Coldwater River at Marks

Highest listed crest 42.08 ftFlood stage 39.0 ft12 crests since 1991

The Coldwater River at Marks crested above flood stage 8 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1991 to 2025. The highest, 42.08 ft on March 16, 2016, was moderate flooding, 3.08 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Coldwater River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 42.08 ft; March 16, 2016
Flood stage: 39.0 ft; Major flooding from 43.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: April 11, 2025; 40.72 ft, minor flooding
Location: Quitman County; Mississippi
Identifiers: NWS MKSM6; USGS 07275950

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Coldwater River at Marks

Action stage	35.0	3	Dec 24, 2017	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	39.0	4	Apr 11, 2025	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	41.0	4	Feb 26, 2019	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	43.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1991 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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

Highest listed crests, Coldwater River at Marks

1	Mar 16, 2016	42.08	+3.08	Moderate	—
2	Dec 1, 1991	41.89	+2.89	Moderate	—
3	Dec 25, 2001	41.29	+2.29	Moderate	—
4	Feb 26, 2019	41.17	+2.17	Moderate	—
5	Apr 11, 2025	40.72	+1.72	Minor	10,414
6	Dec 26, 2002	40.50	+1.50	Minor	—
7	Jan 3, 2025	39.64	+0.64	Minor	9,493
8	Oct 14, 2002	39.28	+0.28	Minor	—
9	May 21, 2003	38.83	−0.17	Action	—
10	Mar 22, 2002	38.77	−0.23	Action	—
11	Dec 24, 2017	36.38	−2.62	Action	—
12	Feb 28, 2014	33.93	−5.07	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Coldwater River

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

March 16, 2016: 42.08 ft here, moderate flooding

Olive BranchMS · Mar 11, 2016 · 12.56 ft · Minor · its highest

February 26, 2019: 41.17 ft here, moderate flooding

SarahMS · Feb 24, 2019 · 22.76 ft · Minor

April 11, 2025: 40.72 ft here, minor flooding

SarahMS · Apr 6, 2025 · 23.54 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Coldwater River

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

Flood gauges on the Coldwater River

Arkabutla Dam	MS	238.3	238.67 ft, May 18, 2011
Marks this gauge	MS	39.0	42.08 ft, Mar 16, 2016
Olive Branch	MS	11.0	12.56 ft, Mar 11, 2016
Sarah	MS	18.0	25.00 ft, Apr 20, 1973

Other gauges in Quitman County

Flood gauges in Quitman County

Lambert	32.0	35.54 ft, Jan 30, 1937	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MKSM6, 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.