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Yockanookany River near Ofahoma

Highest listed crest 28.27 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft108 crests since 1938

The Yockanookany River near Ofahoma crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 108 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2022. The highest, 28.27 ft on April 14, 1979, was major flooding, 9.27 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
28.27 ft
April 14, 1979; 46,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
3
24th of 74 gauges in Mississippi
Most recent flood crest
August 26, 2022
21.88 ft, minor flooding
Location
Leake 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 Ofahoma
Action stage18.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.083Aug 26, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.022Jun 13, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.03May 22, 1983Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

108 crests from 1938 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yockanookany River near Ofahoma, 1938 to 2022 18202224262830ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Mar 24, 1938: 22.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1944: 23.20 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1945: 22.98 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1946: 23.41 ft, moderate flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1947: 22.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1948: 22.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,100 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1949: 23.80 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1950: 24.19 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1951: 25.28 ft, major flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1953: 23.03 ft, moderate flooding; 8,920 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1954: 21.85 ft, minor flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1955: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,320 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1956: 22.07 ft, minor flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1957: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1958: 23.07 ft, moderate flooding; 9,220 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1959: 21.65 ft, minor flooding; 5,520 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1960: 22.03 ft, minor flooding; 6,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1961: 22.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,780 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1961: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1964: 22.02 ft, minor flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1965: 22.48 ft, minor flooding; 7,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1966: 22.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,670 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1967: 23.99 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1969: 23.48 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1970: 22.06 ft, minor flooding; 6,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1971: 22.51 ft, minor flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1972: 22.94 ft, minor flooding; 8,720 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1973: 23.96 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1974: 22.86 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1975: 24.48 ft, moderate flooding; 17,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1976: 22.56 ft, minor flooding; 8,960 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1977: 23.21 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1978: 23.32 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1979: 28.27 ft, major flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1980: 23.53 ft, moderate flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1981: 21.66 ft, minor flooding; 6,350 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1982: 21.96 ft, minor flooding; 7,100 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1982: 24.09 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1982: 23.41 ft, moderate flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1983: 21.94 ft, minor flooding; 7,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1983: 22.97 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1983: 22.07 ft, minor flooding; 7,730 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1983: 22.67 ft, minor flooding; 9,740 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1983: 22.57 ft, minor flooding; 9,390 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1983: 25.20 ft, major flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1983: 22.35 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1986: 20.71 ft, minor flooding; 4,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1987: 21.24 ft, minor flooding; 5,590 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1989: 22.86 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1990: 20.96 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1990: 21.88 ft, minor flooding; 7,180 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1991: 22.96 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1991: 22.33 ft, minor flooding; 8,630 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1991: 23.48 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1991: 23.32 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1993: 21.61 ft, minor flooding; 5,910 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1994: 20.53 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1994: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1994: 21.66 ft, minor flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1995: 20.93 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1995: 22.47 ft, minor flooding; 9,990 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1997: 21.19 ft, minor flooding; 5,520 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1997: 21.20 ft, minor flooding; 5,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1999: 22.02 ft, minor flooding; 7,610 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2000: 22.85 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2001: 21.44 ft, minor flooding; 6,680 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2001: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 5,310 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2001: 21.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,910 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2001: 23.06 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2001: 21.15 ft, minor flooding; 6,090 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2002: 21.93 ft, minor flooding; 8,080 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2003: 22.38 ft, minor flooding; 9,010 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2003: 21.42 ft, minor flooding; 6,370 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2003: 20.27 ft, minor flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2004: 20.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2004: 20.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,450 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2005: 21.93 ft, minor flooding; 8,080 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2005: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2005: 20.93 ft, minor flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2006: 22.82 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2007: 20.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2008: 22.60 ft, minor flooding; 9,710 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2009: 22.51 ft, minor flooding; 9,440 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2009: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2009: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,630 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2009: 21.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2009: 22.68 ft, minor flooding; 9,960 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2011: 20.53 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2013: 21.87 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2013: 21.09 ft, minor flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2014: 22.25 ft, minor flooding; 8,688 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2014: 21.31 ft, minor flooding; 6,405 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2014: 20.58 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2016: 22.40 ft, minor flooding; 9,110 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2017: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2017: 20.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2018: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2019: 21.44 ft, minor flooding; 2,280 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2019: 21.82 ft, minor flooding; 7,560 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2019: 22.39 ft, minor flooding; 9,080 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2020: 21.95 ft, minor flooding; 7,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2020: 24.71 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2020: 20.19 ft, minor flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2020: 21.66 ft, minor flooding; 7,180 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2020: 21.96 ft, minor flooding; 7,910 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2021: 24.37 ft, moderate flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2021: 23.58 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2022: 21.88 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.27 ft, Apr 14, 1979 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yockanookany River near Ofahoma 1930s: 1 1940s: 6 1950s: 9 1960s: 8 1970s: 10 1980s: 15 1990s: 15 2000s: 23 23 2010s: 13 2020s: 8 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 108 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Yockanookany River near Ofahoma
1Apr 14, 197928.27+9.27Major46,500
2Mar 31, 195125.28+6.28Major20,700
3May 22, 198325.20+6.20Major21,900
4Feb 14, 202024.71+5.71Moderate20,000
5Mar 16, 197524.48+5.48Moderate17,500
6Dec 20, 196124.40+5.40Moderate13,900
7Jan 15, 202124.37+5.37Moderate16,500
8Jan 10, 195024.19+5.19Moderate12,100
9Dec 7, 198224.09+5.09Moderate15,800
10Dec 21, 196723.99+4.99Moderate14,700
11Mar 19, 197323.96+4.96Moderate14,900
12Jan 7, 194923.80+4.80Moderate10,600
13Jun 13, 202123.58+4.58Moderate13,100
14Mar 31, 198023.53+4.53Moderate13,900
15Apr 14, 196923.48+4.48Moderate10,300
16May 2, 199123.48+4.48Moderate13,200
17Feb 13, 194623.41+4.41Moderate10,500
18Dec 29, 198223.41+4.41Moderate12,700
19May 11, 197823.32+4.32Moderate12,000
20May 30, 199123.32+4.32Moderate12,500
21Apr 6, 197723.21+4.21Moderate11,500
22Feb 28, 194423.20+4.20Moderate10,700
23May 3, 195823.07+4.07Moderate9,220
24Apr 6, 200123.06+4.06Moderate12,100
25May 5, 195323.03+4.03Moderate8,920
26Feb 22, 194522.98+3.98Minor8,900
27Feb 10, 198322.97+3.97Minor10,900
28Feb 22, 199122.96+3.96Minor11,000
29Jan 11, 197222.94+3.94Minor8,720
30Jan 25, 197422.86+3.86Minor10,200
31Jan 16, 198922.86+3.86Minor10,400
32Apr 6, 200022.85+3.85Minor11,300
33Feb 27, 200622.82+3.82Minor11,200
34Oct 16, 200922.68+3.68Minor9,960
35Apr 9, 198322.67+3.67Minor9,740
36Dec 15, 200822.60+3.60Minor9,710
37Apr 26, 198322.57+3.57Minor9,390
38Mar 31, 197622.56+3.56Minor8,960
39Feb 27, 197122.51+3.51Minor7,520
40Jan 10, 200922.51+3.51Minor9,440
41Feb 14, 196522.48+3.48Minor7,450
42Apr 25, 199522.47+3.47Minor9,990
43Feb 15, 194822.40+3.40Minor7,100
44Mar 14, 201622.40+3.40Minor9,110
45Oct 31, 201922.39+3.39Minor9,080
46Feb 25, 200322.38+3.38Minor9,010
47Dec 7, 198322.35+3.35Minor8,630
48Apr 18, 199122.33+3.33Minor8,630
49Apr 10, 201422.25+3.25Minor8,688
50Mar 24, 193822.22+3.22Minor5,500

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 14, 1979: 28.27 ft here, major flooding

  • KosciuskoMS · Apr 13, 1979 · 23.06 ft · Major · its highest

March 31, 1951: 25.28 ft here, major flooding

  • KosciuskoMS · Mar 29, 1951 · 18.72 ft · Minor

May 22, 1983: 25.20 ft here, major flooding

  • KosciuskoMS · May 21, 1983 · 18.48 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Yockanookany River

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

Flood gauges on the Yockanookany River
KosciuskoMS15.023.06 ft, Apr 13, 19791
Ofahoma this gaugeMS19.028.27 ft, Apr 14, 19793

Other gauges in Leake County

Flood gauges in Leake County
Edinburg20.028.35 ft, May 22, 19830
Carthage17.028.74 ft, Apr 14, 19793
Lena24.032.70 ft, Apr 17, 19792
Walnut Grove25.032.35 ft, Aug 25, 20220

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OFAM6, 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.