Yazoo River at Yazoo City

1. 44.00 ftExtensive flooding of homes and business is occurring.
2. 38.00 ftWidespread agricultural flooding is occurring.
3. 36.00 ftWater approaches houses on Erickson and West Lakeview near Wolf Lake.
4. 34.00 ftMinor flooding of mostly agricultural land is occurring outside levee protection system.
5. 32.00 ftMinor flooding of mostly agricultural land is occurring outside the levee protection system.
6. 29.00 ftMinor over bank flooding is occurring along the river.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 16, 2026.

Most recent crests

• June 16, 2021: 31.24 ft
• April 20, 2020: 35.25 ft
• February 13, 2020: 36.50 ft
• July 17, 2019: 32.14 ft
• May 21, 2019: 35.97 ft
• March 11, 2019: 36.72 ft
• January 21, 2019: 31.59 ft
• March 18, 2018: 34.94 ft
• March 19, 2016: 32.01 ft
• January 22, 2016: 33.56 ft

• UpstreamYazoo River at Belzoni
• Wolf Lake at Wolf Lake at Highway 149
• Yazoo River at Satartia
• Big Sunflower River at Holly Bluff
• Big Black River at Bentonia
• Big Sunflower River at Anguilla
• Big Sunflower River at Little Calio Lndg (belzoni)
• Steele Bayou at Grace

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.

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