Rivers in Mississippi

Noxubee River at Macon

Noxubee County, MississippiNWS MCNM6USGS 02448000Jackson office

Below flood stage
3.96ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 8:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
28.00 ft
Forecast crest
4.10 ftWed, Sep 23, 1:00 PM CDT
Record crest
38.97 ft1979

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood37.00 ft
Moderate flood35.00 ft
Minor flood28.00 ft
Action27.00 ft
  1. 39.00 ftIn west Macon, houses are flooded along Ridge Street on both sides to 3rd street. Water is backed up drainage ditch to 4th Street on south side of Ridge Street. Houses are flooded along lower west 8th street below Gillespie Road. Houses are flooded at the intersection of south Wayne Street and South Street. Water has backed up a drainage ditch between south Wayne Street and East Street and also houses at Dr Martin Luther King Dr near Cedar Creek are flooded.
  2. 38.50 ftWater reaches the level of Old Highway 45 and begins to overflow on the road. Flooding of structures is occurring in western sections of Macon and along Cedar Creek in the east.
  3. 38.00 ftHouses flood along Cedar Creek on the east side of Macon. Flooding from 2nd and Ridge streets up to ridge and 4th Street. Houses on each side of the road are flooded.
  4. 37.50 ftWater begins to cover a portion Walker Road east of Highway 45.
  5. 37.00 ftHouse south of Ridge Drive near 3rd street floods.
  6. 36.00 ftWater reaches the bottom of the Old highway 45 bridge at Macon. In east Macon, water covers intersection of South Street and Wayne street along Cedar Creek. Also water covers portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Drive nearest Cedar Creek. Water covers the bottom of west 8th Street. Water approaches houses on west 8th street south of Gillespie Road.
  7. 35.50 ftIn east Macon, water is close to covering the intersection of South Street and South Wayne street along Cedar Creek. Water is also close to covering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Drive nearest Cedar Creek.
  8. 35.00 ftIn western Macon, water backs up to houses just south of Ridge Street and 3rd Street. Water flows into the lower sewage lagoon of Superior Fish Products southeast of Macon.
  9. 34.00 ftOn the west side of Macon, water from Horse Hunters Creek is backing into a drainage ditch just south of Ridge Street.
  10. 32.00 ftWater surrounds sewage lagoon west of Macon; however, access road is not blocked.
  11. 31.00 ftWater covers roadway leading from cattle farmland to chicken coops downstream of Highway 45 bridge on the left side.
  12. 29.00 ftSignificant overflow into lowland and cattle grazing land near the Highway 45 bridge.
  13. 28.00 ftCattle grazing land downstream of highway 45 on the left side begins to flood.
  14. 25.00 ftWater begins to back into cattle farmland from the southwest just east of Highway 45.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 15, 2026.

Crest history

18 crests on NOAA’s list since 1979.

#DateStage
1April 13, 197938.97 ft
2June 12, 202135.42 ft
3February 12, 202034.92 ft
4January 15, 202034.14 ft
5April 21, 202033.71 ft
6April 8, 201433.35 ft
7January 4, 202032.59 ft
8March 15, 201631.83 ft
9February 5, 201631.75 ft
10January 4, 201931.59 ft
11December 29, 201831.39 ft
12March 6, 202031.34 ft
13April 30, 201430.65 ft
14February 22, 202030.57 ft
15March 13, 201829.41 ft
16November 2, 201928.83 ft
17January 16, 201628.66 ft
18April 14, 201628.53 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 12, 2021: 35.42 ft
  • April 21, 2020: 33.71 ft
  • March 6, 2020: 31.34 ft
  • February 22, 2020: 30.57 ft
  • February 12, 2020: 34.92 ft
  • January 15, 2020: 34.14 ft
  • January 4, 2020: 32.59 ft
  • November 2, 2019: 28.83 ft
  • January 4, 2019: 31.59 ft
  • December 29, 2018: 31.39 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

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.