Coldwater River at Olive Branch

Highest listed crest 12.56 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft3 crests since 2016

The Coldwater River at Olive Branch crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2019. The highest, 12.56 ft on March 11, 2016, was minor flooding, 1.56 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: 12.56 ft; March 11, 2016
Flood stage: 11.0 ft; Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: March 11, 2016; 12.56 ft, minor flooding
Location: DeSoto County; Near Olive Branch (6.0 mi), Collierville (10.3 mi), Germantown (12.2 mi)
Identifiers: NWS OLVM6; USGS 07275900

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 Olive Branch

Flood stage (minor)	11.0	1	Mar 11, 2016	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	13.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	15.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2016 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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 Olive Branch

1	Mar 11, 2016	12.56	+1.56	Minor	—
2	Dec 24, 2017	10.70	−0.30	Below flood stage	—
3	Feb 23, 2019	9.99	−1.01	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 11, 2016: 12.56 ft here, minor flooding

MarksMS · Mar 16, 2016 · 42.08 ft · Moderate · its highest

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	MS	39.0	42.08 ft, Mar 16, 2016
Olive Branch this gauge	MS	11.0	12.56 ft, Mar 11, 2016
Sarah	MS	18.0	25.00 ft, Apr 20, 1973

Other gauges in DeSoto County

Flood gauges in DeSoto County

Arkabutla Dam	238.3	238.67 ft, May 18, 2011	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OLVM6, 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.