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Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro

Highest listed crest 47.90 ftFlood stage 35.0 ft28 crests since 1937

The Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro crested above flood stage 23 times among the 28 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2019. The highest, 47.90 ft on February 26, 1951, was moderate flooding, 12.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
47.90 ft
February 26, 1951; 58,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
35.0 ft
Major flooding from 48.0 ft
Crests at major
0
23 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 3, 2019
35.29 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wayne 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 near Waynesboro
Action stage30.03May 6, 1991The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)35.021Jan 3, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage45.02Feb 26, 1951Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage48.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

28 crests from 1937 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro, 1937 to 2019 253035404550ft Flood stage 35.0 ftMajor 48.0 ft Jan 26, 1937: 36.70 ft, minor flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1938: 47.10 ft, moderate flooding; 53,100 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1942: 33.60 ft, action stage; 18,400 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1943: 33.60 ft, action stage; 18,400 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1944: 38.24 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1947: 39.00 ft, minor flooding; 26,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1948: 38.10 ft, minor flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1948: 37.85 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1950: 36.06 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1951: 47.90 ft, moderate flooding; 58,300 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1951: 39.80 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1956: 37.70 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1961: 42.24 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1964: 41.90 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1966: 36.64 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1974: 41.90 ft, minor flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1976: 35.69 ft, minor flooding; 212,100 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1979: 42.07 ft, minor flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1980: 38.65 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 1990: 41.90 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1991: 33.30 ft, action stageJan 26, 1993: 27.99 ft, below flood stageFeb 11, 1994: 29.11 ft, below flood stageApr 12, 2014: 37.03 ft, minor flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2016: 38.94 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2016: 37.09 ft, minor flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 37.31 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2019: 35.29 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per second Highest, 47.90 ft, Feb 26, 1951 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro 1930s: 2 1940s: 4 1950s: 4 1960s: 3 1970s: 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 5 5 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 50.30 ft on Apr 1, 1900.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro
1Feb 26, 195147.90+12.90Moderate58,300
2Apr 11, 193847.10+12.10Moderate53,100
3Dec 22, 196142.24+7.24Minor35,000
4Mar 8, 197942.07+7.07Minor34,800
5Apr 10, 196441.90+6.90Minor31,400
6Apr 14, 197441.90+6.90Minor34,200
7Feb 21, 199041.90+6.90Minor—
8Apr 3, 195139.80+4.80Minor27,600
9Jan 24, 194739.00+4.00Minor26,000
10Mar 12, 201638.94+3.94Minor31,100
11Apr 18, 198038.65+3.65Minor—
12Apr 27, 194438.24+3.24Minor24,800
13Mar 9, 194838.10+3.10Minor24,700
14Dec 4, 194837.85+2.85Minor24,200
15Mar 21, 195637.70+2.70Minor24,100
16Dec 29, 201837.31+2.31Minor29,000
17Mar 16, 201637.09+2.09Minor25,600
18Apr 12, 201437.03+2.03Minor28,300
19Jan 26, 193736.70+1.70Minor23,100
20Feb 19, 196636.64+1.64Minor22,500
21Jan 12, 195036.06+1.06Minor21,700
22Apr 4, 197635.69+0.69Minor212,100
23Jan 3, 201935.29+0.29Minor24,800
24Mar 26, 194233.60−1.40Action18,400
25Mar 22, 194333.60−1.40Action18,400
26May 6, 199133.30−1.70Action—
27Feb 11, 199429.11−5.89Below flood stage—
28Jan 26, 199327.99−7.01Below flood stage—

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 11, 1938: 47.10 ft here, moderate flooding

  • EnterpriseMS · Apr 8, 1938 · 41.00 ft · Major
  • ShubutaMS · Apr 10, 1938 · 44.82 ft · Moderate

December 22, 1961: 42.24 ft here, minor flooding

  • ShubutaMS · Dec 21, 1961 · 40.99 ft · Moderate
  • EnterpriseMS · Dec 19, 1961 · 38.78 ft · Moderate
  • LeakesvilleMS · Dec 24, 1961 · 29.88 ft · Moderate

March 8, 1979: 42.07 ft here, minor flooding

  • EnterpriseMS · Mar 5, 1979 · 41.90 ft · Major
  • ShubutaMS · Mar 7, 1979 · 41.46 ft · Moderate
  • LeakesvilleMS · Mar 10, 1979 · 30.67 ft · Moderate

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
Waynesboro this gaugeMS35.047.90 ft, Feb 26, 19510
LeakesvilleMS20.038.00 ft, Apr 1, 19003

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WYNM6, 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.