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Mississippi River above Tiptonville

Highest listed crest 48.35 ftFlood stage 37.0 ft91 crests since 1931

The Mississippi River above Tiptonville crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 91 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1931 to 2025. The highest, 48.35 ft on May 5, 2011, was major flooding, 11.35 feet above flood stage. 14 other gauges on the Mississippi River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
48.35 ft
May 5, 2011
Flood stage
37.0 ft
Major flooding from 47.0 ft
Crests at major
2
81st of 173 gauges in Missouri
Most recent flood crest
April 14, 2025
42.33 ft, minor flooding
Location
New Madrid County
Missouri
Identifiers
NWS TPTM7
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mississippi River above Tiptonville
Action stage34.012Dec 12, 2004The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)37.059Apr 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage45.03Mar 16, 1997Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage47.02May 5, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

91 crests from 1931 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mississippi River above Tiptonville, 1931 to 2025 253035404550ft Flood stage 37.0 ftMajor 47.0 ft Dec 22, 1931: 32.30 ft, below flood stageFeb 17, 1932: 40.40 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1933: 41.70 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1934: 31.60 ft, below flood stageApr 18, 1934: 44.20 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1935: 40.90 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1936: 41.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 1937: 47.75 ft, major floodingApr 17, 1938: 37.90 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 1939: 36.60 ft, action stageMar 19, 1939: 41.70 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1940: 37.20 ft, minor floodingNov 11, 1941: 26.39 ft, below flood stageMar 26, 1942: 36.70 ft, action stageApr 29, 1944: 41.90 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1945: 43.44 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1946: 42.22 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 1947: 39.65 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 1948: 42.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1949: 41.80 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1950: 44.56 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1951: 40.50 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 1952: 41.49 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1953: 31.60 ft, below flood stageJan 28, 1954: 25.00 ft, below flood stageFeb 28, 1956: 35.60 ft, action stageFeb 13, 1957: 37.50 ft, minor floodingJul 27, 1958: 36.10 ft, action stageFeb 25, 1959: 33.40 ft, below flood stageApr 13, 1960: 38.90 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1961: 42.70 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1962: 40.40 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1963: 41.60 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1964: 39.10 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1965: 38.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1966: 34.70 ft, action stageMay 20, 1967: 36.00 ft, action stageJun 3, 1968: 36.30 ft, action stageFeb 13, 1969: 39.60 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1970: 40.50 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1971: 39.90 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1972: 39.90 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1973: 44.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1974: 42.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1976: 35.80 ft, action stageApr 12, 1977: 34.50 ft, action stageMar 30, 1978: 42.30 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1979: 44.60 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 1980: 40.40 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 1981: 35.20 ft, action stageDec 10, 1982: 40.37 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 1983: 45.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1984: 44.50 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1985: 40.90 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1986: 33.79 ft, below flood stageApr 20, 1987: 34.00 ft, action stageJan 1, 1988: 33.20 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 1989: 38.34 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1990: 41.10 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1991: 43.10 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 1992: 32.60 ft, below flood stageApr 12, 1993: 39.90 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1995: 46.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 1996: 43.90 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1997: 45.03 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1998: 40.93 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1999: 39.49 ft, minor floodingFeb 29, 2000: 29.22 ft, below flood stageMar 1, 2001: 33.85 ft, below flood stageMay 21, 2002: 44.51 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 2003: 39.95 ft, minor floodingDec 12, 2004: 36.53 ft, action stageJan 18, 2005: 42.27 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 2006: 28.18 ft, below flood stageJan 17, 2007: 32.73 ft, below flood stageMar 27, 2008: 43.55 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2009: 40.75 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2010: 39.44 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2011: 42.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,622,980 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2011: 48.35 ft, major floodingFeb 5, 2012: 31.58 ft, below flood stageMay 10, 2013: 39.22 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 2014: 32.96 ft, below flood stageJul 8, 2015: 38.23 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 2016: 44.06 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2017: 41.50 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 2018: 42.91 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2019: 44.19 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 2021: 37.72 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2021: 38.14 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 2025: 42.33 ft, minor flooding Highest, 48.35 ft, May 5, 2011 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mississippi River above Tiptonville 1930s: 8 1940s: 7 1950s: 4 1960s: 7 1970s: 7 1980s: 6 1990s: 8 2000s: 5 2010s: 9 9 2020s: 3 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 91 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mississippi River above Tiptonville
1May 5, 201148.35+11.35Major—
2Feb 6, 193747.75+10.75Major—
3May 29, 199546.00+9.00Moderate—
4May 10, 198345.50+8.50Moderate—
5Mar 16, 199745.03+8.03Moderate—
6Apr 3, 197344.80+7.80Minor—
7Apr 19, 197944.60+7.60Minor—
8Jan 19, 195044.56+7.56Minor—
9May 21, 200244.51+7.51Minor—
10May 17, 198444.50+7.50Minor—
11Apr 18, 193444.20+7.20Minor—
12Mar 3, 201944.19+7.19Minor—
13Jan 4, 201644.06+7.06Minor—
14May 19, 199643.90+6.90Minor—
15Mar 27, 200843.55+6.55Minor—
16Mar 12, 194543.44+6.44Minor—
17Jan 4, 199143.10+6.10Minor—
18Mar 5, 201842.91+5.91Minor—
19Mar 19, 201142.72+5.72Minor1,622,980
20May 17, 196142.70+5.70Minor—
21Apr 14, 202542.33+5.33Minor—
22Feb 1, 197442.30+5.30Minor—
23Mar 30, 197842.30+5.30Minor—
24Jan 18, 200542.27+5.27Minor—
25Jan 19, 194642.22+5.22Minor—
26Apr 4, 194842.20+5.20Minor—
27Apr 29, 194441.90+4.90Minor—
28Apr 9, 193641.80+4.80Minor—
29Feb 1, 194941.80+4.80Minor—
30Apr 6, 193341.70+4.70Minor—
31Mar 19, 193941.70+4.70Minor—
32Mar 21, 196341.60+4.60Minor—
33May 9, 201741.50+4.50Minor—
34Mar 28, 195241.49+4.49Minor—
35Dec 31, 199041.10+4.10Minor—
36Apr 28, 199840.93+3.93Minor—
37Mar 23, 193540.90+3.90Minor—
38Mar 6, 198540.90+3.90Minor—
39May 15, 200940.75+3.75Minor—
40Feb 27, 195140.50+3.50Minor—
41May 7, 197040.50+3.50Minor—
42Feb 17, 193240.40+3.40Minor—
43Mar 17, 196240.40+3.40Minor—
44Apr 4, 198040.40+3.40Minor—
45Dec 10, 198240.37+3.37Minor—
46May 17, 200339.95+2.95Minor—
47Mar 6, 197139.90+2.90Minor—
48Apr 28, 197239.90+2.90Minor—
49Apr 12, 199339.90+2.90Minor—
50Apr 20, 194739.65+2.65Minor—

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 5, 2011: 48.35 ft here, major flooding

  • HelenaAR · May 12, 2011 · 56.59 ft · Major
  • HickmanKY · May 2, 2011 · 54.29 ft · Major · its highest
  • New MadridMO · May 6, 2011 · 48.35 ft · Major · its highest
  • MemphisTN · May 10, 2011 · 48.03 ft · Major
  • CaruthersvilleMO · May 7, 2011 · 47.61 ft · Major · its highest
  • OsceolaAR · May 8, 2011 · 47.48 ft · Major
  • Cape GirardeauMO · May 3, 2011 · 46.28 ft · Major
  • ThebesIL · May 3, 2011 · 45.52 ft · Major
  • Baton RougeLA · May 12, 2011 · 43.13 ft · Major
  • ChesterIL · May 2, 2011 · 39.74 ft · Moderate

February 6, 1937: 47.75 ft here, major flooding

  • GreenvilleAR · Feb 13, 1937 · 63.00 ft · Major
  • HelenaAR · Feb 12, 1937 · 60.21 ft · Major · its highest
  • Tunica Mhoon LandingMS · Feb 10, 1937 · 53.20 ft · Major · its highest
  • OsceolaAR · Feb 7, 1937 · 50.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • MemphisTN · Feb 10, 1937 · 48.70 ft · Major · its highest
  • New MadridMO · Feb 3, 1937 · 48.00 ft · Major
  • CaruthersvilleMO · Feb 5, 1937 · 46.00 ft · Major

May 29, 1995: 46.00 ft here, moderate 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
Tiptonville this gaugeMO37.048.35 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
GreenvilleAR48.065.40 ft, Apr 21, 192718

Other gauges in New Madrid County

Flood gauges in New Madrid County
New Madrid34.048.35 ft, May 6, 20114

New Madrid County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Missouri

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TPTM7, 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.