TidalMapBayou Pierre near Willows, MS Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 07290650 sits on Bayou Pierre and reads everything draining 654 square miles of the Bayou Pierre basin. Its datum sits 82 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1961, 56 years of it.
Normal flows here
Bayou Pierre runs a median of 180 cfs at this gauge across 56 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 637 cfs, and October the leanest at 70 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 72,900 cfs in 1983, and the lowest is 17 cfs in 2000.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 536 cfs | 297% |
| Feb | 631 cfs | 350% |
| Mar | 637 cfs | 353% |
| Apr | 387 cfs | 214% |
| May | 233 cfs | 129% |
| Jun | 147 cfs | 81% |
| Jul | 132 cfs | 73% |
| Aug | 106 cfs | 59% |
| Sep | 83 cfs | 46% |
| Oct | 70 cfs | 39% |
| Nov | 109 cfs | 60% |
| Dec | 336 cfs | 186% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1961 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 29.4 feet, in April 1983.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1983 | 29.4 ft |
| April 1980 | 28.2 ft |
| October 1964 | 27.4 ft |
| April 1974 | 27.3 ft |
| May 1990 | 26.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WBPM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 07290650. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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