Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Yocona River near Oxford

Highest listed crest 28.79 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft31 crests since 1955

The Yocona River near Oxford crested above flood stage 21 times among the 31 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1955 to 2019. The highest, 28.79 ft on February 23, 2019, was moderate flooding, 3.79 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.79 ft
February 23, 2019
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 35.0 ft
Crests at major
0
21 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 23, 2019
28.79 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Lafayette County
Near Oxford (5.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Yocona River near Oxford
Action stage24.02Apr 11, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.015Apr 27, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.06Feb 23, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage35.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

31 crests from 1955 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yocona River near Oxford, 1955 to 2019 101520253035ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 35.0 ft Mar 21, 1955: 28.72 ft, moderate flooding; 44,100 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1962: 28.11 ft, moderate flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1970: 28.10 ft, moderate flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1973: 27.51 ft, minor flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1973: 26.80 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1975: 26.97 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1977: 26.50 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1978: 26.33 ft, minor flooding; 9,710 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1979: 26.82 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1980: 26.61 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1982: 28.38 ft, moderate flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1983: 27.54 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1989: 25.69 ft, minor flooding; 8,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1990: 26.20 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1991: 28.02 ft, moderate flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1994: 22.53 ft, below flood stage; 7,010 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1995: 23.93 ft, below flood stage; 7,760 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1997: 25.12 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1998: 20.51 ft, below flood stage; 6,560 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1999: 20.60 ft, below flood stage; 6,610 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2002: 26.70 ft, minor floodingDec 7, 2004: 25.94 ft, minor flooding; 10,433 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 2008: 25.40 ft, minor flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2009: 22.31 ft, below flood stage; 7,590 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2010: 24.93 ft, action stage; 9,340 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2011: 26.12 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2012: 13.83 ft, below flood stage; 3,280 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2013: 24.81 ft, action stage; 8,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2014: 17.84 ft, below flood stage; 5,070 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2017: 15.17 ft, below flood stageFeb 23, 2019: 28.79 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 28.79 ft, Feb 23, 2019 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yocona River near Oxford 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 7 7 1980s: 4 1990s: 3 2000s: 3 2010s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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

Highest listed crests, Yocona River near Oxford
1Feb 23, 201928.79+3.79Moderate—
2Mar 21, 195528.72+3.72Moderate44,100
3Dec 26, 198228.38+3.38Moderate32,000
4Apr 12, 196228.11+3.11Moderate27,900
5May 11, 197028.10+3.10Moderate33,100
6Feb 19, 199128.02+3.02Moderate24,300
7Dec 4, 198327.54+2.54Minor20,100
8Mar 16, 197327.51+2.51Minor18,900
9Mar 13, 197526.97+1.97Minor13,800
10Apr 12, 197926.82+1.82Minor12,500
11Nov 27, 197326.80+1.80Minor12,400
12May 4, 200226.70+1.70Minor—
13Mar 21, 198026.61+1.61Minor11,200
14Mar 4, 197726.50+1.50Minor10,400
15May 8, 197826.33+1.33Minor9,710
16Feb 4, 199026.20+1.20Minor10,100
17Apr 27, 201126.12+1.12Minor10,800
18Dec 7, 200425.94+0.94Minor10,433
19Jan 12, 198925.69+0.69Minor8,540
20Dec 10, 200825.40+0.40Minor9,000
21Mar 3, 199725.12+0.12Minor—
22May 3, 201024.93−0.07Action9,340
23Apr 11, 201324.81−0.19Action8,890
24Mar 7, 199523.93−1.07Below flood stage7,760
25Jun 27, 199422.53−2.47Below flood stage7,010
26Oct 14, 200922.31−2.69Below flood stage7,590
27Mar 13, 199920.60−4.40Below flood stage6,610
28Apr 28, 199820.51−4.49Below flood stage6,560
29Feb 5, 201417.84−7.16Below flood stage5,070
30Dec 20, 201715.17−9.83Below flood stage—
31Sep 3, 201213.83−11.17Below flood stage3,280

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OXDM6, 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.