TidalMapBlack Creek near Brooklyn, 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 02479130 sits on Black Creek and reads everything draining 355 square miles of the Black basin. Its datum sits 128 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1971, 53 years of it.
Normal flows here
Black Creek runs a median of 266 cfs at this gauge across 53 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 690 cfs, and October the leanest at 154 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 32,200 cfs in 1983, and the lowest is 32 cfs in 2000.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 616 cfs | 232% |
| Feb | 690 cfs | 260% |
| Mar | 626 cfs | 236% |
| Apr | 448 cfs | 169% |
| May | 287 cfs | 108% |
| Jun | 228 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 226 cfs | 85% |
| Aug | 199 cfs | 75% |
| Sep | 174 cfs | 66% |
| Oct | 154 cfs | 58% |
| Nov | 237 cfs | 89% |
| Dec | 422 cfs | 159% |
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
Black Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 15 feet. The highest crest on record is 30 feet, in April 1983.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 15 ft |
| Minor flooding | 20 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 25 ft |
| Major flooding | 29 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1983 | 30 ft |
| August 2012 | 27 ft |
| February 1961 | 25.7 ft |
| March 2016 | 25.4 ft |
| May 2019 | 25.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BKNM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02479130. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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