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Chickasawhay River at Enterprise

Highest listed crest 43.05 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft98 crests since 1871

The Chickasawhay River at Enterprise crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 98 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1871 to 2020. The highest, 43.05 ft on April 9, 2003, was major flooding, 18.05 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Chickasawhay River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
43.05 ft
April 9, 2003; 54,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 41.0 ft
Crests at major
9
8th of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
March 7, 2020
31.62 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Clarke County
Mississippi

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Chickasawhay River at Enterprise
Action stage24.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.033Feb 8, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.056Mar 7, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage41.09Apr 9, 2003Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

98 crests from 1871 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, 1871 to 2020 2530354045ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 41.0 ft Jan 1, 1871: 39.00 ft, moderate flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1900: 42.20 ft, major flooding; 57,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1905: 33.80 ft, moderate flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1906: 34.00 ft, moderate flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1907: 29.00 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1908: 28.10 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1909: 41.00 ft, major flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1911: 28.80 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1912: 31.60 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1913: 28.80 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1916: 33.20 ft, moderate flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1917: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1919: 41.20 ft, major flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1921: 36.80 ft, moderate flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1922: 28.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1923: 31.40 ft, moderate flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1924: 27.20 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1925: 34.60 ft, moderate flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1928: 31.00 ft, moderate flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1929: 39.50 ft, moderate flooding; 37,400 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1929: 30.00 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1931: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1932: 31.20 ft, moderate flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1934: 28.40 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1935: 35.60 ft, moderate flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1936: 40.70 ft, moderate flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1937: 32.90 ft, moderate flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1938: 41.00 ft, major flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1940: 27.60 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1942: 32.32 ft, moderate flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1943: 30.58 ft, moderate flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1944: 31.46 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1946: 31.80 ft, moderate flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1947: 32.98 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1948: 30.45 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1948: 37.46 ft, moderate flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1950: 38.10 ft, moderate flooding; 33,500 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1951: 37.02 ft, moderate flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1953: 27.94 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1956: 38.00 ft, moderate flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1961: 42.94 ft, major flooding; 61,700 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1961: 38.78 ft, moderate flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1964: 35.70 ft, moderate flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1965: 28.68 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1966: 30.42 ft, moderate flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1969: 32.45 ft, moderate flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1971: 39.00 ft, moderate flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1971: 27.01 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1972: 31.26 ft, moderate flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1973: 30.38 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1974: 40.25 ft, moderate flooding; 45,300 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1975: 35.03 ft, moderate flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1976: 37.09 ft, moderate flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1977: 28.42 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 41.90 ft, major flooding; 49,800 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1979: 41.90 ft, major flooding; 49,800 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1980: 30.32 ft, moderate flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1980: 35.51 ft, moderate flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1981: 29.54 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1983: 30.35 ft, moderate flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1983: 34.27 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1983: 30.51 ft, moderate flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1983: 29.90 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1987: 33.23 ft, moderate flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 33.05 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1990: 41.56 ft, major flooding; 47,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1991: 29.08 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1991: 34.31 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1993: 28.38 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1994: 32.12 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1994: 29.76 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1995: 27.13 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1997: 33.59 ft, moderate flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 33.86 ft, moderate flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1998: 28.69 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1999: 28.27 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2001: 28.45 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2002: 27.12 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2003: 38.22 ft, moderate flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2003: 43.05 ft, major flooding; 54,200 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2003: 34.57 ft, moderate flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2004: 38.13 ft, moderate flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2008: 28.33 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2009: 28.55 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2012: 29.69 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2013: 29.40 ft, minor flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2014: 37.00 ft, moderate flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2015: 28.42 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 34.70 ft, moderate flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2017: 33.22 ft, moderate flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2017: 28.33 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2018: 31.72 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2019: 29.19 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2019: 31.04 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2020: 28.02 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2020: 32.00 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 28.50 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2020: 31.62 ft, moderate flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 43.05 ft, Apr 9, 2003 18801900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chickasawhay River at Enterprise 1870s: 1 1880s: 0 1890s: 0 1900s: 6 1910s: 6 1920s: 8 1930s: 7 1940s: 8 1950s: 4 1960s: 6 1970s: 10 1980s: 9 1990s: 11 11 2000s: 8 2010s: 10 2020s: 4 1870s1890s1910s1930s1950s1970s1990s2010s
  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 98 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chickasawhay River at Enterprise
1Apr 9, 200343.05+18.05Major54,200
2Feb 23, 196142.94+17.94Major61,700
3Apr 1, 190042.20+17.20Major57,000
4Mar 5, 197941.90+16.90Major49,800
5Apr 14, 197941.90+16.90Major49,800
6Feb 17, 199041.56+16.56Major47,300
7Dec 10, 191941.20+16.20Major42,000
8May 27, 190941.00+16.00Major41,400
9Apr 8, 193841.00+16.00Major41,400
10Feb 5, 193640.70+15.70Moderate40,600
11Apr 14, 197440.25+15.25Moderate45,300
12Mar 16, 192939.50+14.50Moderate37,400
13Jan 1, 187139.00+14.00Moderate37,800
14Jan 1, 197139.00+14.00Moderate37,800
15Dec 19, 196138.78+13.78Moderate39,100
16Feb 24, 200338.22+13.22Moderate34,400
17Feb 8, 200438.13+13.13Moderate34,100
18Jan 8, 195038.10+13.10Moderate33,500
19Mar 17, 195638.00+13.00Moderate33,200
20Nov 30, 194837.46+12.46Moderate32,100
21Apr 1, 197637.09+12.09Moderate29,300
22Mar 30, 195137.02+12.02Moderate31,000
23Apr 9, 201437.00+12.00Moderate31,900
24Apr 18, 192136.80+11.80Moderate30,600
25Apr 8, 196435.70+10.70Moderate27,500
26Mar 8, 193535.60+10.60Moderate28,000
27Apr 15, 198035.51+10.51Moderate27,600
28Jan 12, 197535.03+10.03Moderate24,600
29Mar 13, 201634.70+9.70Moderate25,300
30Jan 19, 192534.60+9.60Moderate25,800
31Apr 27, 200334.57+9.57Moderate25,600
32May 1, 199134.31+9.31Moderate25,100
33Mar 7, 198334.27+9.27Moderate25,100
34Mar 21, 190634.00+9.00Moderate24,400
35Jan 9, 199833.86+8.86Moderate24,100
36Feb 10, 190533.80+8.80Moderate24,000
37Apr 29, 199733.59+8.59Moderate23,600
38Jan 20, 198733.23+8.23Moderate22,900
39Apr 5, 201733.22+8.22Moderate23,200
40Jul 9, 191633.20+8.20Moderate22,700
41Mar 1, 198733.05+8.05Moderate22,500
42Jan 21, 194732.98+7.98Moderate22,500
43Jan 21, 193732.90+7.90Moderate22,000
44Apr 15, 196932.45+7.45Moderate18,900
45Mar 22, 194232.32+7.32Moderate21,300
46Jan 30, 199432.12+7.12Moderate20,800
47Jan 16, 202032.00+7.00Moderate20,800
48Feb 12, 194631.80+6.80Moderate18,600
49Dec 30, 201831.72+6.72Moderate20,200
50Mar 7, 202031.62+6.62Moderate20,100

The worst floods along the Chickasawhay River

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

April 9, 2003: 43.05 ft here, major flooding

  • ShubutaMS · Apr 11, 2003 · 37.70 ft · Moderate
  • LeakesvilleMS · Apr 16, 2003 · 27.53 ft · Minor

February 23, 1961: 42.94 ft here, major flooding

  • ShubutaMS · Feb 25, 1961 · 44.63 ft · Moderate

April 1, 1900: 42.20 ft here, major flooding

  • ShubutaMS · Apr 1, 1900 · 47.90 ft · Major
  • LeakesvilleMS · Apr 1, 1900 · 38.00 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Chickasawhay River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Chickasawhay River
Enterprise this gaugeMS25.043.05 ft, Apr 9, 20039
ShubutaMS30.047.92 ft, Dec 11, 19192
WaynesboroMS35.047.90 ft, Feb 26, 19510
LeakesvilleMS20.038.00 ft, Apr 1, 19003

Other gauges in Clarke County

Flood gauges in Clarke County
Shubuta30.047.92 ft, Dec 11, 19192

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ENSM6, 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.