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Luxapallila Creek near Columbus

Highest listed crest 32.35 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft65 crests since 1929

The Luxapallila Creek near Columbus crested at major flood stage 15 times among the 65 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2021. The highest, 32.35 ft on April 14, 1979, was major flooding, 17.35 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Luxapallila Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.35 ft
April 14, 1979; 40,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
15
5th of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2021
20.88 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lowndes County
Near Columbus (0.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Luxapallila Creek near Columbus
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.032Jun 12, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.018Jan 8, 2009Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.015Apr 16, 1991Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

65 crests from 1929 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Luxapallila Creek near Columbus, 1929 to 2021 1520253035ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Mar 24, 1929: 26.60 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1929: 28.20 ft, major flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1951: 31.60 ft, major flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1961: 31.20 ft, major flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1961: 31.80 ft, major flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1964: 27.30 ft, moderate flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1965: 26.70 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1967: 29.80 ft, major flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1973: 30.80 ft, major flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1975: 28.31 ft, major flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1975: 24.05 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1977: 28.35 ft, major flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1977: 21.89 ft, minor flooding; 6,672 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1978: 25.53 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1979: 26.43 ft, moderate flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1979: 32.35 ft, major flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1980: 25.96 ft, moderate flooding; 7,913 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1980: 26.09 ft, moderate flooding; 7,952 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1980: 29.37 ft, major flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1981: 21.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,450 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1982: 28.19 ft, major flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1982: 22.56 ft, minor flooding; 6,876 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1983: 22.54 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1983: 26.50 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1983: 22.72 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1983: 21.28 ft, minor flooding; 9,320 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1983: 27.82 ft, moderate flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1983: 29.92 ft, major flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1983: 22.14 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1984: 22.63 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1984: 20.53 ft, minor flooding; 8,270 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1985: 21.79 ft, minor flooding; 9,910 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 21.41 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1989: 26.15 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1989: 22.09 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1990: 20.54 ft, minor flooding; 9,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1990: 23.63 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 21.54 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1990: 31.04 ft, major flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1991: 29.46 ft, major flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1991: 22.59 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1991: 28.47 ft, major flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1991: 26.75 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1991: 25.85 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1991: 25.67 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1994: 24.84 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1994: 20.39 ft, minor flooding; 9,980 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1995: 20.58 ft, minor flooding; 9,470 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1995: 24.98 ft, moderate flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 19.62 ft, minor flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1999: 18.88 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2000: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2003: 19.82 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2004: 20.58 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2004: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2009: 23.38 ft, moderate flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2009: 21.98 ft, minor flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 17.86 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 18.62 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2013: 18.45 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2018: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2019: 21.87 ft, minor flooding; 25,500 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2020: 20.98 ft, minor flooding; 19,950 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2020: 22.73 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2021: 20.88 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.35 ft, Apr 14, 1979 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Luxapallila Creek near Columbus 1920s: 2 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 5 1970s: 8 1980s: 19 19 1990s: 16 2000s: 6 2010s: 5 2020s: 3 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 65 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Luxapallila Creek near Columbus
1Apr 14, 197932.35+17.35Major40,400
2Dec 29, 196131.80+16.80Major28,100
3Mar 30, 195131.60+16.60Major27,400
4Feb 22, 196131.20+16.20Major26,100
5Dec 24, 199031.04+16.04Major35,100
6Mar 17, 197330.80+15.80Major31,000
7Dec 4, 198329.92+14.92Major30,900
8Dec 20, 196729.80+14.80Major28,100
9Feb 21, 199129.46+14.46Major29,200
10Apr 14, 198029.37+14.37Major28,800
11Apr 16, 199128.47+13.47Major25,700
12Apr 5, 197728.35+13.35Major22,200
13Mar 15, 197528.31+13.31Major21,400
14Nov 15, 192928.20+13.20Major17,500
15Jan 5, 198228.19+13.19Major24,700
16May 21, 198327.82+12.82Moderate23,500
17Apr 28, 196427.30+12.30Moderate15,900
18Apr 30, 199126.75+11.75Moderate20,000
19Feb 12, 196526.70+11.70Moderate14,800
20Mar 24, 192926.60+11.60Moderate13,800
21Mar 8, 198326.50+11.50Moderate19,300
22Jan 22, 197926.43+11.43Moderate19,100
23Jan 14, 198926.15+11.15Moderate16,900
24Mar 30, 198026.09+11.09Moderate7,952
25Mar 22, 198025.96+10.96Moderate7,913
26May 14, 199125.85+10.85Moderate17,400
27May 28, 199125.67+10.67Moderate16,900
28May 10, 197825.53+10.53Moderate16,400
29Apr 24, 199524.98+9.98Moderate19,900
30Mar 29, 199424.84+9.84Moderate14,800
31Oct 19, 197524.05+9.05Moderate10,100
32Feb 17, 199023.63+8.63Moderate12,500
33Jan 8, 200923.38+8.38Moderate29,100
34Feb 13, 202022.73+7.73Minor27,900
35Apr 8, 198322.72+7.72Minor11,100
36Apr 29, 198422.63+7.63Minor10,900
37Mar 31, 199122.59+7.59Minor11,200
38Apr 21, 198222.56+7.56Minor6,876
39Feb 3, 198322.54+7.54Minor10,800
40Dec 30, 198322.14+7.14Minor10,300
41Mar 2, 198922.09+7.09Minor10,300
42Mar 1, 200921.98+6.98Minor25,500
43Dec 1, 197721.89+6.89Minor6,672
44Feb 25, 201921.87+6.87Minor25,500
45Apr 1, 198121.80+6.80Minor9,450
46May 4, 198521.79+6.79Minor9,910
47Apr 5, 200021.55+6.55Minor20,400
48Mar 17, 199021.54+6.54Minor10,100
49Mar 1, 198721.41+6.41Minor9,600
50Apr 16, 198321.28+6.28Minor9,320

The worst floods along the Luxapallila Creek

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

April 14, 1979: 32.35 ft here, major flooding

  • MillportAL · Apr 13, 1979 · 13.93 ft · Moderate

February 22, 1961: 31.20 ft here, major flooding

  • MillportAL · Feb 22, 1961 · 14.21 ft · Major

December 24, 1990: 31.04 ft here, major flooding

  • MillportAL · Dec 24, 1990 · 14.07 ft · Major

Gauges on the Luxapallila Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Luxapallila Creek
MillportAL12.015.19 ft, Jan 26, 20265
Columbus this gaugeMS15.032.35 ft, Apr 14, 197915

Other gauges in Lowndes County

Flood gauges in Lowndes County
Stennis Lock and Dam161.0171.09 ft, Dec 6, 198310

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLUM6, 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.