Highest listed crest 32.26 ft March 17, 1973; 81,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 23.0 ft Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major 7 11th of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest February 16, 2020 29.07 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Tibbee Creek near Tibbee, 1944 to 2020 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 ft Flood stage 23.0 ft Major 30.0 ft Mar 30, 1944: 28.94 ft, moderate flooding; 44,700 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1945: 27.39 ft, minor flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 1947: 27.60 ft, minor flooding; 35,600 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1948: 28.49 ft, moderate flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1949: 30.15 ft, major flooding; 67,300 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 1950: 28.87 ft, moderate flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1951: 30.82 ft, major flooding; 75,200 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 1951: 25.38 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1953: 26.82 ft, minor flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1955: 28.14 ft, moderate flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1956: 25.60 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1957: 26.12 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per second Nov 16, 1957: 26.70 ft, minor flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1959: 25.98 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1960: 26.84 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1961: 29.06 ft, moderate flooding; 46,800 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1961: 29.51 ft, moderate flooding; 50,400 cubic feet per second Jul 17, 1963: 26.07 ft, minor flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1964: 26.53 ft, minor flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1965: 28.47 ft, moderate flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1966: 26.70 ft, minor flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1967: 23.69 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 1967: 28.16 ft, moderate flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1969: 28.69 ft, moderate flooding; 41,700 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1969: 29.73 ft, moderate flooding; 53,300 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1971: 27.08 ft, minor flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1972: 27.64 ft, minor flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1973: 32.26 ft, major flooding; 81,600 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1973: 26.11 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1975: 29.53 ft, moderate flooding; 51,300 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1976: 25.35 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1977: 28.89 ft, moderate flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per second Dec 1, 1977: 24.40 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second May 9, 1978: 27.67 ft, minor flooding; 33,500 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1979: 27.05 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1979: 24.68 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1979: 27.51 ft, minor flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per second Sep 23, 1979: 24.26 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per second Nov 26, 1979: 26.84 ft, minor flooding; 29,700 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1980: 23.15 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1980: 25.23 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1980: 24.19 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1980: 27.42 ft, minor flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1980: 25.06 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1980: 27.00 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1980: 27.80 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1981: 23.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1982: 24.08 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1982: 27.17 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per second May 5, 1982: 23.74 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Dec 5, 1982: 27.84 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1982: 23.98 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 1982: 30.02 ft, major flooding; 55,600 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1983: 23.74 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1983: 23.51 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1983: 25.21 ft, minor flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1983: 27.03 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1983: 26.42 ft, minor flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1983: 23.08 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1983: 24.81 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1983: 23.63 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second May 20, 1983: 28.66 ft, moderate flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1983: 30.52 ft, major flooding; 64,200 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1983: 23.50 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1984: 23.71 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per second May 5, 1984: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per second Oct 23, 1984: 27.22 ft, minor flooding; 31,700 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1985: 24.50 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1986: 27.98 ft, minor flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1986: 23.87 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1987: 23.95 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1987: 25.20 ft, minor flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1989: 26.56 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1989: 24.45 ft, minor flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1989: 26.08 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1989: 24.16 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1989: 25.08 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1990: 23.73 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1990: 24.08 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1990: 24.62 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 1990: 30.24 ft, major flooding; 57,800 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1991: 29.66 ft, moderate flooding; 52,000 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1991: 25.43 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1991: 26.70 ft, minor flooding; 28,300 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 1991: 29.58 ft, moderate flooding; 51,200 cubic feet per second May 27, 1991: 31.16 ft, major flooding; 68,000 cubic feet per second May 31, 1991: 24.27 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1991: 25.91 ft, minor flooding; 34,300 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1994: 28.22 ft, moderate flooding; 39,200 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1994: 25.34 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 1994: 26.45 ft, minor flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1995: 23.90 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1995: 26.22 ft, minor flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1995: 27.57 ft, minor flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1996: 24.81 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1997: 23.78 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1997: 24.56 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second May 4, 1997: 27.18 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per second May 30, 1997: 24.37 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1998: 23.57 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1998: 24.97 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1999: 24.80 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1999: 23.56 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 1999: 24.12 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2000: 28.34 ft, moderate flooding; 40,200 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 2001: 24.85 ft, minor flooding; 18,177 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 2001: 27.27 ft, minor flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 2002: 26.90 ft, minor flooding; 29,600 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 2002: 23.30 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 2003: 25.07 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 2003: 24.44 ft, minor flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per second May 8, 2003: 25.18 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 2004: 25.42 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per second Nov 26, 2004: 24.23 ft, minor flooding; 15,291 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 2004: 25.55 ft, minor flooding; 19,822 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 2005: 28.33 ft, moderate flooding; 40,100 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 2005: 23.49 ft, minor flooding Feb 28, 2009: 28.32 ft, moderate flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 2012: 24.24 ft, minor flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 2013: 26.30 ft, minor flooding Apr 8, 2014: 25.11 ft, minor flooding; 19,240 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 2015: 23.00 ft, minor flooding Dec 28, 2015: 27.29 ft, minor flooding; 32,223 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 2016: 24.54 ft, minor flooding Feb 21, 2019: 26.57 ft, minor flooding Apr 10, 2019: 24.94 ft, minor flooding; 18,417 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 2020: 29.07 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 32.26 ft, Mar 17, 1973 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tibbee Creek near Tibbee 1940s: 5 1950s: 9 1960s: 11 1970s: 14 1980s: 38 38 1990s: 27 2000s: 14 2010s: 8 2020s: 1 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. Clay County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Mississippi
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TBBM6, 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.