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Big Sunflower River near Anguilla

Highest listed crest 50.52 ftFlood stage 45.0 ft65 crests since 1950

The Big Sunflower River near Anguilla crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 65 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2020. The highest, 50.52 ft on May 20, 1973, was major flooding, 5.52 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
50.52 ft
May 20, 1973
Flood stage
45.0 ft
Major flooding from 50.0 ft
Crests at major
1
41st of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
April 25, 2020
47.28 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sharkey County
Mississippi
Identifiers
NWS ANGM6
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, Big Sunflower River near Anguilla
Action stage44.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)45.056Apr 25, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage48.08May 21, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage50.01May 20, 1973Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

65 crests from 1950 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Sunflower River near Anguilla, 1950 to 2020 4446485052ft Flood stage 45.0 ftMajor 50.0 ft Jan 21, 1950: 45.20 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 1950: 46.90 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1950: 46.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1951: 46.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1951: 46.40 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 1951: 45.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1953: 45.30 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1953: 46.40 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1955: 46.20 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1955: 46.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 1956: 46.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 1957: 45.50 ft, minor floodingNov 26, 1957: 47.20 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 1957: 46.60 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1958: 46.80 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1958: 48.20 ft, moderate floodingSep 28, 1958: 47.50 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 1958: 47.40 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 1961: 46.20 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1961: 46.30 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 1961: 46.80 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1962: 45.10 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1964: 45.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1965: 45.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 1966: 46.10 ft, minor floodingJan 14, 1968: 46.50 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1968: 45.00 ft, minor floodingDec 5, 1968: 45.80 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 1972: 45.90 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 1973: 45.50 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1973: 48.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 1973: 49.10 ft, moderate floodingMay 20, 1973: 50.52 ft, major floodingJun 1, 1973: 49.10 ft, moderate floodingDec 29, 1973: 45.50 ft, minor floodingJan 29, 1974: 47.10 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1974: 45.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 1975: 45.40 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1975: 46.10 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1975: 46.60 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1978: 45.90 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1979: 45.40 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1979: 46.70 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1979: 46.90 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1982: 48.20 ft, moderate floodingJan 4, 1983: 48.30 ft, moderate floodingFeb 13, 1983: 45.40 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 1983: 46.50 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1983: 45.30 ft, minor floodingDec 12, 1983: 46.90 ft, minor floodingJul 9, 1989: 45.79 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1990: 45.38 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 1991: 48.83 ft, moderate floodingApr 25, 1995: 45.34 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1999: 45.80 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2000: 45.80 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 2001: 45.20 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2001: 47.10 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 2002: 45.20 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 2009: 45.51 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 2009: 45.09 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 2013: 45.93 ft, minor flooding; 19,653 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2016: 46.64 ft, minor flooding; 29,561 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2019: 48.21 ft, moderate flooding; 36,115 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2020: 47.28 ft, minor flooding Highest, 50.52 ft, May 20, 1973 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Sunflower River near Anguilla 1950s: 18 18 1960s: 10 1970s: 16 1980s: 7 1990s: 4 2000s: 6 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 65 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Big Sunflower River near Anguilla
1May 20, 197350.52+5.52Major—
2Apr 30, 197349.10+4.10Moderate—
3Jun 1, 197349.10+4.10Moderate—
4May 12, 199148.83+3.83Moderate—
5Mar 27, 197348.40+3.40Moderate—
6Jan 4, 198348.30+3.30Moderate—
7May 21, 201948.21+3.21Moderate36,115
8May 11, 195848.20+3.20Moderate—
9Dec 31, 198248.20+3.20Moderate—
10Sep 28, 195847.50+2.50Minor—
11Oct 2, 195847.40+2.40Minor—
12Apr 25, 202047.28+2.28Minor—
13Nov 26, 195747.20+2.20Minor—
14Jan 29, 197447.10+2.10Minor—
15Dec 18, 200147.10+2.10Minor—
16Mar 25, 195046.90+1.90Minor—
17May 8, 197946.90+1.90Minor—
18Dec 12, 198346.90+1.90Minor—
19Apr 30, 195846.80+1.80Minor—
20Dec 21, 196146.80+1.80Minor—
21Apr 17, 197946.70+1.70Minor—
22Mar 21, 201646.64+1.64Minor29,561
23Feb 10, 195146.60+1.60Minor—
24Apr 16, 195546.60+1.60Minor—
25Dec 1, 195746.60+1.60Minor—
26Apr 15, 197546.60+1.60Minor—
27Jan 14, 196846.50+1.50Minor—
28May 26, 198346.50+1.50Minor—
29Feb 25, 195146.40+1.40Minor—
30May 19, 195346.40+1.40Minor—
31Apr 1, 195046.30+1.30Minor—
32Apr 5, 196146.30+1.30Minor—
33Mar 27, 195546.20+1.20Minor—
34Mar 2, 196146.20+1.20Minor—
35Feb 17, 196646.10+1.10Minor—
36Mar 20, 197546.10+1.10Minor—
37Feb 12, 195646.00+1.00Minor—
38Jan 16, 201345.93+0.93Minor19,653
39May 1, 196445.90+0.90Minor—
40Jan 7, 197245.90+0.90Minor—
41May 14, 197845.90+0.90Minor—
42Dec 5, 196845.80+0.80Minor—
43Feb 5, 199945.80+0.80Minor—
44Apr 8, 200045.80+0.80Minor—
45Jul 9, 198945.79+0.79Minor—
46Jun 12, 197445.60+0.60Minor—
47May 17, 200945.51+0.51Minor—
48Feb 8, 195745.50+0.50Minor—
49Jan 9, 197345.50+0.50Minor—
50Dec 29, 197345.50+0.50Minor—

The worst floods along the Big Sunflower River

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

April 30, 1973: 49.10 ft here, moderate flooding

  • SunflowerMS · Apr 23, 1973 · 25.60 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Big Sunflower River

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

Flood gauges on the Big Sunflower River
SunflowerMS21.028.37 ft, Mar 18, 19735
Anguilla this gaugeMS45.050.52 ft, May 20, 19731

Sharkey County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Mississippi

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ANGM6, 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.