Homochitto River at Rosetta, 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 07292500 sits on the Homochitto River and reads everything draining 787 square miles of the Homochitto basin. Its datum sits 94 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1952, 73 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Homochitto River at Eddiceton, MS, reading 181 square miles. This gauge adds the 606 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Homochitto River runs a median of 428 cfs at this gauge across 73 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 933 cfs, and October the leanest at 269 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 118,000 cfs in 1974, and the lowest is 123 cfs in 2001.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1952 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Homochitto River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 19 feet. NWS starts watching it at 18 feet. The highest crest on record is 37.8 feet, in March 1949.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RSAM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.