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Yazoo River at Greenwood

Highest listed crest 40.10 ftFlood stage 35.0 ft87 crests since 1927

The Yazoo River at Greenwood crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 87 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2021. The highest, 40.10 ft on January 19, 1932, was major flooding, 5.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
40.10 ft
January 19, 1932; 72,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
35.0 ft
Major flooding from 40.0 ft
Crests at major
2
31st of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
June 15, 2021
35.16 ft, minor flooding
Location
Leflore County
Near Greenwood (1.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS GREM6
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 Greenwood
Action stage34.09Mar 6, 1997The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)35.017Jun 15, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage36.024Feb 26, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage40.02Feb 22, 1948Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

87 crests from 1927 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yazoo River at Greenwood, 1927 to 2021 323436384042ft Flood stage 35.0 ftMajor 40.0 ft Jan 2, 1927: 38.40 ft, moderate flooding; 45,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1932: 40.10 ft, major flooding; 72,900 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1937: 33.90 ft, below flood stageFeb 9, 1937: 36.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 22, 1938: 32.70 ft, below flood stageFeb 28, 1939: 34.60 ft, action stageMar 9, 1939: 35.50 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1939: 35.90 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1939: 32.60 ft, below flood stageMar 31, 1944: 33.00 ft, below flood stageApr 5, 1944: 38.40 ft, moderate floodingJan 19, 1945: 32.60 ft, below flood stageMar 14, 1945: 37.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1945: 35.80 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 1946: 38.90 ft, moderate floodingFeb 17, 1946: 39.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 1, 1946: 36.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 8, 1946: 32.70 ft, below flood stageJan 30, 1947: 34.10 ft, action stageApr 20, 1947: 35.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1948: 40.00 ft, major floodingMar 2, 1948: 37.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1948: 36.60 ft, moderate floodingDec 8, 1948: 33.80 ft, below flood stageJan 14, 1949: 38.80 ft, moderate floodingFeb 4, 1949: 36.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 31, 1949: 33.70 ft, below flood stageApr 6, 1949: 37.20 ft, moderate floodingJan 23, 1950: 36.80 ft, moderate floodingJan 27, 1950: 33.70 ft, below flood stageMar 22, 1950: 38.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1950: 35.50 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 1951: 34.80 ft, action stageFeb 17, 1951: 35.60 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1951: 34.20 ft, action stageApr 6, 1951: 36.92 ft, moderate flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1953: 32.70 ft, below flood stageApr 23, 1953: 33.70 ft, below flood stageNov 24, 1957: 33.00 ft, below flood stageMay 10, 1958: 34.20 ft, action stageMar 31, 1961: 33.20 ft, below flood stageDec 20, 1961: 33.20 ft, below flood stageJan 30, 1962: 33.70 ft, below flood stageMar 13, 1962: 32.90 ft, below flood stageApr 2, 1962: 33.50 ft, below flood stageJan 14, 1968: 33.10 ft, below flood stageJan 9, 1973: 32.90 ft, below flood stageMar 21, 1973: 38.40 ft, moderate flooding; 45,000 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1973: 36.90 ft, moderate floodingMay 14, 1973: 36.50 ft, moderate floodingJan 28, 1974: 36.35 ft, moderate flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1974: 36.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 1, 1974: 33.30 ft, below flood stageMar 31, 1975: 33.72 ft, below flood stageApr 15, 1979: 33.60 ft, below flood stageMar 31, 1980: 35.30 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1980: 35.50 ft, minor flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1980: 34.10 ft, action stageJan 2, 1983: 37.40 ft, moderate floodingFeb 15, 1983: 35.70 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1983: 34.10 ft, action stageApr 16, 1983: 35.20 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1983: 35.10 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1983: 34.80 ft, action stageDec 9, 1983: 35.30 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 1984: 33.40 ft, below flood stageFeb 14, 1984: 33.10 ft, below flood stageMar 7, 1984: 32.60 ft, below flood stageJan 16, 1989: 33.10 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 1989: 33.28 ft, below flood stageJun 17, 1989: 32.90 ft, below flood stageFeb 17, 1990: 33.40 ft, below flood stageMar 18, 1990: 33.50 ft, below flood stageApr 1, 1990: 32.70 ft, below flood stageFeb 25, 1991: 35.50 ft, minor flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1991: 35.70 ft, minor flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1991: 35.20 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1991: 38.60 ft, moderate flooding; 46,800 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1991: 37.10 ft, moderate floodingMar 6, 1997: 34.70 ft, action stage; 30,870 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2002: 33.70 ft, below flood stageFeb 1, 2002: 32.80 ft, below flood stageMar 15, 2016: 32.54 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 2018: 33.70 ft, below flood stageFeb 26, 2019: 37.21 ft, moderate flooding; 37,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2020: 35.45 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2021: 35.16 ft, minor flooding Highest, 40.10 ft, Jan 19, 1932 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yazoo River at Greenwood 1920s: 1 1930s: 4 1940s: 13 13 1950s: 5 1960s: 0 1970s: 5 1980s: 7 1990s: 5 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 87 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Yazoo River at Greenwood
1Jan 19, 193240.10+5.10Major72,900
2Feb 22, 194840.00+5.00Major—
3Feb 17, 194639.80+4.80Moderate—
4Jan 21, 194638.90+3.90Moderate—
5Jan 14, 194938.80+3.80Moderate—
6Mar 22, 195038.70+3.70Moderate—
7May 9, 199138.60+3.60Moderate46,800
8Jan 2, 192738.40+3.40Moderate45,000
9Apr 5, 194438.40+3.40Moderate—
10Mar 21, 197338.40+3.40Moderate45,000
11Mar 2, 194837.90+2.90Moderate—
12Jan 2, 198337.40+2.40Moderate—
13Feb 26, 201937.21+2.21Moderate37,880
14Apr 6, 194937.20+2.20Moderate—
15Jun 1, 199137.10+2.10Moderate—
16Mar 14, 194537.00+2.00Moderate—
17Apr 6, 195136.92+1.92Moderate36,800
18Mar 1, 194636.90+1.90Moderate—
19Apr 1, 197336.90+1.90Moderate—
20Jan 23, 195036.80+1.80Moderate—
21Apr 1, 194836.60+1.60Moderate—
22May 14, 197336.50+1.50Moderate—
23Feb 9, 193736.40+1.40Moderate—
24Jan 28, 197436.35+1.35Moderate35,000
25Feb 4, 194936.00+1.00Moderate—
26Feb 4, 197436.00+1.00Moderate—
27Apr 13, 193935.90+0.90Minor—
28Apr 2, 194535.80+0.80Minor—
29Apr 20, 194735.70+0.70Minor—
30Feb 15, 198335.70+0.70Minor—
31Mar 4, 199135.70+0.70Minor33,200
32Feb 17, 195135.60+0.60Minor—
33Mar 9, 193935.50+0.50Minor—
34Apr 1, 195035.50+0.50Minor—
35Apr 16, 198035.50+0.50Minor33,000
36Feb 25, 199135.50+0.50Minor33,000
37Feb 15, 202035.45+0.45Minor—
38Mar 31, 198035.30+0.30Minor—
39Dec 9, 198335.30+0.30Minor—
40Apr 16, 198335.20+0.20Minor—
41Apr 30, 199135.20+0.20Minor—
42Jun 15, 202135.16+0.16Minor—
43May 28, 198335.10+0.10Minor—
44Jan 17, 195134.80−0.20Action—
45Jun 1, 198334.80−0.20Action—
46Mar 6, 199734.70−0.30Action30,870
47Feb 28, 193934.60−0.40Action—
48Mar 1, 195134.20−0.80Action—
49May 10, 195834.20−0.80Action—
50Jan 30, 194734.10−0.90Action—

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 22, 1948: 40.00 ft here, major flooding

  • BelzoniMS · Feb 29, 1948 · 35.90 ft · Minor
  • Yazoo CityMS · Feb 28, 1948 · 31.60 ft · Minor

February 17, 1946: 39.80 ft here, moderate flooding

  • Yazoo CityMS · Feb 10, 1946 · 37.00 ft · Moderate
  • BelzoniMS · Feb 12, 1946 · 37.20 ft · Minor

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
BelzoniMS34.037.90 ft, Jan 27, 19320
Greenwood this gaugeMS35.040.10 ft, Jan 19, 19322
Yazoo CityMS29.043.40 ft, May 5, 19271

Other gauges in Leflore County

Flood gauges in Leflore County
Whaley21.027.79 ft, Feb 18, 19484

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GREM6, 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.