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Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove

Highest listed crest 32.35 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft77 crests since 1943

The Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove crested above flood stage 77 times among the 77 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2022. The highest, 32.35 ft on August 25, 2022, was moderate flooding, 7.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
32.35 ft
August 25, 2022; 45,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major
0
77 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 25, 2022
32.35 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Leake County
Mississippi

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove
Action stage24.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.075Jul 21, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage31.52Aug 25, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage33.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

77 crests from 1943 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, 1943 to 2022 242628303234ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 33.0 ft Mar 22, 1943: 28.15 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1944: 28.01 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1945: 27.20 ft, minor flooding; 8,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1946: 28.52 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1947: 27.58 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1948: 27.03 ft, minor flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1948: 29.74 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1951: 28.99 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1953: 27.33 ft, minor flooding; 8,220 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1955: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1956: 28.56 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1957: 27.40 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1961: 29.78 ft, minor flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1961: 28.66 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1964: 28.10 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1964: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1969: 27.02 ft, minor flooding; 9,350 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1971: 27.44 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1971: 28.28 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1973: 29.25 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1974: 30.20 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1974: 29.30 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1975: 28.93 ft, minor flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1977: 28.40 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1979: 28.59 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 29.83 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1979: 29.77 ft, minor flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1980: 27.18 ft, minor flooding; 9,540 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1980: 28.96 ft, minor flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1982: 28.74 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1983: 29.90 ft, minor flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1983: 29.31 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1987: 28.20 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 27.12 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1990: 30.12 ft, minor flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1991: 27.51 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1991: 28.47 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1991: 28.18 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1993: 27.84 ft, minor flooding; 9,380 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1994: 28.22 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1995: 27.27 ft, minor flooding; 9,230 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 28.08 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1997: 27.13 ft, minor flooding; 8,940 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1997: 27.65 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 27.38 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1998: 27.55 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1999: 27.50 ft, minor flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2001: 27.06 ft, minor flooding; 8,710 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2002: 27.19 ft, minor flooding; 8,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2003: 29.80 ft, minor flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2003: 32.08 ft, moderate flooding; 56,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2004: 29.02 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2004: 27.07 ft, minor flooding; 7,910 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2008: 27.57 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2009: 27.20 ft, minor flooding; 9,490 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2011: 31.10 ft, minor flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2012: 28.36 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2013: 27.10 ft, minor flooding; 9,080 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2013: 27.28 ft, minor flooding; 9,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2013: 27.09 ft, minor flooding; 9,120 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2014: 30.47 ft, minor flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2014: 27.00 ft, minor flooding; 10,076 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2016: 28.66 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2016: 28.70 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2017: 29.55 ft, minor flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 27.74 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2019: 27.49 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2019: 28.08 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2019: 27.07 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2020: 28.05 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2020: 28.49 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2020: 27.47 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2020: 28.54 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2021: 26.99 ft, minor flooding; 8,310 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2021: 27.09 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2021: 27.43 ft, minor flooding; 9,840 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2022: 32.35 ft, moderate flooding; 45,500 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.35 ft, Aug 25, 2022 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove 1940s: 7 1950s: 5 1960s: 5 1970s: 10 1980s: 7 1990s: 13 2000s: 8 2010s: 14 14 2020s: 8 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 77 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove
1Aug 25, 202232.35+7.35Moderate45,500
2Apr 8, 200332.08+7.08Moderate56,000
3Sep 6, 201131.10+6.10Minor39,500
4Apr 8, 201430.47+5.47Minor33,300
5Apr 14, 197430.20+5.20Minor26,600
6Feb 17, 199030.12+5.12Minor27,000
7Mar 6, 198329.90+4.90Minor25,300
8Mar 5, 197929.83+4.83Minor24,100
9Feb 23, 200329.80+4.80Minor26,200
10Feb 22, 196129.78+4.78Minor23,900
11Apr 14, 197929.77+4.77Minor23,500
12Nov 29, 194829.74+4.74Minor18,000
13Apr 4, 201729.55+4.55Minor25,700
14May 21, 198329.31+4.31Minor21,800
15Dec 25, 197429.30+4.30Minor20,000
16Apr 17, 197329.25+4.25Minor19,300
17Feb 6, 200429.02+4.02Minor20,000
18Mar 30, 195128.99+3.99Minor14,800
19Apr 13, 198028.96+3.96Minor18,100
20Oct 18, 197528.93+3.93Minor17,300
21Dec 5, 198228.74+3.74Minor18,700
22Mar 12, 201628.70+3.70Minor19,800
23Dec 19, 196128.66+3.66Minor16,800
24Feb 4, 201628.66+3.66Minor19,800
25Jan 21, 197928.59+3.59Minor16,000
26Mar 17, 195628.56+3.56Minor16,500
27Mar 6, 202028.54+3.54Minor18,800
28Feb 11, 194628.52+3.52Minor16,400
29Jan 15, 202028.49+3.49Minor18,400
30Apr 15, 199128.47+3.47Minor14,900
31Apr 5, 197728.40+3.40Minor14,700
32Mar 23, 201228.36+3.36Minor14,600
33Dec 8, 197128.28+3.28Minor14,200
34Jan 29, 199428.22+3.22Minor13,900
35Feb 28, 198728.20+3.20Minor16,000
36May 1, 199128.18+3.18Minor13,200
37Mar 22, 194328.15+3.15Minor14,000
38Apr 28, 196428.10+3.10Minor13,900
39Jan 27, 199628.08+3.08Minor13,400
40May 13, 201928.08+3.08Minor15,900
41Jan 4, 202028.05+3.05Minor15,700
42Mar 30, 194428.01+3.01Minor12,900
43Jan 13, 199327.84+2.84Minor9,380
44Dec 29, 201827.74+2.74Minor13,900
45Apr 29, 199727.65+2.65Minor11,200
46Jan 21, 194727.58+2.58Minor10,400
47Dec 12, 200827.57+2.57Minor11,100
48Jan 23, 199827.55+2.55Minor11,600
49Feb 21, 199127.51+2.51Minor10,100
50Apr 14, 195527.50+2.50Minor12,100

Other gauges in Leake County

Flood gauges in Leake County
Edinburg20.028.35 ft, May 22, 19830
Carthage17.028.74 ft, Apr 14, 19793
Lena24.032.70 ft, Apr 17, 19792
Ofahoma19.028.27 ft, Apr 14, 19793

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WTGM6, 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.