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Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing

Highest listed crest 53.20 ftFlood stage 30.0 ft50 crests since 1937

The Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 50 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2025. The highest, 53.20 ft on February 10, 1937, was major flooding, 23.20 feet above flood stage. 8 other gauges on the Mississippi River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
53.20 ft
February 10, 1937
Flood stage
30.0 ft
Major flooding from 41.0 ft
Crests at major
5
15th of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
April 18, 2025
38.22 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Tunica County
Mississippi
Identifiers
NWS MHOM6
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing
Action stage27.04Jun 10, 1968The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)30.015Apr 8, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage35.018Apr 18, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage41.05Mar 5, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

50 crests from 1937 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing, 1937 to 2025 102030405060ft Flood stage 30.0 ftMajor 41.0 ft Feb 10, 1937: 53.20 ft, major floodingApr 21, 1938: 39.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 2, 1939: 43.12 ft, major floodingMay 8, 1940: 38.20 ft, moderate floodingNov 13, 1941: 25.86 ft, below flood stageMar 28, 1942: 32.47 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 1943: 38.97 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 1944: 36.16 ft, moderate floodingApr 8, 1945: 40.87 ft, moderate floodingJan 23, 1946: 36.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 25, 1947: 33.56 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1948: 37.53 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 1949: 36.35 ft, moderate floodingFeb 22, 1950: 42.00 ft, major floodingFeb 4, 1951: 35.02 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1952: 37.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 25, 1953: 26.05 ft, below flood stageJan 31, 1954: 17.95 ft, below flood stageApr 3, 1955: 36.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 2, 1956: 29.55 ft, action stageFeb 17, 1957: 30.73 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1958: 30.45 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 1959: 27.50 ft, action stageApr 18, 1960: 32.90 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1961: 34.45 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1962: 36.75 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1963: 36.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 27, 1964: 33.60 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1965: 34.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1966: 28.30 ft, action stageMay 24, 1967: 30.10 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1968: 28.80 ft, action stageFeb 10, 1969: 32.50 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1970: 34.20 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 1971: 32.90 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1972: 33.30 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1973: 41.00 ft, major floodingFeb 7, 1974: 37.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 8, 1975: 40.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 1, 1976: 26.50 ft, below flood stageApr 16, 1977: 25.70 ft, below flood stageApr 4, 1978: 35.90 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 1981: 25.39 ft, below flood stageMay 19, 1995: 26.20 ft, below flood stageJul 3, 1996: 33.30 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1997: 12.80 ft, below flood stageMay 16, 2017: 36.73 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 2019: 41.42 ft, major floodingApr 8, 2021: 32.73 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2025: 38.22 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 53.20 ft, Feb 10, 1937 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing 1930s: 3 1940s: 9 9 1950s: 6 1960s: 8 1970s: 7 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2020s: 2 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Mississippi River at Tunica Mhoon Landing
1Feb 10, 193753.20+23.20Major—
2Mar 2, 193943.12+13.12Major—
3Feb 22, 195042.00+12.00Major—
4Mar 5, 201941.42+11.42Major—
5May 9, 197341.00+11.00Major—
6Apr 8, 194540.87+10.87Moderate—
7Apr 8, 197540.50+10.50Moderate—
8Apr 21, 193839.00+9.00Moderate—
9Jun 6, 194338.97+8.97Moderate—
10Apr 18, 202538.22+8.22Moderate—
11May 8, 194038.20+8.20Moderate—
12Apr 9, 194837.53+7.53Moderate—
13Feb 7, 197437.30+7.30Moderate—
14Apr 2, 195237.00+7.00Moderate—
15Jan 23, 194636.90+6.90Moderate—
16Apr 6, 196236.75+6.75Moderate—
17May 16, 201736.73+6.73Moderate—
18Apr 1, 196336.40+6.40Moderate—
19Feb 7, 194936.35+6.35Moderate—
20May 5, 194436.16+6.16Moderate—
21Apr 3, 195536.00+6.00Moderate—
22Apr 4, 197835.90+5.90Moderate—
23Feb 4, 195135.02+5.02Moderate—
24May 23, 196134.45+4.45Minor—
25May 11, 197034.20+4.20Minor—
26Apr 13, 196534.10+4.10Minor—
27Mar 27, 196433.60+3.60Minor—
28Apr 25, 194733.56+3.56Minor—
29May 3, 197233.30+3.30Minor—
30Jul 3, 199633.30+3.30Minor—
31Apr 18, 196032.90+2.90Minor—
32Mar 8, 197132.90+2.90Minor—
33Apr 8, 202132.73+2.73Minor—
34Feb 10, 196932.50+2.50Minor—
35Mar 28, 194232.47+2.47Minor—
36Feb 17, 195730.73+0.73Minor—
37May 15, 195830.45+0.45Minor—
38May 24, 196730.10+0.10Minor—
39Mar 2, 195629.55−0.45Action—
40Jun 10, 196828.80−1.20Action—
41Feb 23, 196628.30−1.70Action—
42Feb 26, 195927.50−2.50Action—
43Mar 1, 197626.50−3.50Below flood stage—
44May 19, 199526.20−3.80Below flood stage—
45May 25, 195326.05−3.95Below flood stage—
46Nov 13, 194125.86−4.14Below flood stage—
47Apr 16, 197725.70−4.30Below flood stage—
48May 27, 198125.39−4.61Below flood stage—
49Jan 31, 195417.95−12.05Below flood stage—
50Jan 15, 199712.80−17.20Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Mississippi River

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

February 10, 1937: 53.20 ft here, major flooding

  • GreenvilleAR · Feb 13, 1937 · 63.00 ft · Major
  • HelenaAR · Feb 12, 1937 · 60.21 ft · Major · its highest
  • Arkansas CityAR · Feb 14, 1937 · 53.90 ft · Major
  • OsceolaAR · Feb 7, 1937 · 50.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • MemphisTN · Feb 10, 1937 · 48.70 ft · Major · its highest
  • New MadridMO · Feb 3, 1937 · 48.00 ft · Major
  • TiptonvilleMO · Feb 6, 1937 · 47.75 ft · Major
  • CaruthersvilleMO · Feb 5, 1937 · 46.00 ft · Major

March 2, 1939: 43.12 ft here, major flooding

  • OsceolaAR · Feb 27, 1939 · 39.10 ft · Major

February 22, 1950: 42.00 ft here, major flooding

  • OsceolaAR · Feb 20, 1950 · 41.05 ft · Major
  • HelenaAR · Feb 22, 1950 · 50.28 ft · Moderate
  • New MadridMO · Feb 16, 1950 · 43.50 ft · Moderate
  • Arkansas CityAR · Feb 24, 1950 · 41.40 ft · Moderate
  • MemphisTN · Feb 22, 1950 · 40.50 ft · Moderate
  • GreenvilleAR · Feb 24, 1950 · 51.40 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Mississippi River

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

Flood gauges on the Mississippi River
TiptonvilleMO37.048.35 ft, May 5, 20112
Alma - Pool 5MN672.0672.13 ft, Apr 16, 20010
AltonIL21.039.55 ft, Aug 1, 19937
Baton RougeLA35.047.28 ft, May 15, 192731
BellevueIL17.023.51 ft, Apr 26, 196511
BrainerdMN16.017.61 ft, Jun 28, 20120
BrownsvilleMN635.0640.20 ft, Apr 22, 19650
BurlingtonIL15.025.73 ft, Jun 17, 200836
CamancheIA17.024.65 ft, Apr 28, 196520
Canton Lock and Dam 20MO15.027.88 ft, Jul 9, 19933
Cape GirardeauMO32.048.86 ft, Jan 2, 201615
CaruthersvilleMO32.047.61 ft, May 7, 20112
ChesterIL27.049.74 ft, Aug 7, 19939
Clarksville Lock and Dam 24MO25.037.73 ft, Jul 29, 199310
ClaytonIA620.0627.28 ft, Apr 24, 19650
DakotaMN644.0649.08 ft, Apr 21, 19650
DonaldsonvilleLA27.036.01 ft, May 15, 19273
Dubuque (LD11)IA16.025.69 ft, Apr 26, 196513
Dubuque (Railroad Bridge)IA17.026.81 ft, Apr 26, 196518
Fort RipleyMN10.514.15 ft, Apr 8, 19970
Fridley abv 37th Ave NEMN16.020.00 ft, Apr 17, 19656
FultonIL16.024.75 ft, Apr 28, 196513
GladstoneIL10.022.46 ft, Jun 17, 200824
GraftonIL20.038.17 ft, Aug 1, 199315
Gregory LandingMO15.028.49 ft, Jul 9, 19934
HannibalMO17.031.80 ft, Jul 15, 199310
HelenaAR44.060.21 ft, Feb 12, 19374
HerculaneumMO26.029.79 ft, Jul 10, 20240
HickmanKY34.054.29 ft, May 2, 20113
Hwy 169 at ChamplinMN12.017.96 ft, Apr 12, 19653
Hwy 610 in Brooklyn ParkMN12.019.53 ft, Apr 17, 19654
Illinois CityIA15.024.10 ft, Jul 9, 199321
KeithsburgIA14.024.49 ft, Jun 17, 200822
KeokukIA16.027.58 ft, Jul 10, 199324
La Crosse - Pool 8WI12.017.89 ft, Apr 22, 19654
LaGrangeMO17.030.00 ft, Jul 13, 19934
Lake CityWI16.022.18 ft, Apr 19, 19653
Lansing - Pool 9IA17.022.50 ft, Apr 24, 19651
LeClaireIA11.017.75 ft, Apr 28, 196516
LouisianaMO15.028.40 ft, Jul 28, 19934
McGregorIA16.025.38 ft, Apr 24, 19653
Mel Price (Alton) Lock and DamIL21.042.72 ft, Aug 1, 19938
MemphisTN34.048.70 ft, Feb 10, 19372
MuscatineIA16.025.61 ft, Jul 9, 199321
NatchezMS48.061.95 ft, May 19, 20116
New BostonIL15.025.90 ft, Jul 9, 199322
New MadridMO34.048.35 ft, May 6, 20114
New OrleansLA17.021.27 ft, Apr 25, 19225
OsceolaAR28.050.90 ft, Feb 7, 193742
QuincyIL19.032.13 ft, Jul 13, 19937
Quincy Lock and Dam 21IL18.031.30 ft, Jul 13, 19937
Red River LandingLA48.063.39 ft, May 18, 20110
Red WingMN14.020.70 ft, Apr 18, 19659
ReserveLA22.026.00 ft, Jun 11, 19291
Rock IslandIL15.022.70 ft, May 2, 201920
Saverton Lock and Dam 22MO16.029.58 ft, Jul 25, 19939
St. CloudMN9.011.44 ft, Apr 8, 19971
St. LouisMO30.049.58 ft, Aug 1, 19939
St. PaulMN14.026.01 ft, Apr 16, 196516
ThebesIL33.047.74 ft, Jan 2, 201612
Tunica Mhoon Landing this gaugeMS30.053.20 ft, Feb 10, 19375
VicksburgLA43.057.10 ft, May 19, 201112
Wabasha - Pool 4MN12.020.05 ft, Apr 19, 19657
Winfield Lock and Dam 25MO26.039.62 ft, Aug 1, 19939
Winona - Pool 6MN13.020.77 ft, Apr 19, 19655
Lock and Dam 10 - GuttenbergIA15.023.65 ft, Apr 24, 19652
Lock and Dam 2 - HastingsMN15.025.90 ft, Apr 17, 196512
Lock and Dam 3 - Red WingMN680.5687.77 ft, Apr 19, 19658
Lock and Dam 4 - AlmaWI16.019.78 ft, Apr 19, 19652
Lock and Dam 5 - Minnesota CityMN660.0667.85 ft, Apr 19, 19654
Lock and Dam 5a - WinonaMN655.0663.35 ft, Apr 19, 19654
Lock and Dam 6 - TrempealeauMN647.0653.02 ft, Apr 21, 19654
Lock and Dam 7 - La CrescentMN641.0647.38 ft, Apr 21, 19652
Lock and Dam 8 - GenoaWI631.0638.40 ft, Apr 22, 19653
Lock and Dam 9 - LynxvilleWI625.0633.16 ft, Apr 24, 19653
AitkinMN13.022.49 ft, May 20, 195011
Arkansas CityAR37.059.20 ft, Apr 21, 192715
GreenvilleAR48.065.40 ft, Apr 21, 192718

Other gauges in Tunica County

Flood gauges in Tunica County
Sarah18.025.00 ft, Apr 20, 19730

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MHOM6, 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.