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Buffalo River at Woodville

Highest listed crest 25.79 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft81 crests since 1942

The Buffalo River at Woodville crested above flood stage 7 times among the 81 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1942 to 2021. The highest, 25.79 ft on August 12, 2016, was minor flooding, 5.79 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.79 ft
August 12, 2016; 60,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 50.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 12, 2021
20.61 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wilkinson County
Mississippi

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Buffalo River at Woodville
Action stage19.013Mar 30, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.07May 12, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage50.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

81 crests from 1942 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Buffalo River at Woodville, 1942 to 2021 01020304050ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 50.0 ft Apr 9, 1942: 10.00 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1943: 11.87 ft, below flood stage; 20,700 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1944: 9.48 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1945: 10.92 ft, below flood stage; 15,100 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1946: 12.50 ft, below flood stage; 23,700 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1946: 15.00 ft, below flood stage; 33,900 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1948: 16.20 ft, below flood stage; 39,900 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1948: 13.40 ft, below flood stage; 27,000 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1950: 12.82 ft, below flood stage; 25,200 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1951: 13.26 ft, below flood stage; 27,700 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1952: 7.17 ft, below flood stage; 5,460 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1953: 15.66 ft, below flood stage; 37,200 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1954: 7.50 ft, below flood stage; 6,500 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1955: 16.09 ft, below flood stage; 39,400 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1956: 12.68 ft, below flood stage; 23,700 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1956: 11.18 ft, below flood stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1958: 14.43 ft, below flood stage; 30,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1959: 7.49 ft, below flood stage; 5,980 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1959: 12.39 ft, below flood stage; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1961: 14.00 ft, below flood stage; 28,900 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1961: 12.60 ft, below flood stage; 23,300 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1963: 9.70 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1964: 13.40 ft, below flood stage; 26,500 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1964: 20.19 ft, minor flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1966: 14.35 ft, below flood stage; 18,300 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1967: 19.88 ft, action stage; 43,300 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1967: 15.55 ft, below flood stage; 23,100 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1969: 19.56 ft, action stage; 41,700 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1969: 10.96 ft, below flood stage; 7,190 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1971: 15.25 ft, below flood stage; 21,900 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1971: 19.39 ft, action stage; 40,800 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1973: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 65,000 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1974: 19.61 ft, action stage; 42,000 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1975: 19.12 ft, action stage; 39,800 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1976: 12.04 ft, below flood stage; 8,400 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1977: 17.42 ft, below flood stage; 31,800 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1977: 19.24 ft, action stage; 40,700 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1979: 22.02 ft, minor flooding; 57,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1980: 17.65 ft, below flood stage; 31,400 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1981: 16.08 ft, below flood stage; 22,900 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1983: 19.95 ft, action stage; 43,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1984: 17.22 ft, below flood stage; 28,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 14.86 ft, below flood stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 1985: 18.85 ft, below flood stage; 41,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1987: 17.36 ft, below flood stage; 35,800 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1988: 14.68 ft, below flood stage; 25,400 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1989: 18.82 ft, below flood stage; 38,000 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1990: 21.27 ft, minor flooding; 55,700 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1991: 16.10 ft, below flood stage; 23,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1992: 19.67 ft, action stage; 39,800 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1993: 16.15 ft, below flood stage; 20,500 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1994: 19.05 ft, action stage; 33,400 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1995: 18.98 ft, below flood stage; 33,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1996: 15.69 ft, below flood stage; 17,400 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1997: 18.41 ft, below flood stage; 29,700 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1998: 18.38 ft, below flood stage; 29,500 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1999: 19.67 ft, action stage; 37,600 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2000: 10.72 ft, below flood stage; 5,320 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2001: 14.37 ft, below flood stageJul 7, 2001: 19.35 ft, action stage; 32,900 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2002: 15.81 ft, below flood stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2003: 18.41 ft, below flood stage; 29,700 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2004: 18.00 ft, below flood stage; 27,400 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2004: 17.66 ft, below flood stage; 25,700 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2005: 11.75 ft, below flood stage; 7,580 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2006: 15.76 ft, below flood stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2007: 16.39 ft, below flood stage; 20,000 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2008: 14.46 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2009: 18.64 ft, below flood stage; 31,000 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2010: 13.99 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2011: 11.06 ft, below flood stage; 5,550 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2011: 18.23 ft, below flood stage; 28,700 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2012: 15.81 ft, below flood stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2013: 19.92 ft, action stage; 39,400 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2014: 20.45 ft, minor flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2015: 16.81 ft, below flood stage; 21,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 17.42 ft, below flood stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2016: 25.79 ft, minor flooding; 60,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2017: 19.04 ft, action stage; 32,600 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2019: 13.36 ft, below flood stage; 9,290 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2021: 20.61 ft, minor flooding Highest, 25.79 ft, Aug 12, 2016 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Buffalo River at Woodville 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 1 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 81 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Buffalo River at Woodville
1Aug 12, 201625.79+5.79Minor60,600
2Mar 25, 197322.30+2.30Minor65,000
3Apr 22, 197922.02+2.02Minor57,400
4Jan 25, 199021.27+1.27Minor55,700
5May 12, 202120.61+0.61Minor—
6Mar 28, 201420.45+0.45Minor42,000
7Oct 4, 196420.19+0.19Minor44,800
8Apr 5, 198319.95−0.05Action43,000
9Jan 10, 201319.92−0.08Action39,400
10Apr 15, 196719.88−0.12Action43,300
11Mar 5, 199219.67−0.33Action39,800
12Jan 30, 199919.67−0.33Action37,600
13Apr 13, 197419.61−0.39Action42,000
14Jul 19, 196919.56−0.44Action41,700
15Dec 6, 197119.39−0.61Action40,800
16Jul 7, 200119.35−0.65Action32,900
17Nov 29, 197719.24−0.76Action40,700
18Jun 8, 197519.12−0.88Action39,800
19Jan 27, 199419.05−0.95Action33,400
20Mar 30, 201719.04−0.96Action32,600
21Apr 11, 199518.98−1.02Below flood stage33,000
22Oct 29, 198518.85−1.15Below flood stage41,100
23Jun 28, 198918.82−1.18Below flood stage38,000
24Mar 28, 200918.64−1.36Below flood stage31,000
25Apr 27, 199718.41−1.59Below flood stage29,700
26Feb 22, 200318.41−1.59Below flood stage29,700
27Jan 7, 199818.38−1.62Below flood stage29,500
28Dec 26, 201118.23−1.77Below flood stage28,700
29May 15, 200418.00−2.00Below flood stage27,400
30Dec 9, 200417.66−2.34Below flood stage25,700
31Mar 28, 198017.65−2.35Below flood stage31,400
32Apr 21, 197717.42−2.58Below flood stage31,800
33Mar 11, 201617.42−2.58Below flood stage23,800
34Feb 27, 198717.36−2.64Below flood stage35,800
35Feb 12, 198417.22−2.78Below flood stage28,600
36Mar 2, 201516.81−3.19Below flood stage21,000
37Jan 5, 200716.39−3.61Below flood stage20,000
38Mar 2, 194816.20−3.80Below flood stage39,900
39Jan 20, 199316.15−3.85Below flood stage20,500
40Apr 18, 199116.10−3.90Below flood stage23,000
41Apr 13, 195516.09−3.91Below flood stage39,400
42Mar 4, 198116.08−3.92Below flood stage22,900
43Apr 8, 200215.81−4.19Below flood stage17,800
44Aug 30, 201215.81−4.19Below flood stage17,800
45Dec 30, 200615.76−4.24Below flood stage17,600
46Jan 26, 199615.69−4.31Below flood stage17,400
47May 4, 195315.66−4.34Below flood stage37,200
48Dec 14, 196715.55−4.45Below flood stage23,100
49Sep 16, 197115.25−4.75Below flood stage21,900
50Nov 11, 194615.00−5.00Below flood stage33,900

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WOOM6, 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.