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Yockanookany River near Kosciusko

Highest listed crest 23.06 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft58 crests since 1932

The Yockanookany River near Kosciusko crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 58 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2021. The highest, 23.06 ft on April 13, 1979, was major flooding, 8.06 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Yockanookany River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.06 ft
April 13, 1979; 40,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
1
41st of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
June 11, 2021
18.47 ft, minor flooding
Location
Attala County
Mississippi

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Yockanookany River near Kosciusko
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.057Jun 11, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.01Apr 13, 1979Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Yockanookany River near Kosciusko, 1932 to 2021 141618202224ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Dec 1, 1932: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1944: 15.55 ft, minor flooding; 9,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1945: 15.65 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1946: 16.21 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1949: 16.64 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1950: 17.08 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1951: 18.72 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1961: 17.64 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1965: 15.81 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1967: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1969: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1970: 15.57 ft, minor flooding; 7,220 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1972: 15.75 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1973: 17.97 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1973: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 7,560 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1975: 18.86 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1977: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1977: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1978: 17.56 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1979: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1979: 23.06 ft, major flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1979: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1980: 16.94 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1980: 16.51 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1982: 15.62 ft, minor flooding; 7,980 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1982: 18.43 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1982: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1983: 15.96 ft, minor flooding; 8,990 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1983: 16.11 ft, minor flooding; 9,400 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1983: 18.48 ft, minor flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1983: 15.78 ft, minor flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1989: 16.16 ft, minor flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1991: 16.46 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1991: 15.89 ft, minor flooding; 8,740 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1991: 17.45 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1991: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1994: 15.74 ft, minor flooding; 8,370 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1995: 16.06 ft, minor flooding; 9,160 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1997: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 8,440 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1999: 15.94 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 16.92 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2001: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2003: 16.02 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2005: 16.05 ft, minor flooding; 8,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2006: 15.84 ft, minor flooding; 7,940 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2008: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2009: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 9,540 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2009: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 9,830 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2014: 16.28 ft, minor flooding; 9,185 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2016: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2019: 15.87 ft, minor flooding; 7,830 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2019: 15.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,940 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2020: 15.51 ft, minor flooding; 6,860 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2020: 16.19 ft, minor flooding; 8,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2020: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2020: 15.82 ft, minor flooding; 7,690 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2020: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 6,840 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2021: 18.47 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.06 ft, Apr 13, 1979 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yockanookany River near Kosciusko 1930s: 1 1940s: 4 1950s: 2 1960s: 4 1970s: 11 11 1980s: 10 1990s: 8 2000s: 8 2010s: 4 2020s: 6 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 58 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Yockanookany River near Kosciusko
1Apr 13, 197923.06+8.06Major40,700
2Mar 15, 197518.86+3.86Minor18,600
3Mar 29, 195118.72+3.72Minor19,300
4May 21, 198318.48+3.48Minor16,700
5Jun 11, 202118.47+3.47Minor13,900
6Dec 5, 198218.43+3.43Minor16,600
7Dec 19, 196718.04+3.04Minor13,900
8Mar 17, 197317.97+2.97Minor18,000
9Jan 21, 197917.83+2.83Minor14,600
10May 28, 199117.80+2.80Minor14,300
11Dec 18, 196117.64+2.64Minor15,200
12May 9, 197817.56+2.56Minor13,700
13Feb 13, 202017.54+2.54Minor13,400
14Apr 30, 199117.45+2.45Minor13,200
15Jan 8, 195017.08+2.08Minor13,600
16Dec 1, 193217.00+2.00Minor13,500
17Apr 5, 197716.97+1.97Minor11,800
18Mar 29, 198016.94+1.94Minor11,700
19Apr 4, 200016.92+1.92Minor11,100
20Nov 26, 197916.85+1.85Minor11,400
21Mar 13, 201616.68+1.68Minor10,500
22Jan 5, 194916.64+1.64Minor11,600
23Apr 5, 200116.60+1.60Minor10,000
24Dec 13, 200816.60+1.60Minor10,000
25Oct 14, 200916.53+1.53Minor9,830
26Apr 14, 198016.51+1.51Minor10,400
27Apr 11, 196916.50+1.50Minor10,100
28Dec 27, 198216.50+1.50Minor10,500
29Feb 21, 199116.46+1.46Minor10,200
30Jan 8, 200916.43+1.43Minor9,540
31Apr 9, 201416.28+1.28Minor9,185
32Feb 11, 194616.21+1.21Minor11,600
33Jan 14, 202016.19+1.19Minor8,840
34Jan 14, 198916.16+1.16Minor9,420
35Apr 24, 198316.11+1.11Minor9,400
36Apr 23, 199516.06+1.06Minor9,160
37Apr 7, 200516.05+1.05Minor8,480
38Feb 23, 200316.02+1.02Minor8,400
39Apr 8, 198315.96+0.96Minor8,990
40Feb 1, 199915.94+0.94Minor8,240
41Apr 16, 199115.89+0.89Minor8,740
42Apr 15, 201915.87+0.87Minor7,830
43Feb 25, 200615.84+0.84Minor7,940
44Apr 14, 202015.82+0.82Minor7,690
45Feb 12, 196515.81+0.81Minor8,240
46Dec 5, 198315.78+0.78Minor8,520
47Dec 1, 197715.77+0.77Minor8,400
48Jun 10, 199715.77+0.77Minor8,440
49Jan 12, 197215.75+0.75Minor7,700
50Feb 12, 199415.74+0.74Minor8,370

The worst floods along the Yockanookany River

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

April 13, 1979: 23.06 ft here, major flooding

  • OfahomaMS · Apr 14, 1979 · 28.27 ft · Major · its highest

March 15, 1975: 18.86 ft here, minor flooding

  • OfahomaMS · Mar 16, 1975 · 24.48 ft · Moderate

March 29, 1951: 18.72 ft here, minor flooding

  • OfahomaMS · Mar 31, 1951 · 25.28 ft · Major

Gauges on the Yockanookany River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Yockanookany River
Kosciusko this gaugeMS15.023.06 ft, Apr 13, 19791
OfahomaMS19.028.27 ft, Apr 14, 19793

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KSCM6, 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.