TidalMapCypress Creek near Janice, 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 02479155 sits on Cypress Creek and reads everything draining 53 square miles of the Black basin. Its datum sits 103 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1967, 59 years of it.
Normal flows here
Cypress Creek runs a median of 30 cfs at this gauge across 59 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 83 cfs, and September the leanest at 15 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,820 cfs in 1983, and the lowest is 2.8 cfs in 2001.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 74 cfs | 247% |
| Feb | 83 cfs | 277% |
| Mar | 78 cfs | 260% |
| Apr | 49 cfs | 163% |
| May | 31 cfs | 103% |
| Jun | 24 cfs | 78% |
| Jul | 22 cfs | 73% |
| Aug | 18 cfs | 60% |
| Sep | 15 cfs | 50% |
| Oct | 15 cfs | 50% |
| Nov | 26 cfs | 87% |
| Dec | 49 cfs | 163% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1967 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 32.1 feet, in June 1959.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 1959 | 32.1 ft |
| April 1983 | 29.5 ft |
| April 1979 | 28.7 ft |
| August 2012 | 28.2 ft |
| January 1993 | 27.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JNCM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02479155. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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