Big Black River near Bovina, MS Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

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 07290000 sits on the Big Black River and reads everything draining 2,812 square miles of the Lower Big Black basin. Its datum sits 85 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1936, 90 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Big Black River near Bentonia, MS, reading 2,340 square miles. This gauge adds the 472 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Big Black River runs a median of 930 cfs at this gauge across 90 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 6,270 cfs, and October the leanest at 259 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 90,600 cfs in 1983, and the lowest is 67 cfs in 1955.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1936 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 28 feet. NWS starts watching it at 27 feet. The highest crest on record is 40.8 feet, in May 1983.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BOVM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.