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Coldwater River near Sarah

Highest listed crest 25.00 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft21 crests since 1973

The Coldwater River near Sarah crested above flood stage 20 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2025. The highest, 25.00 ft on April 20, 1973, was moderate flooding, 7.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.00 ft
April 20, 1973
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
0
20 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 19, 2025
20.05 ft, minor flooding
Location
Tunica County
Mississippi

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Coldwater River near Sarah
Action stage17.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.019Jun 19, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.01Apr 20, 1973Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1973 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Coldwater River near Sarah, 1973 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Apr 20, 1973: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 1984: 23.40 ft, minor floodingDec 9, 1986: 21.40 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1994: 20.06 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 1997: 22.26 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 2002: 21.42 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 2002: 23.92 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 2003: 18.91 ft, minor flooding; 8,607 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2003: 23.55 ft, minor flooding; 14,398 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2004: 22.33 ft, minor flooding; 11,644 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2004: 22.62 ft, minor flooding; 11,978 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2005: 20.51 ft, minor flooding; 9,702 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2006: 20.24 ft, minor flooding; 9,486 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2014: 12.61 ft, below flood stageDec 23, 2017: 18.92 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2019: 22.76 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2024: 22.71 ft, minor flooding; 12,059 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2025: 19.46 ft, minor flooding; 8,944 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2025: 20.93 ft, minor flooding; 10,038 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 23.54 ft, minor flooding; 14,335 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2025: 20.05 ft, minor flooding; 9,334 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.00 ft, Apr 20, 1973 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Coldwater River near Sarah 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 8 8 2010s: 2 2020s: 5 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Coldwater River near Sarah
1Apr 20, 197325.00+7.00Moderate—
2Dec 20, 200223.92+5.92Minor—
3May 18, 200323.55+5.55Minor14,398
4Apr 6, 202523.54+5.54Minor14,335
5May 3, 198423.40+5.40Minor—
6Feb 24, 201922.76+4.76Minor—
7Dec 29, 202422.71+4.71Minor12,059
8Feb 5, 200422.62+4.62Minor11,978
9Jan 25, 200422.33+4.33Minor11,644
10Mar 2, 199722.26+4.26Minor—
11May 4, 200221.42+3.42Minor—
12Dec 9, 198621.40+3.40Minor—
13Mar 16, 202520.93+2.93Minor10,038
14Apr 12, 200520.51+2.51Minor9,702
15Jan 23, 200620.24+2.24Minor9,486
16Jan 28, 199420.06+2.06Minor—
17Jun 19, 202520.05+2.05Minor9,334
18Feb 16, 202519.46+1.46Minor8,944
19Dec 23, 201718.92+0.92Minor—
20Feb 22, 200318.91+0.91Minor8,607
21Mar 3, 201412.61−5.39Below 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.

December 20, 2002: 23.92 ft here, minor flooding

  • MarksMS · Dec 26, 2002 · 40.50 ft · Minor

April 6, 2025: 23.54 ft here, minor flooding

  • MarksMS · Apr 11, 2025 · 40.72 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 DamMS238.3238.67 ft, May 18, 20110
MarksMS39.042.08 ft, Mar 16, 20160
Olive BranchMS11.012.56 ft, Mar 11, 20160
Sarah this gaugeMS18.025.00 ft, Apr 20, 19730

Other gauges in Tunica County

Flood gauges in Tunica County
Tunica Mhoon Landing30.053.20 ft, Feb 10, 19375

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SARM6, 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.