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Yalobusha River at Whaley

Highest listed crest 27.79 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft90 crests since 1948

The Yalobusha River at Whaley crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 90 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2021. The highest, 27.79 ft on February 18, 1948, was major flooding, 6.79 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.79 ft
February 18, 1948
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
4
20th of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
June 12, 2021
25.15 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Leflore County
Near Greenwood (9.7 mi)
Identifiers
NWS YWGM6
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, Yalobusha River at Whaley
Action stage20.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.040Mar 17, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.046Jun 12, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.04May 6, 1991Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

90 crests from 1948 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yalobusha River at Whaley, 1948 to 2021 2022242628ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Feb 18, 1948: 27.79 ft, major floodingFeb 27, 1953: 25.10 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 1953: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1953: 23.60 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1953: 25.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1953: 23.10 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1955: 24.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 15, 1955: 23.60 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 1957: 24.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 1958: 24.40 ft, moderate floodingSep 21, 1958: 24.20 ft, moderate floodingFeb 20, 1961: 23.70 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1961: 24.20 ft, moderate floodingNov 13, 1961: 23.10 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 1961: 23.80 ft, minor floodingJan 29, 1962: 24.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 1962: 23.60 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1962: 23.30 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1962: 23.30 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1964: 23.60 ft, minor floodingJan 12, 1968: 24.00 ft, moderate floodingJan 8, 1973: 23.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 1973: 23.30 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1973: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1973: 25.40 ft, moderate floodingMay 9, 1973: 26.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1973: 23.90 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 1973: 23.20 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 1974: 26.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 4, 1974: 25.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 1, 1974: 24.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1974: 23.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 19, 1975: 23.60 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1975: 24.70 ft, moderate floodingNov 23, 1977: 23.00 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1978: 23.40 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 1979: 27.30 ft, major floodingApr 14, 1979: 24.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 30, 1980: 25.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 15, 1980: 25.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 1980: 24.60 ft, moderate floodingDec 28, 1982: 27.00 ft, major floodingJan 1, 1983: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingFeb 20, 1983: 25.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 8, 1983: 24.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 27, 1983: 25.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1983: 24.70 ft, moderate floodingDec 6, 1983: 26.00 ft, moderate floodingJan 3, 1984: 24.90 ft, moderate floodingFeb 14, 1984: 24.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 9, 1984: 24.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 1984: 23.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 1985: 23.00 ft, minor floodingNov 26, 1986: 23.70 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1987: 23.70 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1989: 24.30 ft, moderate floodingMar 1, 1989: 24.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 1989: 24.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 1989: 23.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 1990: 24.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 1990: 24.75 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1990: 23.60 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 1990: 23.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1991: 26.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 4, 1991: 26.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 1991: 26.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 1991: 27.14 ft, major floodingJun 2, 1991: 25.70 ft, moderate floodingDec 14, 1991: 23.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 1994: 23.81 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1994: 23.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1997: 23.00 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1997: 24.34 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 2000: 23.50 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 2001: 23.90 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 2001: 24.91 ft, moderate floodingJan 27, 2002: 25.10 ft, moderate floodingFeb 1, 2002: 24.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 2002: 23.83 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2003: 23.22 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2004: 23.16 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2010: 23.76 ft, minor floodingJan 12, 2013: 23.04 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2016: 23.39 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2018: 23.95 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2019: 26.56 ft, moderate flooding; 15,807 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2019: 23.51 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 2020: 25.26 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 2020: 23.17 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2021: 25.15 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 27.79 ft, Feb 18, 1948 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yalobusha River at Whaley 1940s: 1 1950s: 10 1960s: 10 1970s: 17 1980s: 21 21 1990s: 14 2000s: 8 2010s: 6 2020s: 3 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 90 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Yalobusha River at Whaley
1Feb 18, 194827.79+6.79Major—
2Jan 26, 197927.30+6.30Major—
3May 6, 199127.14+6.14Major—
4Dec 28, 198227.00+6.00Major—
5Feb 25, 201926.56+5.56Moderate15,807
6Mar 19, 197326.50+5.50Moderate—
7Jan 1, 198326.50+5.50Moderate—
8May 9, 197326.30+5.30Moderate—
9Feb 24, 199126.20+5.20Moderate—
10Mar 4, 199126.10+5.10Moderate—
11Jan 26, 197426.00+5.00Moderate—
12Dec 6, 198326.00+5.00Moderate—
13Apr 30, 199126.00+5.00Moderate—
14Feb 4, 197425.90+4.90Moderate—
15Feb 20, 198325.70+4.70Moderate—
16Jun 2, 199125.70+4.70Moderate—
17Apr 15, 198025.60+4.60Moderate—
18Apr 1, 197325.40+4.40Moderate—
19Mar 30, 198025.40+4.40Moderate—
20Feb 14, 202025.26+4.26Moderate—
21Jun 12, 202125.15+4.15Moderate—
22Feb 27, 195325.10+4.10Moderate—
23May 22, 195325.10+4.10Moderate—
24May 27, 198325.10+4.10Moderate—
25Jan 27, 200225.10+4.10Moderate—
26Mar 28, 195325.00+4.00Moderate—
27Dec 16, 200124.91+3.91Moderate—
28Jan 3, 198424.90+3.90Moderate—
29Apr 14, 197924.80+3.80Moderate—
30Mar 8, 198324.80+3.80Moderate—
31Mar 1, 198924.80+3.80Moderate—
32Mar 16, 198924.80+3.80Moderate—
33Mar 16, 199024.75+3.75Moderate—
34Mar 31, 197524.70+3.70Moderate—
35Jun 1, 198324.70+3.70Moderate—
36Feb 14, 198424.70+3.70Moderate—
37Feb 11, 199024.70+3.70Moderate—
38May 1, 198024.60+3.60Moderate—
39May 5, 195824.40+3.40Moderate—
40Mar 4, 199724.34+3.34Moderate—
41Mar 9, 198424.30+3.30Moderate—
42Jan 15, 198924.30+3.30Moderate—
43Nov 18, 195724.20+3.20Moderate—
44Sep 21, 195824.20+3.20Moderate—
45Mar 31, 196124.20+3.20Moderate—
46Mar 21, 195524.10+3.10Moderate—
47Feb 1, 200224.10+3.10Moderate—
48Jan 29, 196224.00+3.00Moderate—
49Jan 12, 196824.00+3.00Moderate—
50Mar 1, 197424.00+3.00Moderate—

The worst floods along the Yalobusha River

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

January 26, 1979: 27.30 ft here, major flooding

May 6, 1991: 27.14 ft here, major flooding

December 28, 1982: 27.00 ft here, major flooding

  • Calhoun CityMS · Dec 26, 1982 · 25.75 ft · Moderate · its highest

Gauges on the Yalobusha River

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

Flood gauges on the Yalobusha River
Calhoun CityMS23.025.75 ft, Dec 26, 19820
Whaley this gaugeMS21.027.79 ft, Feb 18, 19484

Other gauges in Leflore County

Flood gauges in Leflore County
Greenwood35.040.10 ft, Jan 19, 19322

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge YWGM6, 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.