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Chickasawhay River at Leakesville

Highest listed crest 38.00 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft147 crests since 1900

The Chickasawhay River at Leakesville crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 147 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1900 to 2026. The highest, 38.00 ft on April 1, 1900, was major flooding, 18.00 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
38.00 ft
April 1, 1900; 125,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
3
24th of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
June 27, 2026
26.60 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greene 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 Leakesville
Action stage15.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.0118Jun 27, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.026Jan 2, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.03Feb 23, 1990Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

147 crests from 1900 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, 1900 to 2026 2025303540ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Apr 1, 1900: 38.00 ft, major flooding; 125,000 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1916: 31.50 ft, major flooding; 53,700 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1939: 23.25 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1940: 26.37 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1941: 23.63 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1942: 27.17 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1943: 29.16 ft, moderate flooding; 34,300 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1944: 30.13 ft, moderate flooding; 39,600 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1945: 25.66 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1946: 25.66 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1947: 29.10 ft, moderate flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1948: 29.33 ft, moderate flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1948: 28.44 ft, moderate flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1950: 25.87 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1951: 29.22 ft, moderate flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1952: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1953: 25.11 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1953: 23.52 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1955: 25.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1956: 26.61 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1957: 21.61 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1958: 23.30 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1959: 22.20 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1960: 24.22 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1961: 29.88 ft, moderate flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1964: 30.24 ft, moderate flooding; 43,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1965: 26.05 ft, minor flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1966: 29.02 ft, moderate flooding; 34,900 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1967: 23.52 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1969: 26.93 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1970: 21.28 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1971: 27.52 ft, minor flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1972: 25.13 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1973: 26.80 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1974: 30.02 ft, moderate flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1975: 26.31 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1976: 29.10 ft, moderate flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 27.56 ft, minor flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1978: 24.59 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1979: 30.67 ft, moderate flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1980: 29.87 ft, moderate flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1981: 25.35 ft, minor flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1983: 28.93 ft, moderate flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1983: 24.96 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1985: 24.33 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1985: 23.46 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1987: 28.98 ft, moderate flooding; 34,700 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1988: 21.01 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1989: 22.88 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1990: 31.03 ft, major flooding; 49,400 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1991: 28.32 ft, moderate flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1992: 24.74 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1993: 28.10 ft, moderate flooding; 29,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1994: 26.26 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1995: 24.58 ft, minor flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1995: 23.46 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1997: 25.85 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1998: 28.63 ft, moderate flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1999: 27.54 ft, minor flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2000: 21.02 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2001: 28.25 ft, moderate flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2001: 23.36 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2003: 27.53 ft, minor flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2004: 27.28 ft, minor flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 26.27 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2006: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 2008: 22.01 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2009: 28.19 ft, moderate flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2009: 27.60 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2011: 28.25 ft, moderate flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2012: 27.58 ft, minor flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2013: 29.24 ft, moderate flooding; 38,700 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2014: 28.76 ft, moderate flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2015: 21.13 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2016: 24.00 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2016: 20.86 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2016: 20.75 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2016: 25.61 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2016: 29.93 ft, moderate flooding; 40,100 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2016: 23.41 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2016: 22.02 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2017: 21.61 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2017: 21.86 ft, minor flooding; 13,014 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2017: 23.16 ft, minor flooding; 15,761 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2017: 21.08 ft, minor flooding; 11,636 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2017: 29.13 ft, moderate flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2018: 23.15 ft, minor flooding; 15,738 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2018: 22.05 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2018: 21.42 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2018: 23.86 ft, minor flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2019: 30.37 ft, moderate flooding; 43,054 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2019: 25.80 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2019: 26.34 ft, minor flooding; 24,744 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2019: 22.08 ft, minor flooding; 13,446 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 2019: 25.94 ft, minor flooding; 23,464 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2019: 25.30 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2019: 22.87 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2019: 20.49 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2020: 24.09 ft, minor flooding; 18,096 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2020: 27.24 ft, minor flooding; 27,787 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2020: 27.61 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2020: 25.90 ft, minor flooding; 23,366 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2020: 26.00 ft, minor flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2020: 23.65 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2020: 22.61 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2020: 20.91 ft, minor flooding; 11,408 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2020: 22.53 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2020: 20.68 ft, minor flooding; 11,073 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2021: 21.56 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2021: 21.80 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2021: 26.37 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2021: 26.21 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2021: 25.80 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2021: 24.30 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2021: 20.91 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2021: 21.17 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2021: 24.02 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2021: 24.12 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2021: 20.74 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2021: 20.02 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2022: 23.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2022: 21.47 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2022: 24.86 ft, minor flooding; 20,238 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2022: 23.35 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2022: 25.30 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2022: 24.94 ft, minor flooding; 20,469 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2022: 20.89 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2023: 23.03 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2023: 22.51 ft, minor flooding; 14,342 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2023: 24.76 ft, minor flooding; 19,951 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2023: 25.81 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2023: 22.20 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2023: 23.58 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2023: 21.38 ft, minor flooding; 12,514 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2023: 21.33 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2023: 20.35 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2024: 22.86 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2024: 20.74 ft, minor flooding; 11,166 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2024: 25.74 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2024: 21.57 ft, minor flooding; 12,537 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2024: 22.18 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2025: 22.85 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2025: 20.77 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2026: 20.73 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2026: 20.86 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2026: 22.86 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2026: 26.60 ft, minor flooding; 25,598 cubic feet per second Highest, 38.00 ft, Apr 1, 1900 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chickasawhay River at Leakesville 1900s: 1 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 10 1950s: 10 1960s: 7 1970s: 10 1980s: 9 1990s: 10 2000s: 10 2010s: 29 2020s: 49 49 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 147 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chickasawhay River at Leakesville
1Apr 1, 190038.00+18.00Major125,000
2Jul 1, 191631.50+11.50Major53,700
3Feb 23, 199031.03+11.03Major49,400
4Mar 10, 197930.67+10.67Moderate46,500
5Jan 2, 201930.37+10.37Moderate43,054
6Apr 13, 196430.24+10.24Moderate43,200
7Apr 29, 194430.13+10.13Moderate39,600
8Apr 20, 197430.02+10.02Moderate41,400
9Mar 18, 201629.93+9.93Moderate40,100
10Dec 24, 196129.88+9.88Moderate40,500
11Apr 19, 198029.87+9.87Moderate40,400
12Mar 11, 194829.33+9.33Moderate35,800
13Feb 14, 201329.24+9.24Moderate38,700
14Apr 4, 195129.22+9.22Moderate35,200
15Mar 23, 194329.16+9.16Moderate34,300
16Jun 25, 201729.13+9.13Moderate33,100
17Jan 26, 194729.10+9.10Moderate34,600
18Apr 6, 197629.10+9.10Moderate35,400
19Feb 20, 196629.02+9.02Moderate34,900
20Jan 26, 198728.98+8.98Moderate34,700
21Apr 15, 198328.93+8.93Moderate34,400
22Apr 15, 201428.76+8.76Moderate36,000
23Jan 15, 199828.63+8.63Moderate32,500
24Nov 29, 194828.44+8.44Moderate30,900
25May 8, 199128.32+8.32Moderate30,800
26Mar 6, 200128.25+8.25Moderate30,400
27Mar 15, 201128.25+8.25Moderate33,400
28Apr 2, 200928.19+8.19Moderate31,100
29Jan 23, 199328.10+8.10Moderate29,600
30Feb 14, 202027.61+7.61Minor29,100
31Dec 21, 200927.60+7.60Minor27,300
32Sep 2, 201227.58+7.58Minor29,500
33Mar 14, 197727.56+7.56Minor27,500
34Feb 2, 199927.54+7.54Minor27,100
35Apr 16, 200327.53+7.53Minor27,000
36Mar 6, 197127.52+7.52Minor26,900
37Feb 15, 200427.28+7.28Minor26,100
38Jan 21, 202027.24+7.24Minor27,787
39Mar 29, 194227.17+7.17Minor25,000
40Apr 16, 196926.93+6.93Minor24,500
41May 1, 197326.80+6.80Minor24,400
42Mar 25, 195626.61+6.61Minor23,200
43Jun 27, 202626.60+6.60Minor25,598
44Jul 13, 194026.37+6.37Minor21,800
45Mar 23, 202126.37+6.37Minor24,800
46Mar 1, 201926.34+6.34Minor24,744
47Jan 19, 197526.31+6.31Minor22,900
48Apr 3, 200526.27+6.27Minor22,800
49Feb 13, 199426.26+6.26Minor22,800
50Apr 2, 202126.21+6.21Minor24,200

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 1, 1900: 38.00 ft here, major flooding

  • ShubutaMS · Apr 1, 1900 · 47.90 ft · Major
  • EnterpriseMS · Apr 1, 1900 · 42.20 ft · Major

February 23, 1990: 31.03 ft here, major flooding

  • EnterpriseMS · Feb 17, 1990 · 41.56 ft · Major
  • ShubutaMS · Feb 19, 1990 · 42.67 ft · Moderate
  • WaynesboroMS · Feb 21, 1990 · 41.90 ft · Minor

March 10, 1979: 30.67 ft here, moderate flooding

  • EnterpriseMS · Mar 5, 1979 · 41.90 ft · Major
  • ShubutaMS · Mar 7, 1979 · 41.46 ft · Moderate
  • WaynesboroMS · Mar 8, 1979 · 42.07 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Chickasawhay River

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

Flood gauges on the Chickasawhay River
EnterpriseMS25.043.05 ft, Apr 9, 20039
ShubutaMS30.047.92 ft, Dec 11, 19192
WaynesboroMS35.047.90 ft, Feb 26, 19510
Leakesville this gaugeMS20.038.00 ft, Apr 1, 19003

Other gauges in Greene County

Flood gauges in Greene County
McLain18.031.80 ft, Apr 1, 19006

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LEKM6, 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.