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Homochitto River at Rosetta

Highest listed crest 37.80 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft78 crests since 1949

The Homochitto River at Rosetta crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 78 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1949 to 2020. The highest, 37.80 ft on March 31, 1949, was major flooding, 18.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.80 ft
March 31, 1949
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 37.0 ft
Crests at major
2
31st of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
February 3, 2016
20.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Franklin County
Mississippi

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Homochitto River at Rosetta
Action stage18.018Sep 24, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.054Feb 3, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.04Mar 28, 1961Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage37.02Jan 6, 1950Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

78 crests from 1949 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Homochitto River at Rosetta, 1949 to 2020 152025303540ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 37.0 ft Mar 31, 1949: 37.80 ft, major floodingJan 6, 1950: 37.60 ft, major floodingMar 29, 1951: 30.30 ft, moderate floodingDec 15, 1952: 25.72 ft, minor flooding; 9,930 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1953: 36.03 ft, moderate flooding; 59,400 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1954: 24.08 ft, minor flooding; 9,160 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1955: 35.62 ft, moderate flooding; 70,500 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1956: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 47,500 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1957: 27.72 ft, minor flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1957: 25.85 ft, minor flooding; 27,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1959: 22.35 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1959: 29.70 ft, minor flooding; 65,300 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1961: 31.20 ft, moderate flooding; 97,000 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1961: 26.58 ft, minor flooding; 65,500 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1963: 26.60 ft, minor flooding; 65,700 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1964: 25.50 ft, minor flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1964: 29.30 ft, minor flooding; 141,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1966: 26.70 ft, minor flooding; 78,000 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1967: 24.54 ft, minor flooding; 47,400 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1967: 24.28 ft, minor flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1969: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1970: 18.10 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1971: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1971: 27.60 ft, minor flooding; 130,000 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1973: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 128,000 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1974: 28.60 ft, minor flooding; 150,000 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1975: 25.64 ft, minor flooding; 95,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1976: 21.96 ft, minor flooding; 45,300 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1977: 24.09 ft, minor flooding; 112,000 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1977: 23.52 ft, minor flooding; 100,100 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1978: 21.01 ft, minor flooding; 76,500 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1978: 18.40 ft, action stage; 42,200 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1979: 20.56 ft, minor flooding; 69,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1979: 21.05 ft, minor flooding; 77,200 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1979: 18.68 ft, action stage; 45,000 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1979: 20.65 ft, minor flooding; 70,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1980: 20.01 ft, minor flooding; 54,200 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1980: 19.99 ft, minor flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1980: 19.82 ft, minor flooding; 52,500 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1981: 18.20 ft, action stage; 34,900 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1981: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 61,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1982: 18.00 ft, action stage; 34,800 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1982: 18.62 ft, action stage; 39,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1982: 22.74 ft, minor flooding; 94,900 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1982: 22.47 ft, minor flooding; 85,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1983: 22.09 ft, minor flooding; 79,600 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1983: 19.24 ft, minor flooding; 47,200 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1983: 20.49 ft, minor flooding; 61,600 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1984: 19.91 ft, minor flooding; 54,600 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1984: 21.25 ft, minor flooding; 84,700 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1989: 20.91 ft, minor flooding; 79,800 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1989: 19.06 ft, minor flooding; 53,900 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1990: 22.77 ft, minor flooding; 113,000 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1990: 18.44 ft, action stage; 46,700 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1991: 19.32 ft, minor flooding; 56,900 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1991: 18.40 ft, action stage; 46,200 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1993: 18.54 ft, action stage; 56,500 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1994: 23.45 ft, minor flooding; 107,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1995: 19.31 ft, minor flooding; 57,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1997: 19.78 ft, minor flooding; 62,400 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1997: 20.49 ft, minor flooding; 69,900 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1998: 20.41 ft, minor flooding; 69,000 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1999: 19.67 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2001: 21.61 ft, minor flooding; 82,700 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2002: 18.20 ft, action stage; 45,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2003: 22.75 ft, minor flooding; 96,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2004: 20.61 ft, minor flooding; 71,211 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2004: 18.99 ft, action stage; 52,300 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2004: 18.91 ft, action stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2004: 18.65 ft, action stage; 49,200 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2008: 20.81 ft, minor flooding; 71,300 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2011: 18.54 ft, action stage; 50,100 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2012: 18.38 ft, action stage; 44,800 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2013: 22.19 ft, minor flooding; 89,800 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2014: 18.71 ft, action stage; 45,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2016: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 60,200 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2016: 18.47 ft, action stage; 43,600 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2020: 18.43 ft, action stage; 43,700 cubic feet per second Highest, 37.80 ft, Mar 31, 1949 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Homochitto River at Rosetta 1940s: 1 1950s: 11 1960s: 9 1970s: 12 1980s: 13 13 1990s: 8 2000s: 4 2010s: 2 2020s: 0 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 78 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Homochitto River at Rosetta
1Mar 31, 194937.80+18.80Major—
2Jan 6, 195037.60+18.60Major—
3May 4, 195336.03+17.03Moderate59,400
4Apr 13, 195535.62+16.62Moderate70,500
5Mar 28, 196131.20+12.20Moderate97,000
6Mar 29, 195130.30+11.30Moderate—
7Dec 17, 195929.70+10.70Minor65,300
8Oct 4, 196429.30+10.30Minor141,000
9Mar 15, 195628.60+9.60Minor47,500
10Apr 13, 197428.60+9.60Minor150,000
11Jun 28, 195727.72+8.72Minor40,400
12Dec 6, 197127.60+8.60Minor130,000
13Mar 24, 197327.50+8.50Minor128,000
14Apr 26, 196626.70+7.70Minor78,000
15Jan 19, 196326.60+7.60Minor65,700
16Dec 16, 196126.58+7.58Minor65,500
17Nov 18, 195725.85+6.85Minor27,700
18Dec 15, 195225.72+6.72Minor9,930
19Jun 8, 197525.64+6.64Minor95,200
20Apr 27, 196425.50+6.50Minor58,800
21May 4, 196724.54+5.54Minor47,400
22Dec 15, 196724.28+5.28Minor44,800
23Apr 21, 197724.09+5.09Minor112,000
24May 3, 195424.08+5.08Minor9,160
25Nov 30, 197723.52+4.52Minor100,100
26Jan 27, 199423.45+4.45Minor107,000
27Jan 25, 199022.77+3.77Minor113,000
28Feb 22, 200322.75+3.75Minor96,400
29Apr 6, 198222.74+3.74Minor94,900
30Dec 4, 198222.47+3.47Minor85,500
31Feb 2, 195922.35+3.35Minor12,100
32Jan 11, 201322.19+3.19Minor89,800
33Feb 1, 198322.09+3.09Minor79,600
34Mar 30, 197621.96+2.96Minor45,300
35Mar 2, 200121.61+2.61Minor82,700
36Oct 21, 198421.25+2.25Minor84,700
37Feb 24, 197921.05+2.05Minor77,200
38May 8, 197821.01+2.01Minor76,500
39May 19, 198920.91+1.91Minor79,800
40Sep 2, 200820.81+1.81Minor71,300
41Apr 13, 196920.80+1.80Minor20,200
42Jul 2, 198120.80+1.80Minor61,800
43Apr 22, 197920.65+1.65Minor70,800
44Feb 6, 200420.61+1.61Minor71,211
45Mar 19, 197120.60+1.60Minor21,100
46Jan 20, 197920.56+1.56Minor69,500
47Jun 15, 198320.49+1.49Minor61,600
48Apr 27, 199720.49+1.49Minor69,900
49Jan 7, 199820.41+1.41Minor69,000
50Feb 3, 201620.10+1.10Minor60,200

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RSAM6, 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.