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Yazoo River at Belzoni

Highest listed crest 37.90 ftFlood stage 34.0 ft89 crests since 1932

The Yazoo River at Belzoni crested above flood stage 42 times among the 89 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2021. The highest, 37.90 ft on January 27, 1932, was minor flooding, 3.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
37.90 ft
January 27, 1932; 38,731 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
34.0 ft
Major flooding from 41.0 ft
Crests at major
0
42 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 22, 2020
35.58 ft, minor flooding
Location
Humphreys County
Mississippi
Identifiers
NWS BELM6
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, Yazoo River at Belzoni
Action stage33.016Jun 17, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)34.042Feb 22, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage38.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage41.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

89 crests from 1932 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yazoo River at Belzoni, 1932 to 2021 30323436384042ft Flood stage 34.0 ftMajor 41.0 ft Jan 27, 1932: 37.90 ft, minor flooding; 38,731 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1944: 31.80 ft, below flood stageApr 20, 1944: 35.80 ft, minor flooding; 33,820 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1944: 35.80 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1945: 31.90 ft, below flood stageApr 2, 1945: 36.60 ft, minor flooding; 35,460 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1945: 34.50 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 1946: 36.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 1946: 37.20 ft, minor flooding; 36,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1946: 37.20 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1946: 35.70 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1946: 32.10 ft, below flood stageJan 31, 1947: 33.50 ft, action stageFeb 8, 1947: 33.70 ft, action stageApr 30, 1947: 34.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 1948: 35.90 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1948: 36.90 ft, minor flooding; 36,090 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1948: 36.80 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1948: 35.20 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 1948: 33.70 ft, action stageJan 24, 1949: 37.00 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1949: 37.00 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1949: 36.40 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 1949: 34.90 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1949: 35.60 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 1950: 32.90 ft, below flood stageFeb 28, 1950: 36.20 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 1950: 37.00 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1950: 36.90 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1950: 32.90 ft, below flood stageJan 31, 1951: 34.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1951: 36.20 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1951: 36.20 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1951: 36.30 ft, minor flooding; 34,830 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1951: 35.20 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1952: 31.70 ft, below flood stage; 27,380 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1953: 33.20 ft, action stageApr 5, 1953: 33.20 ft, action stageMay 28, 1953: 34.60 ft, minor flooding; 31,660 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1953: 34.40 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1955: 34.02 ft, minor flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1955: 33.00 ft, action stageMar 18, 1956: 31.90 ft, below flood stage; 27,760 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1957: 33.12 ft, action stage; 29,440 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1957: 33.10 ft, action stageMay 16, 1958: 34.53 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1958: 32.30 ft, below flood stageOct 3, 1958: 32.10 ft, below flood stageMar 31, 1961: 33.70 ft, action stageApr 14, 1961: 34.73 ft, minor flooding; 31,820 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1961: 32.70 ft, below flood stageDec 28, 1961: 34.00 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1962: 34.26 ft, minor flooding; 31,180 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1962: 32.00 ft, below flood stageMar 29, 1973: 35.65 ft, minor flooding; 33,630 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1973: 34.40 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1973: 33.70 ft, action stageJan 30, 1974: 34.51 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1974: 34.50 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1974: 32.60 ft, below flood stageApr 3, 1975: 31.91 ft, below flood stage; 27,660 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1979: 31.60 ft, below flood stage; 27,240 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1980: 31.90 ft, below flood stageApr 21, 1980: 32.30 ft, below flood stage; 28,250 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1980: 31.90 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 1982: 31.80 ft, below flood stage; 27,520 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1983: 32.10 ft, below flood stageMay 22, 1983: 33.20 ft, action stage; 29,580 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1983: 31.60 ft, below flood stageMar 6, 1991: 32.10 ft, below flood stageApr 30, 1991: 32.80 ft, below flood stageMay 13, 1991: 36.00 ft, minor flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1991: 35.10 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 1997: 32.90 ft, below flood stageApr 6, 2000: 31.90 ft, below flood stageDec 19, 2001: 33.20 ft, action stageJan 28, 2002: 32.00 ft, below flood stageFeb 2, 2002: 31.60 ft, below flood stageJan 7, 2009: 31.95 ft, below flood stageMay 17, 2009: 32.30 ft, below flood stageMar 16, 2016: 31.51 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 2018: 33.13 ft, action stageMar 6, 2019: 36.16 ft, minor flooding; 34,473 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2019: 33.10 ft, action stageMay 14, 2019: 33.10 ft, action stageJan 17, 2020: 32.46 ft, below flood stageFeb 22, 2020: 35.58 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 2020: 32.53 ft, below flood stageJun 17, 2021: 33.39 ft, action stage Highest, 37.90 ft, Jan 27, 1932 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yazoo River at Belzoni 1930s: 1 1940s: 18 18 1950s: 12 1960s: 3 1970s: 4 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 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

The 50 highest of 89 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Yazoo River at Belzoni
1Jan 27, 193237.90+3.90Minor38,731
2Feb 12, 194637.20+3.20Minor36,840
3Feb 28, 194637.20+3.20Minor—
4Jan 24, 194937.00+3.00Minor36,300
5Feb 13, 194937.00+3.00Minor—
6Mar 28, 195037.00+3.00Minor36,300
7Mar 22, 194836.90+2.90Minor36,090
8Apr 3, 195036.90+2.90Minor—
9Apr 1, 194836.80+2.80Minor—
10Apr 2, 194536.60+2.60Minor35,460
11Mar 1, 194936.40+2.40Minor—
12Apr 11, 195136.30+2.30Minor34,830
13Jan 31, 194636.20+2.20Minor—
14Feb 28, 195036.20+2.20Minor—
15Feb 28, 195136.20+2.20Minor—
16Mar 9, 195136.20+2.20Minor—
17Mar 6, 201936.16+2.16Minor34,473
18May 13, 199136.00+2.00Minor34,200
19Feb 29, 194835.90+1.90Minor—
20Apr 20, 194435.80+1.80Minor33,820
21May 6, 194435.80+1.80Minor—
22Apr 1, 194635.70+1.70Minor—
23Mar 29, 197335.65+1.65Minor33,630
24Apr 18, 194935.60+1.60Minor—
25Feb 22, 202035.58+1.58Minor—
26May 1, 194835.20+1.20Minor—
27May 1, 195135.20+1.20Minor—
28Jun 1, 199135.10+1.10Minor—
29Apr 4, 194934.90+0.90Minor—
30Apr 14, 196134.73+0.73Minor31,820
31Jan 31, 195134.70+0.70Minor—
32May 28, 195334.60+0.60Minor31,660
33May 16, 195834.53+0.53Minor31,500
34Jan 30, 197434.51+0.51Minor31,500
35May 1, 194534.50+0.50Minor—
36Feb 3, 197434.50+0.50Minor—
37Apr 30, 194734.40+0.40Minor31,340
38Jun 3, 195334.40+0.40Minor—
39May 22, 197334.40+0.40Minor—
40Jan 19, 196234.26+0.26Minor31,180
41Apr 21, 195534.02+0.02Minor30,700
42Dec 28, 196134.000.00Minor—
43Feb 8, 194733.70−0.30Action—
44Dec 20, 194833.70−0.30Action—
45Mar 31, 196133.70−0.30Action—
46Jun 1, 197333.70−0.30Action—
47Jan 31, 194733.50−0.50Action—
48Jun 17, 202133.39−0.61Action—
49Mar 31, 195333.20−0.80Action—
50Apr 5, 195333.20−0.80Action—

The worst floods along the Yazoo River

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

February 12, 1946: 37.20 ft here, minor flooding

  • GreenwoodMS · Feb 17, 1946 · 39.80 ft · Moderate
  • Yazoo CityMS · Feb 10, 1946 · 37.00 ft · Moderate

February 28, 1946: 37.20 ft here, minor flooding

  • GreenwoodMS · Mar 1, 1946 · 36.90 ft · Moderate
  • Yazoo CityMS · Mar 2, 1946 · 36.80 ft · Moderate

February 13, 1949: 37.00 ft here, minor flooding

  • Yazoo CityMS · Feb 10, 1949 · 36.20 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Yazoo River

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

Flood gauges on the Yazoo River
Belzoni this gaugeMS34.037.90 ft, Jan 27, 19320
GreenwoodMS35.040.10 ft, Jan 19, 19322
Yazoo CityMS29.043.40 ft, May 5, 19271

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BELM6, 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.