Big Sunflower River at Sunflower, 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 07288500 sits on the Big Sunflower River and reads everything draining 767 square miles of the Big Sunflower basin. Its datum sits 92 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1936, 67 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Big Sunflower River near Merigold, MS, reading 553 square miles. This gauge adds the 214 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Big Sunflower River runs a median of 384 cfs at this gauge across 67 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,220 cfs, and October the leanest at 150 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 15,000 cfs in 1973, and the lowest is 6.7 cfs in 2025.

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 Sunflower River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 21 feet. NWS starts watching it at 20 feet. The highest crest on record is 28.4 feet, in March 1973.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SUNM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.