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Mississippi River near Greenville

Highest listed crest 65.40 ftFlood stage 48.0 ft119 crests since 1890

The Mississippi River near Greenville crested at major flood stage 18 times among the 119 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1890 to 2021. The highest, 65.40 ft on April 21, 1927, was major flooding, 17.40 feet above flood stage. 7 other gauges on the Mississippi River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
65.40 ft
April 21, 1927
Flood stage
48.0 ft
Major flooding from 57.0 ft
Crests at major
18
7th of 54 gauges in Arkansas
Most recent flood crest
March 31, 2021
48.83 ft, minor flooding
Location
Chicot County
Near Greenville (8.9 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Mississippi River near Greenville
Action stage36.056Jan 17, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)48.022Mar 31, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage52.023Apr 13, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage57.018May 16, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

119 crests from 1890 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mississippi River near Greenville, 1890 to 2021 40506070ft Flood stage 48.0 ftMajor 57.0 ft Mar 17, 1890: 54.20 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1892: 55.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 29, 1893: 55.10 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 1897: 57.60 ft, major floodingApr 20, 1898: 57.00 ft, major floodingMar 27, 1903: 59.90 ft, major floodingApr 21, 1904: 54.40 ft, moderate floodingFeb 8, 1907: 58.10 ft, major floodingJun 3, 1908: 60.70 ft, major floodingMar 29, 1909: 55.60 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1912: 61.60 ft, major floodingApr 21, 1913: 61.20 ft, major floodingFeb 11, 1916: 61.60 ft, major floodingApr 19, 1917: 56.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 1920: 57.80 ft, major floodingApr 27, 1922: 62.80 ft, major floodingApr 21, 1927: 65.40 ft, major floodingJul 8, 1928: 56.40 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 1929: 64.05 ft, major floodingFeb 25, 1932: 57.80 ft, major floodingJun 5, 1933: 58.00 ft, major floodingApr 6, 1935: 56.30 ft, moderate floodingFeb 13, 1937: 63.00 ft, major floodingApr 6, 1946: 53.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 1947: 44.10 ft, action stageApr 14, 1948: 46.50 ft, action stageFeb 11, 1949: 44.70 ft, action stageFeb 24, 1950: 51.40 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1951: 43.10 ft, action stageApr 7, 1952: 46.60 ft, action stageApr 7, 1955: 44.20 ft, action stageMay 1, 1957: 44.10 ft, action stageJun 6, 1957: 47.20 ft, action stageJan 1, 1958: 43.00 ft, action stageMay 20, 1958: 44.10 ft, action stageApr 22, 1960: 43.00 ft, action stageMay 26, 1961: 52.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1962: 48.20 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1963: 45.30 ft, action stageApr 1, 1964: 43.60 ft, action stageApr 23, 1965: 45.30 ft, action stageApr 15, 1968: 42.20 ft, action stageJun 11, 1968: 42.10 ft, action stageFeb 18, 1969: 45.30 ft, action stageApr 30, 1969: 44.10 ft, action stageMay 15, 1970: 47.30 ft, action stageMar 12, 1971: 43.60 ft, action stageMay 8, 1972: 44.30 ft, action stageDec 30, 1972: 43.60 ft, action stageMay 12, 1973: 58.20 ft, major floodingDec 13, 1973: 45.10 ft, action stageFeb 9, 1974: 48.76 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1975: 54.15 ft, moderate floodingApr 7, 1978: 46.20 ft, action stageApr 26, 1979: 54.37 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 1979: 53.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 10, 1980: 45.40 ft, action stageApr 4, 1982: 44.10 ft, action stageDec 18, 1982: 45.40 ft, action stageJan 8, 1983: 46.80 ft, action stageMay 25, 1983: 55.80 ft, moderate floodingJan 10, 1984: 43.20 ft, action stageMar 17, 1984: 48.00 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1984: 52.40 ft, moderate floodingDec 4, 1984: 43.90 ft, action stageMar 17, 1985: 48.00 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1988: 43.10 ft, action stageMar 6, 1989: 46.50 ft, action stageMar 3, 1990: 42.40 ft, action stageMay 7, 1990: 48.00 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1990: 50.00 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1990: 42.40 ft, action stageJan 17, 1991: 49.50 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1993: 49.10 ft, minor floodingAug 8, 1993: 44.70 ft, action stageApr 30, 1994: 51.80 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1995: 53.10 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 1996: 48.50 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1997: 54.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 11, 1998: 49.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 1999: 46.30 ft, action stageMay 16, 1999: 42.50 ft, action stageMar 6, 2001: 43.80 ft, action stageJun 1, 2002: 51.90 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2003: 43.70 ft, action stageMay 29, 2003: 50.10 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2004: 43.60 ft, action stageJun 14, 2004: 42.64 ft, action stageJan 25, 2005: 50.70 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 2007: 43.10 ft, action stageFeb 26, 2008: 42.10 ft, action stageApr 16, 2008: 57.41 ft, major floodingJun 25, 2008: 44.53 ft, action stageApr 27, 2009: 42.43 ft, action stageMay 26, 2009: 52.90 ft, moderate floodingNov 10, 2009: 45.20 ft, action stageFeb 10, 2010: 45.62 ft, action stageApr 8, 2010: 46.05 ft, action stageMay 20, 2010: 48.50 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2011: 48.80 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2011: 64.22 ft, major floodingDec 18, 2011: 43.82 ft, action stageMay 19, 2013: 48.80 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2013: 45.03 ft, action stageMar 31, 2015: 47.96 ft, action stageApr 27, 2015: 46.66 ft, action stageJul 21, 2015: 50.61 ft, minor floodingDec 11, 2015: 42.59 ft, action stageJan 13, 2016: 56.24 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 2016: 46.39 ft, action stageMay 25, 2017: 54.33 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 2018: 54.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 17, 2018: 46.29 ft, action stageJan 17, 2019: 47.82 ft, action stageMar 12, 2019: 56.95 ft, moderate floodingJan 27, 2020: 50.04 ft, minor floodingFeb 29, 2020: 51.69 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 2020: 54.78 ft, moderate floodingMar 31, 2021: 48.83 ft, minor flooding Highest, 65.40 ft, Apr 21, 1927 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mississippi River near Greenville 1890s: 5 1900s: 5 1910s: 4 1920s: 5 1930s: 4 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 5 1980s: 4 1990s: 9 9 2000s: 5 2010s: 9 2020s: 4 1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 119 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mississippi River near Greenville
1Apr 21, 192765.40+17.40Major—
2May 16, 201164.22+16.22Major—
3May 30, 192964.05+16.05Major—
4Feb 13, 193763.00+15.00Major—
5Apr 27, 192262.80+14.80Major—
6Apr 12, 191261.60+13.60Major—
7Feb 11, 191661.60+13.60Major—
8Apr 21, 191361.20+13.20Major—
9Jun 3, 190860.70+12.70Major—
10Mar 27, 190359.90+11.90Major—
11May 12, 197358.20+10.20Major—
12Feb 8, 190758.10+10.10Major—
13Jun 5, 193358.00+10.00Major—
14Apr 16, 192057.80+9.80Major—
15Feb 25, 193257.80+9.80Major—
16Mar 29, 189757.60+9.60Major—
17Apr 16, 200857.41+9.41Major—
18Apr 20, 189857.00+9.00Major—
19Mar 12, 201956.95+8.95Moderate—
20Apr 19, 191756.50+8.50Moderate—
21Jul 8, 192856.40+8.40Moderate—
22Apr 6, 193556.30+8.30Moderate—
23Jan 13, 201656.24+8.24Moderate—
24May 25, 198355.80+7.80Moderate—
25Mar 29, 190955.60+7.60Moderate—
26May 29, 189355.10+7.10Moderate—
27Jun 1, 189255.00+7.00Moderate—
28Mar 14, 201854.80+6.80Moderate—
29Apr 13, 202054.78+6.78Moderate—
30Mar 21, 199754.50+6.50Moderate—
31Apr 21, 190454.40+6.40Moderate—
32Apr 26, 197954.37+6.37Moderate—
33May 25, 201754.33+6.33Moderate—
34Mar 17, 189054.20+6.20Moderate—
35Apr 11, 197554.15+6.15Moderate—
36Apr 6, 194653.80+5.80Moderate—
37May 1, 197953.10+5.10Moderate—
38Jun 9, 199553.10+5.10Moderate—
39May 26, 200952.90+4.90Moderate—
40May 26, 196152.70+4.70Moderate—
41May 23, 198452.40+4.40Moderate—
42Jun 1, 200251.90+3.90Minor—
43Apr 30, 199451.80+3.80Minor—
44Feb 29, 202051.69+3.69Minor—
45Feb 24, 195051.40+3.40Minor—
46Jan 25, 200550.70+2.70Minor—
47Jul 21, 201550.61+2.61Minor—
48May 29, 200350.10+2.10Minor—
49Jan 27, 202050.04+2.04Minor—
50Jun 8, 199050.00+2.00Minor—

The worst floods along the Mississippi River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Mississippi River that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 21, 1927: 65.40 ft here, major flooding

  • Arkansas CityAR · Apr 21, 1927 · 59.20 ft · Major · its highest
  • HelenaAR · Apr 27, 1927 · 56.75 ft · Major
  • OsceolaAR · Apr 24, 1927 · 45.80 ft · Major
  • New OrleansLA · Apr 25, 1927 · 21.00 ft · Major
  • MemphisTN · Apr 23, 1927 · 45.80 ft · Moderate
  • St. LouisMO · Apr 26, 1927 · 36.10 ft · Moderate
  • AitkinMN · Apr 25, 1927 · 14.50 ft · Minor

May 16, 2011: 64.22 ft here, major flooding

May 30, 1929: 64.05 ft here, major flooding

  • Arkansas CityAR · May 29, 1929 · 58.80 ft · Major
  • VicksburgLA · Jun 6, 1929 · 52.80 ft · Major
  • OsceolaAR · May 25, 1929 · 41.20 ft · Major
  • NatchezMS · Jun 5, 1929 · 54.50 ft · Moderate
  • BurlingtonIL · May 23, 1929 · 15.82 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Mississippi River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Mississippi River
TiptonvilleMO37.048.35 ft, May 5, 20112
Alma - Pool 5MN672.0672.13 ft, Apr 16, 20010
AltonIL21.039.55 ft, Aug 1, 19937
Baton RougeLA35.047.28 ft, May 15, 192731
BellevueIL17.023.51 ft, Apr 26, 196511
BrainerdMN16.017.61 ft, Jun 28, 20120
BrownsvilleMN635.0640.20 ft, Apr 22, 19650
BurlingtonIL15.025.73 ft, Jun 17, 200836
CamancheIA17.024.65 ft, Apr 28, 196520
Canton Lock and Dam 20MO15.027.88 ft, Jul 9, 19933
Cape GirardeauMO32.048.86 ft, Jan 2, 201615
CaruthersvilleMO32.047.61 ft, May 7, 20112
ChesterIL27.049.74 ft, Aug 7, 19939
Clarksville Lock and Dam 24MO25.037.73 ft, Jul 29, 199310
ClaytonIA620.0627.28 ft, Apr 24, 19650
DakotaMN644.0649.08 ft, Apr 21, 19650
DonaldsonvilleLA27.036.01 ft, May 15, 19273
Dubuque (LD11)IA16.025.69 ft, Apr 26, 196513
Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)IA17.026.81 ft, Apr 26, 196518
Fort RipleyMN10.514.15 ft, Apr 8, 19970
Fridley abv 37th Ave NEMN16.020.00 ft, Apr 17, 19656
FultonIL16.024.75 ft, Apr 28, 196513
GladstoneIL10.022.46 ft, Jun 17, 200824
GraftonIL20.038.17 ft, Aug 1, 199315
Gregory LandingMO15.028.49 ft, Jul 9, 19934
HannibalMO17.031.80 ft, Jul 15, 199310
HelenaAR44.060.21 ft, Feb 12, 19374
HerculaneumMO26.029.79 ft, Jul 10, 20240
HickmanKY34.054.29 ft, May 2, 20113
Hwy 169 at ChamplinMN12.017.96 ft, Apr 12, 19653
Hwy 610 in Brooklyn ParkMN12.019.53 ft, Apr 17, 19654
Illinois CityIA15.024.10 ft, Jul 9, 199321
KeithsburgIA14.024.49 ft, Jun 17, 200822
KeokukIA16.027.58 ft, Jul 10, 199324
La Crosse - Pool 8WI12.017.89 ft, Apr 22, 19654
LaGrangeMO17.030.00 ft, Jul 13, 19934
Lake CityWI16.022.18 ft, Apr 19, 19653
Lansing - Pool 9IA17.022.50 ft, Apr 24, 19651
LeClaireIA11.017.75 ft, Apr 28, 196516
LouisianaMO15.028.40 ft, Jul 28, 19934
McGregorIA16.025.38 ft, Apr 24, 19653
Mel Price (Alton) Lock and DamIL21.042.72 ft, Aug 1, 19938
MemphisTN34.048.70 ft, Feb 10, 19372
MuscatineIA16.025.61 ft, Jul 9, 199321
NatchezMS48.061.95 ft, May 19, 20116
New BostonIL15.025.90 ft, Jul 9, 199322
New MadridMO34.048.35 ft, May 6, 20114
New OrleansLA17.021.27 ft, Apr 25, 19225
OsceolaAR28.050.90 ft, Feb 7, 193742
QuincyIL19.032.13 ft, Jul 13, 19937
Quincy Lock and Dam 21IL18.031.30 ft, Jul 13, 19937
Red River LandingLA48.063.39 ft, May 18, 20110
Red WingMN14.020.70 ft, Apr 18, 19659
ReserveLA22.026.00 ft, Jun 11, 19291
Rock IslandIL15.022.70 ft, May 2, 201920
Saverton Lock and Dam 22MO16.029.58 ft, Jul 25, 19939
St. CloudMN9.011.44 ft, Apr 8, 19971
St. LouisMO30.049.58 ft, Aug 1, 19939
St. PaulMN14.026.01 ft, Apr 16, 196516
ThebesIL33.047.74 ft, Jan 2, 201612
Tunica Mhoon LandingMS30.053.20 ft, Feb 10, 19375
VicksburgLA43.057.10 ft, May 19, 201112
Wabasha - Pool 4MN12.020.05 ft, Apr 19, 19657
Winfield Lock and Dam 25MO26.039.62 ft, Aug 1, 19939
Winona - Pool 6MN13.020.77 ft, Apr 19, 19655
Lock and Dam 10 - GuttenbergIA15.023.65 ft, Apr 24, 19652
Lock and Dam 2 - HastingsMN15.025.90 ft, Apr 17, 196512
Lock and Dam 3 - Red WingMN680.5687.77 ft, Apr 19, 19658
Lock and Dam 4 - AlmaWI16.019.78 ft, Apr 19, 19652
Lock and Dam 5 - Minnesota CityMN660.0667.85 ft, Apr 19, 19654
Lock and Dam 5a - WinonaMN655.0663.35 ft, Apr 19, 19654
Lock and Dam 6 - TrempealeauMN647.0653.02 ft, Apr 21, 19654
Lock and Dam 7 - La CrescentMN641.0647.38 ft, Apr 21, 19652
Lock and Dam 8 - GenoaWI631.0638.40 ft, Apr 22, 19653
Lock and Dam 9 - LynxvilleWI625.0633.16 ft, Apr 24, 19653
AitkinMN13.022.49 ft, May 20, 195011
Arkansas CityAR37.059.20 ft, Apr 21, 192715
Greenville this gaugeAR48.065.40 ft, Apr 21, 192718

Other gauges in Chicot County

Flood gauges in Chicot County
Arkansas City37.059.20 ft, Apr 21, 192715

Chicot County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Arkansas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GEEM6, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.