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Yazoo River at Yazoo City

Highest listed crest 43.40 ftFlood stage 29.0 ft108 crests since 1927

The Yazoo River at Yazoo City crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 108 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1927 to 2021. The highest, 43.40 ft on May 5, 1927, was major flooding, 14.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
43.40 ft
May 5, 1927
Flood stage
29.0 ft
Major flooding from 43.0 ft
Crests at major
1
41st of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
June 16, 2021
31.24 ft, minor flooding
Location
Yazoo County
Mississippi
Identifiers
NWS YZOM6
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 Yazoo City
Action stage28.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)29.096Jun 16, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage36.011Feb 13, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage43.01May 5, 1927Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

108 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 Yazoo City, 1927 to 2021 2530354045ft Flood stage 29.0 ftMajor 43.0 ft May 5, 1927: 43.40 ft, major floodingMar 28, 1944: 30.80 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 1944: 33.60 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1944: 34.10 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1945: 35.10 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1945: 35.80 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1945: 34.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1946: 37.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 2, 1946: 36.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1946: 34.00 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1947: 31.20 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1947: 31.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1948: 31.60 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 1948: 35.60 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1948: 35.60 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1948: 33.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1949: 36.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 1, 1949: 35.40 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1949: 33.40 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1949: 32.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1950: 35.10 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1950: 36.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 1950: 36.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 2, 1950: 30.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1951: 33.30 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 1951: 36.90 ft, moderate floodingMay 1, 1951: 33.20 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1953: 30.60 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1953: 32.80 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1955: 33.30 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1955: 30.50 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1956: 30.70 ft, minor floodingDec 8, 1957: 31.90 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1958: 34.30 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1958: 33.00 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1961: 33.90 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1961: 35.10 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1961: 32.40 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 1962: 32.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1962: 30.50 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 1973: 34.30 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1973: 35.20 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 1973: 36.09 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1973: 35.30 ft, minor floodingDec 25, 1973: 32.80 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 1974: 34.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 1974: 34.40 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1974: 32.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 1975: 31.60 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1975: 32.30 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1975: 33.41 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1975: 32.50 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 1979: 31.20 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1979: 35.30 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 1979: 33.00 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 1980: 33.70 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 1980: 34.50 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1980: 33.80 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 1982: 34.10 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 1983: 34.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1983: 33.30 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1983: 31.00 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1983: 33.20 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1983: 37.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 1, 1983: 35.00 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1984: 31.20 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1987: 31.20 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1989: 31.50 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 1989: 32.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1990: 30.60 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1990: 31.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1991: 31.20 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1991: 32.10 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1991: 35.60 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1991: 34.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 1994: 30.50 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1994: 31.40 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1995: 32.00 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1997: 34.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 2, 1999: 31.30 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2000: 32.80 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 2001: 31.60 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2001: 31.80 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 2002: 30.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 2002: 30.80 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 2002: 31.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 2003: 31.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 2, 2005: 31.11 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 2008: 33.14 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2008: 30.68 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2009: 30.72 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 2009: 33.03 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 2009: 31.23 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2010: 33.29 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 2011: 38.70 ft, moderate floodingJan 16, 2013: 30.66 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 2014: 31.17 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 2016: 32.74 ft, minor floodingJan 22, 2016: 33.56 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2016: 32.01 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 2018: 34.94 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 2019: 31.59 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 2019: 36.72 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 2019: 35.97 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 2019: 32.14 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2020: 36.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 20, 2020: 35.25 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2021: 31.24 ft, minor flooding Highest, 43.40 ft, May 5, 1927 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yazoo River at Yazoo City 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 19 19 1950s: 15 1960s: 5 1970s: 15 1980s: 14 1990s: 11 2000s: 13 2010s: 12 2020s: 3 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 108 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Yazoo River at Yazoo City
1May 5, 192743.40+14.40Major—
2May 21, 201138.70+9.70Moderate—
3May 21, 198337.10+8.10Moderate—
4Feb 10, 194637.00+8.00Moderate—
5Mar 28, 195136.90+7.90Moderate—
6Mar 2, 194636.80+7.80Moderate—
7Mar 11, 201936.72+7.72Moderate—
8Feb 13, 202036.50+7.50Moderate—
9Mar 14, 195036.30+7.30Moderate—
10Feb 10, 194936.20+7.20Moderate—
11May 24, 197336.09+7.09Moderate—
12Apr 3, 195036.00+7.00Moderate—
13May 21, 201935.97+6.97Minor—
14Apr 13, 194535.80+6.80Minor—
15Mar 25, 194835.60+6.60Minor—
16Apr 9, 194835.60+6.60Minor—
17May 6, 199135.60+6.60Minor—
18Mar 1, 194935.40+6.40Minor—
19Jun 1, 197335.30+6.30Minor—
20Apr 14, 197935.30+6.30Minor—
21Apr 20, 202035.25+6.25Minor—
22Apr 19, 197335.20+6.20Minor—
23Mar 31, 194535.10+6.10Minor—
24Feb 28, 195035.10+6.10Minor—
25Apr 14, 196135.10+6.10Minor—
26Jun 1, 198335.00+6.00Minor—
27Mar 18, 201834.94+5.94Minor—
28Jun 1, 199134.90+5.90Minor—
29May 1, 194534.80+5.80Minor—
30Apr 26, 198034.50+5.50Minor—
31Feb 16, 197434.40+5.40Minor—
32May 22, 195834.30+5.30Minor—
33Mar 25, 197334.30+5.30Minor—
34May 5, 194434.10+5.10Minor—
35Dec 27, 198234.10+5.10Minor—
36Jan 11, 198334.10+5.10Minor—
37Mar 19, 199734.10+5.10Minor—
38Apr 1, 194634.00+5.00Minor—
39Jan 31, 197434.00+5.00Minor—
40Mar 31, 196133.90+4.90Minor—
41May 1, 198033.80+4.80Minor—
42Mar 30, 198033.70+4.70Minor—
43Apr 29, 194433.60+4.60Minor—
44May 1, 194833.60+4.60Minor—
45Jan 22, 201633.56+4.56Minor—
46Apr 17, 197533.41+4.41Minor—
47Apr 18, 194933.40+4.40Minor—
48Feb 28, 195133.30+4.30Minor—
49Apr 13, 195533.30+4.30Minor—
50Feb 10, 198333.30+4.30Minor—

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.

May 21, 1983: 37.10 ft here, moderate flooding

  • GreenwoodMS · May 28, 1983 · 35.10 ft · Minor

February 10, 1946: 37.00 ft here, moderate flooding

  • GreenwoodMS · Feb 17, 1946 · 39.80 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
GreenwoodMS35.040.10 ft, Jan 19, 19322
Yazoo City this gaugeMS29.043.40 ft, May 5, 19271

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge YZOM6, 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.