Rivers in Mississippi

Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing

Tunica County, MississippiNWS MHOM6Memphis office

Below flood stage
-2.94ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 4:00 AM CDT

Flood stage
30.00 ft
Forecast crest
10.80 ftThu, Oct 1, 7:00 AM CDT
Record crest
53.20 ft1937

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood41.00 ft
Moderate flood35.00 ft
Minor flood30.00 ft
Action27.00 ft
  1. 41.00 ftIn Mississippi, Lucky Lane is beginning to flood. Charlie's Camp is totally flooded.
  2. 40.00 ftIn Mississippi, Peepers and Doris Streets are mostly flooded. Bluebird Trail is flooding. Nel-Win and Lakeview Camps are completely flooded. Fields at Ashley Point and Diamond Woods are covered.
  3. 39.00 ftIn Mississippi, the evacuation route from Tunica Riverpark is underwater. Doris Lane is flooding at Charlie's Camp. The western part of Sherry Lane is almost underwater.
  4. 38.00 ftWater is beginning to go over Loggerhead Lane going into Bordeaux Camp. Drum Cove is flooding, and Buffalo Drive is mostly covered. The south ends of Ricky Road and Brown Road are flooded, along with the street going out of Nel-Win Camp. Tammy Road and Lloyd Road are flooded. Bee Trail and Plum Road are going underwater. The east part of Sherry Lane is being flooded and Peters Island is almost completely inundated.
  5. 37.00 ftMuch of Bourbon Street is flooded. Grinner Drive is covered and the east end of Nel-Win Camp is going underwater. Lots along Tammy Road are being covered. Garden Lane is flooding and Carp Drive is being overtopped.
  6. 36.00 ftIn Mississippi, water is going over Charlie Lane. Smokey Lane is being covered. Lots on the east end of Deer Crossing are flooding, and water is over the north end of Sauger Lane.
  7. 35.00 ftIn Mississippi, Charlie Lane is beginning to flood, and JT's Bait Shop is inundated. Margie Road and the north end of Bennie Lane are flooding. The west end of Betty Lane is underwater. House lots south of Doris Lane are going underwater. Candy Loop is being covered. Fields inside the levee west of Hambrick road are flooded. The farmstead north of Blue Point is flooding.
  8. 34.00 ftIn Mississippi, the boat launch parking lot at Charlie's Camp is covered. Campbell Road is partly flooded. The northeast end of Betty Lane is going underwater. Part of Bourbon Street is flooded. Spoonbill Lane is going underwater. Valley Lane is flooded in Lakeview Camp. The road to houses south of Ship Island is being covered.
  9. 33.00 ftIn Mississippi, the boat ramp at Charlie's Camp is flooded. Lots are beginning to go underwater at Charlie's Camp and Nel-Win Camp. Riverbend road to Bordeaux Point from Charlie's Camp is flooding. Northeast evacuation road to the house on the riverbank southwest of Mhoon Landing is flooded at the lowest spot. In Arkansas, the camp on west side of Midway Lake is totally covered. The farmstead just south of Arkansas County Road 533 is flooding.
  10. 32.00 ftIn Mississippi, Lake Road in Nel-Win Camp is flooding. Fields on Fox Island are flooding. In Arkansas, the road from the levee to the sport shooting camp west of the old Harrah's Casino site is covered.
  11. 31.00 ftIn Mississippi, lots nearest Tunica Cutoff Lake in Lakeview are underwater. The south end of Mhoon Landing Park is beginning to flood. In Arkansas, roads from the levee to Buck Island are underwater.
  12. 30.00 ftNel-Wyn Park at Tunica Lake begins to flood. The entrance road to Tunica River Park is flooded. Camp lots south of Flower Lake are flooding, along with an extensive area of farmland at Ashley Point across from Mhoon Landing. The camp at Midway, Arkansas is flooded.
  13. 29.00 ftIn Mississippi, roads to the hunting camps in the Buck Lake and Flower Lake areas are flooded. South evacuation road from Bordeaux Island is flooded. In Arkansas, the road to the fields inside the levee south of Horseshoe Lake are covered.
  14. 28.00 ftIn Mississippi, the river is touching the levee at many places near Mhoon Landing. The road to Stubb's Island is closed. Fields are flooding inside the levee west of Seabrook Road. Water has reached the outlot of McKinney Bayou Pumping Station.
  15. 27.00 ftThe south evacuation road from Whiskey and Bordeaux Islands is going underwater. In Mississippi, roads to Bordeaux Point area are beginning to flood. Campsites on the south side of Flower Lake are being covered. Parts of the road to Stubb's Island are flooded. In Arkansas, the lowest access road to fields inside the Arkansas Levee south of Horseshoe Lake is flooded. The evacuation road from Peters Island is covered.
  16. 14.00 ftThe sand pit on Buck Island in Arkansas is flooding. The river is mainly within its banks.

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 16, 2026.

Crest history

50 crests on NOAA’s list since 1937.

#DateStage
1February 10, 193753.20 ft
2March 2, 193943.12 ft
3February 22, 195042.00 ft
4March 5, 201941.42 ft
5May 9, 197341.00 ft
6April 8, 194540.87 ft
7April 8, 197540.50 ft
8April 21, 193839.00 ft
9June 6, 194338.97 ft
10April 18, 202538.22 ft
11May 8, 194038.20 ft
12April 9, 194837.53 ft
13February 7, 197437.30 ft
14April 2, 195237.00 ft
15January 23, 194636.90 ft
16April 6, 196236.75 ft
17May 16, 201736.73 ft
18April 1, 196336.40 ft
19February 7, 194936.35 ft
20May 5, 194436.16 ft
21April 3, 195536.00 ft
22April 4, 197835.90 ft
23February 4, 195135.02 ft
24May 23, 196134.45 ft
25May 11, 197034.20 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 18, 2025: 38.22 ft
  • April 8, 2021: 32.73 ft
  • March 5, 2019: 41.42 ft
  • May 16, 2017: 36.73 ft
  • January 15, 1997: 12.80 ft
  • July 3, 1996: 33.30 ft
  • May 19, 1995: 26.20 ft
  • May 27, 1981: 25.39 ft
  • April 4, 1978: 35.90 ft
  • April 16, 1977: 25.70 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

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 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.