftDevastating flooding of agricultural land begins to occur.
- 26.50 ftFlooding of agricultural land has more than doubled in the last 1.5 feet rise.
- 25.00 ftExtensive flooding of agricultural land is occurring.
- 23.50 ftAgricultural land near the river begins to flood.
- 22.00 ftLow lying woodland areas along the river begins to flood.
- 21.00 ftMinor low land flooding occurs along the river.
Flood outlook
Chance of flooding, September to November
| Category | Chance |
|---|---|
| Minor flooding | Under 5% |
| Moderate flooding | Under 5% |
| Major flooding | Under 5% |
The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 16, 2026.
Crest history
103 crests on NOAA’s list since 1948.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 23, 1983 | 32.48 ft |
| 2 | April 15, 1979 | 31.81 ft |
| 3 | March 30, 1951 | 31.64 ft |
| 4 | December 19, 1961 | 31.35 ft |
| 5 | February 13, 2020 | 31.20 ft |
| 6 | May 2, 1958 | 30.80 ft |
| 7 | April 7, 2000 | 29.76 ft |
| 8 | May 2, 1991 | 29.66 ft |
| 9 | March 20, 1973 | 29.50 ft |
| 10 | April 16, 2019 | 29.47 ft |
| 11 | December 9, 1983 | 29.40 ft |
| 12 | January 9, 1949 | 29.40 ft |
| 13 | April 18, 1969 | 29.12 ft |
| 14 | April 15, 2014 | 28.99 ft |
| 15 | April 27, 1995 | 28.88 ft |
| 16 | March 13, 2016 | 28.79 ft |
| 17 | February 27, 2019 | 28.55 ft |
| 18 | February 1, 1999 | 28.53 ft |
| 19 | January 17, 2020 | 28.51 ft |
| 20 | June 15, 2021 | 28.47 ft |
| 21 | February 17, 1948 | 28.38 ft |
| 22 | January 18, 1989 | 28.32 ft |
| 23 | January 13, 1972 | 28.30 ft |
| 24 | December 21, 1967 | 28.30 ft |
| 25 | May 12, 1978 | 28.21 ft |
Most recent crests
- July 23, 2021: 25.57 ft
- June 15, 2021: 28.47 ft
- April 14, 2021: 24.32 ft
- September 28, 2020: 24.75 ft
- April 26, 2020: 27.50 ft
- March 7, 2020: 26.84 ft
- February 13, 2020: 31.20 ft
- January 17, 2020: 28.51 ft
- December 28, 2019: 24.32 ft
- November 2, 2019: 27.55 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
- UpstreamBig Black River at West
- DownstreamBig Black River at Bovina
- Yazoo River at Satartia
- Yazoo River at Yazoo City
- Hanging Moss Creek at Jackson
- Eubanks Creek at Eagle Avenue/Jackson
- White Oak Creek at Westbrook Road /Jackson
- Eubanks Creek at Eubanks Ck/Jackson
- Belhaven Creek at Riverside Drive/Jackson
- Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir
What this means
Forecasts by the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.