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Mississippi River at Vicksburg

Highest listed crest 57.10 ftFlood stage 43.0 ft96 crests since 1897

The Mississippi River at Vicksburg crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 96 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1897 to 2021. The highest, 57.10 ft on May 19, 2011, was major flooding, 14.10 feet above flood stage. 12 other gauges on the Mississippi River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
57.10 ft
May 19, 2011
Flood stage
43.0 ft
Major flooding from 50.0 ft
Crests at major
12
14th of 107 gauges in Louisiana
Most recent flood crest
April 15, 2021
45.81 ft, minor flooding
Location
Madison Parish
Near Vicksburg (1.5 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 at Vicksburg
Action stage35.045Dec 14, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)43.019Apr 15, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage46.020Mar 15, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage50.012Apr 13, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

96 crests from 1897 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, 1897 to 2021 354045505560ft Flood stage 43.0 ftMajor 50.0 ft Apr 16, 1897: 50.20 ft, major floodingApr 24, 1898: 47.10 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 1903: 49.50 ft, moderate floodingFeb 12, 1907: 47.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 1908: 45.30 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1909: 45.70 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1912: 49.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 1913: 49.90 ft, moderate floodingFeb 15, 1916: 51.50 ft, major flooding; 1,735,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1917: 47.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 1920: 48.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1922: 52.50 ft, major flooding; 1,752,000 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1923: 45.60 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1927: 56.20 ft, major flooding; 1,806,000 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1928: 47.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 1929: 52.80 ft, major flooding; 1,741,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1932: 49.60 ft, moderate flooding; 1,495,000 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1935: 46.70 ft, moderate floodingFeb 21, 1937: 53.20 ft, major flooding; 2,060,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1944: 45.60 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1945: 49.80 ft, moderate flooding; 1,922,000 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1946: 40.80 ft, action stageMay 5, 1947: 39.10 ft, action stageApr 16, 1948: 41.40 ft, action stageFeb 21, 1949: 40.30 ft, action stageMar 2, 1950: 45.00 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1952: 38.50 ft, action stageJun 7, 1957: 40.10 ft, action stageMay 21, 1958: 38.40 ft, action stageApr 4, 1961: 39.60 ft, action stageMay 30, 1961: 44.90 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 1965: 38.60 ft, action stageApr 15, 1968: 37.90 ft, action stageFeb 19, 1969: 40.55 ft, action stageMay 3, 1969: 39.00 ft, action stageMar 14, 1971: 39.00 ft, action stageMay 13, 1972: 38.80 ft, action stageMay 13, 1973: 51.60 ft, major flooding; 1,962,000 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1973: 39.90 ft, action stageFeb 9, 1974: 44.20 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1975: 49.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 9, 1978: 39.80 ft, action stageApr 26, 1979: 47.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 1980: 40.50 ft, action stageApr 6, 1982: 37.70 ft, action stageJan 9, 1983: 41.80 ft, action stageMay 27, 1983: 49.35 ft, moderate floodingMay 25, 1984: 45.80 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 1985: 38.70 ft, action stageMar 8, 1989: 41.00 ft, action stageJan 20, 1991: 44.40 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1993: 43.60 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1994: 46.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 1995: 47.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 22, 1997: 49.10 ft, moderate floodingMay 14, 1998: 43.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 1999: 41.70 ft, action stageMar 8, 2001: 39.90 ft, action stageDec 27, 2001: 37.30 ft, action stageJun 3, 2002: 45.40 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 2003: 38.90 ft, action stageMay 29, 2003: 43.00 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2004: 37.40 ft, action stageJun 15, 2004: 36.89 ft, action stageNov 29, 2004: 41.28 ft, action stageDec 20, 2004: 39.30 ft, action stageJan 30, 2005: 44.53 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2005: 36.79 ft, action stageJan 26, 2007: 37.71 ft, action stageApr 20, 2008: 51.00 ft, major flooding; 1,840,000 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2008: 39.88 ft, action stageApr 28, 2009: 37.24 ft, action stageMay 28, 2009: 47.59 ft, moderate floodingNov 11, 2009: 40.05 ft, action stageJan 6, 2010: 37.21 ft, action stageFeb 12, 2010: 40.99 ft, action stageApr 8, 2010: 40.75 ft, action stageMay 26, 2010: 42.90 ft, action stageMar 30, 2011: 43.22 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2011: 57.10 ft, major floodingDec 23, 2011: 38.93 ft, action stageFeb 12, 2012: 36.80 ft, action stageMay 23, 2013: 44.33 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2013: 40.98 ft, action stageApr 20, 2014: 38.40 ft, action stageApr 1, 2015: 42.98 ft, action stageJun 8, 2015: 37.84 ft, action stageJul 26, 2015: 45.96 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 2015: 37.32 ft, action stageJan 15, 2016: 50.23 ft, major floodingMar 18, 2016: 43.32 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 2017: 48.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 2018: 49.94 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 2019: 51.47 ft, major floodingApr 13, 2020: 50.46 ft, major floodingApr 15, 2021: 45.81 ft, minor flooding Highest, 57.10 ft, May 19, 2011 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mississippi River at Vicksburg 1890s: 2 1900s: 4 1910s: 4 1920s: 6 1930s: 3 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 4 1980s: 2 1990s: 6 2000s: 5 2010s: 9 9 2020s: 2 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 96 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mississippi River at Vicksburg
1May 19, 201157.10+14.10Major—
2May 4, 192756.20+13.20Major1,806,000
3Feb 21, 193753.20+10.20Major2,060,000
4Jun 6, 192952.80+9.80Major1,741,000
5Apr 28, 192252.50+9.50Major1,752,000
6May 13, 197351.60+8.60Major1,962,000
7Feb 15, 191651.50+8.50Major1,735,000
8Mar 12, 201951.47+8.47Major—
9Apr 20, 200851.00+8.00Major1,840,000
10Apr 13, 202050.46+7.46Major—
11Jan 15, 201650.23+7.23Major—
12Apr 16, 189750.20+7.20Major—
13Mar 15, 201849.94+6.94Moderate—
14Apr 27, 191349.90+6.90Moderate—
15Apr 27, 194549.80+6.80Moderate1,922,000
16Apr 13, 197549.80+6.80Moderate—
17Feb 28, 193249.60+6.60Moderate1,495,000
18Mar 28, 190349.50+6.50Moderate—
19May 27, 198349.35+6.35Moderate—
20Apr 12, 191249.30+6.30Moderate—
21Mar 22, 199749.10+6.10Moderate—
22Apr 27, 192048.70+5.70Moderate—
23May 25, 201748.50+5.50Moderate—
24Apr 26, 197947.90+4.90Moderate—
25Apr 23, 191747.70+4.70Moderate—
26May 28, 200947.59+4.59Moderate—
27Feb 12, 190747.40+4.40Moderate—
28Apr 24, 189847.10+4.10Moderate—
29Jul 12, 192847.00+4.00Moderate—
30Jun 12, 199547.00+4.00Moderate—
31Apr 14, 193546.70+3.70Moderate—
32May 3, 199446.00+3.00Moderate—
33Jul 26, 201545.96+2.96Minor—
34Apr 15, 202145.81+2.81Minor—
35May 25, 198445.80+2.80Minor—
36Mar 31, 190945.70+2.70Minor—
37Apr 9, 192345.60+2.60Minor—
38May 15, 194445.60+2.60Minor—
39Jun 3, 200245.40+2.40Minor—
40Jun 4, 190845.30+2.30Minor—
41Mar 2, 195045.00+2.00Minor—
42May 30, 196144.90+1.90Minor—
43Jan 30, 200544.53+1.53Minor—
44Jan 20, 199144.40+1.40Minor—
45May 23, 201344.33+1.33Minor—
46Feb 9, 197444.20+1.20Minor—
47May 18, 199343.60+0.60Minor—
48May 14, 199843.60+0.60Minor—
49Mar 18, 201643.32+0.32Minor—
50Mar 30, 201143.22+0.22Minor—

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.

May 19, 2011: 57.10 ft here, major flooding

May 4, 1927: 56.20 ft here, major flooding

  • HelenaAR · Apr 27, 1927 · 56.75 ft · Major
  • NatchezMS · May 4, 1927 · 56.60 ft · Moderate

February 21, 1937: 53.20 ft here, major flooding

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
Vicksburg this gaugeLA43.057.10 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
GreenvilleAR48.065.40 ft, Apr 21, 192718

Other gauges in Madison Parish

Flood gauges in Madison Parish
Tendal25.034.02 ft, May 15, 19272

Madison Parish: every hazard · River floods across the country · Louisiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VCKM6, 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.