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Town Creek at Tupelo

Highest listed crest 27.80 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft22 crests since 1971

The Town Creek at Tupelo crested above flood stage 21 times among the 22 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1971 to 2025. The highest, 27.80 ft on May 27, 1991, was moderate flooding, 6.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.80 ft
May 27, 1991; 37,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.5 ft
Crests at major
0
21 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 16, 2025
23.39 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lee County
Near Tupelo (3.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Town Creek at Tupelo
Action stage13.01Feb 17, 1998The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.017Mar 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage27.04May 27, 1991Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

22 crests from 1971 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Town Creek at Tupelo, 1971 to 2025 1520253035ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 31.5 ft Feb 22, 1971: 25.09 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1973: 27.05 ft, moderate flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1975: 26.70 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1978: 27.08 ft, moderate flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1983: 27.39 ft, moderate flooding; 26,100 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1986: 21.96 ft, minor flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1991: 27.80 ft, moderate flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1991: 25.48 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1994: 22.75 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1995: 23.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1996: 21.39 ft, minor flooding; 7,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1998: 18.76 ft, action stage; 9,010 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2001: 24.01 ft, minor flooding; 16,543 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2002: 24.03 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2002: 23.21 ft, minor floodingAug 6, 2003: 21.35 ft, minor flooding; 7,430 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2004: 22.61 ft, minor flooding; 10,979 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2005: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 8,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2019: 25.14 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2021: 22.01 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2024: 22.09 ft, minor flooding; 13,348 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2025: 23.39 ft, minor flooding; 15,022 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.80 ft, May 27, 1991 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Town Creek at Tupelo 1970s: 4 1980s: 2 1990s: 5 2000s: 6 6 2010s: 1 2020s: 3 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Town Creek at Tupelo
1May 27, 199127.80+6.80Moderate37,900
2May 19, 198327.39+6.39Moderate26,100
3May 7, 197827.08+6.08Moderate22,600
4Mar 16, 197327.05+6.05Moderate22,400
5Mar 13, 197526.70+5.70Minor20,700
6Dec 1, 199125.48+4.48Minor23,200
7Feb 23, 201925.14+4.14Minor—
8Feb 22, 197125.09+4.09Minor14,800
9May 4, 200224.03+3.03Minor—
10Apr 4, 200124.01+3.01Minor16,543
11Mar 16, 202523.39+2.39Minor15,022
12Sep 27, 200223.21+2.21Minor—
13Mar 7, 199523.00+2.00Minor12,500
14Feb 11, 199422.75+1.75Minor11,500
15Dec 7, 200422.61+1.61Minor10,979
16Apr 10, 202422.09+1.09Minor13,348
17Apr 10, 202122.01+1.01Minor—
18Aug 30, 200522.00+1.00Minor8,600
19Nov 23, 198621.96+0.96Minor7,520
20Apr 23, 199621.39+0.39Minor7,870
21Aug 6, 200321.35+0.35Minor7,430
22Feb 17, 199818.76−2.24Action9,010

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TPOM6, 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.