TidalMapBig Black River at West, 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 07289350 sits on the Big Black River and reads everything draining 1,027 square miles of the Upper Big Black basin. Its datum sits 250 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1971, 54 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Big Black River runs a median of 298 cfs at this gauge across 54 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,720 cfs, and October the leanest at 88 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 62,400 cfs in 1983, and the lowest is 13 cfs in 2000.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,380 cfs | 463% |
| Feb | 1,650 cfs | 554% |
| Mar | 1,720 cfs | 577% |
| Apr | 1,015 cfs | 341% |
| May | 472 cfs | 158% |
| Jun | 228 cfs | 76% |
| Jul | 161 cfs | 54% |
| Aug | 116 cfs | 39% |
| Sep | 89 cfs | 30% |
| Oct | 88 cfs | 30% |
| Nov | 171 cfs | 57% |
| Dec | 663 cfs | 222% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1971 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Big Black River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 26.1 feet, in May 1983.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 12 ft |
| Minor flooding | 15 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 20 ft |
| Major flooding | 25 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| May 1983 | 26.1 ft |
| December 1926 | 26 ft |
| May 1930 | 26 ft |
| April 2000 | 25.8 ft |
| January 2020 | 25.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WSTM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 07289350. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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