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Leaf River near Collins

Highest listed crest 32.60 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft19 crests since 1900

The Leaf River near Collins crested above flood stage 19 times among the 19 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1900 to 2014. The highest, 32.60 ft on April 14, 1974, was moderate flooding, 7.60 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Leaf River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.60 ft
April 14, 1974; 54,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
0
19 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 9, 2014
28.05 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Covington County
Mississippi

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Leaf River near Collins
Action stage24.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.08Apr 29, 1997Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.011Apr 9, 2014Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

19 crests from 1900 to 2014. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Leaf River near Collins, 1900 to 2014 242628303234ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 33.0 ft Jan 1, 1900: 32.00 ft, moderate flooding; 50,000 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1940: 26.36 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1947: 26.08 ft, minor flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1949: 26.39 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1950: 31.14 ft, moderate flooding; 45,400 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1951: 26.31 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1961: 31.65 ft, moderate flooding; 48,500 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1964: 26.00 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1974: 32.60 ft, moderate flooding; 54,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 29.44 ft, moderate flooding; 36,900 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1980: 26.60 ft, minor flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1980: 28.19 ft, moderate flooding; 31,300 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1983: 28.11 ft, moderate flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 26.57 ft, minor flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1990: 31.44 ft, moderate flooding; 46,700 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1997: 27.97 ft, minor flooding; 29,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2003: 28.09 ft, moderate flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2004: 28.16 ft, moderate flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2014: 28.05 ft, moderate flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.60 ft, Apr 14, 1974 190019201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Leaf River near Collins 1900s: 1 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 3 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 2 1980s: 4 4 1990s: 2 2000s: 2 2010s: 1 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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: 33.00 ft on May 1, 1856.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Leaf River near Collins
1Apr 14, 197432.60+7.60Moderate54,200
2Jan 1, 190032.00+7.00Moderate50,000
3Feb 23, 196131.65+6.65Moderate48,500
4Feb 17, 199031.44+6.44Moderate46,700
5Jan 8, 195031.14+6.14Moderate45,400
6Mar 5, 197929.44+4.44Moderate36,900
7Apr 14, 198028.19+3.19Moderate31,300
8Feb 8, 200428.16+3.16Moderate31,100
9Apr 8, 198328.11+3.11Moderate31,000
10Feb 24, 200328.09+3.09Moderate30,600
11Apr 9, 201428.05+3.05Moderate30,600
12Apr 29, 199727.97+2.97Minor29,800
13Mar 31, 198026.60+1.60Minor25,800
14Mar 1, 198726.57+1.57Minor25,700
15Apr 1, 194926.39+1.39Minor22,800
16May 2, 194026.36+1.36Minor22,800
17Mar 31, 195126.31+1.31Minor22,600
18Jan 21, 194726.08+1.08Minor22,100
19Apr 8, 196426.00+1.00Minor23,000

The worst floods along the Leaf River

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

April 14, 1974: 32.60 ft here, moderate flooding

  • New AugustaMS · Apr 16, 1974 · 36.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • HattiesburgMS · Apr 15, 1974 · 34.03 ft · Major · its highest
  • McLainMS · Apr 18, 1974 · 30.38 ft · Major

February 23, 1961: 31.65 ft here, moderate flooding

  • New AugustaMS · Feb 24, 1961 · 35.20 ft · Major
  • McLainMS · Feb 26, 1961 · 31.64 ft · Major
  • HattiesburgMS · Feb 23, 1961 · 31.53 ft · Major

February 17, 1990: 31.44 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Leaf River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Leaf River
Collins this gaugeMS25.032.60 ft, Apr 14, 19740
HattiesburgMS22.034.03 ft, Apr 15, 19742
New AugustaMS27.036.80 ft, Apr 16, 19742
McLainMS18.031.80 ft, Apr 1, 19006

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLSM6, 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.