TidalMapRed Creek at Vestry, 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 02479300 sits on Red Creek and reads everything draining 441 square miles of the Black basin. Its datum sits 19 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1961, 65 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Pascagoula River at Graham Ferry, MS at 8,204 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 5% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Red Creek runs a median of 390 cfs at this gauge across 65 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 851 cfs, and October the leanest at 226 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 32,100 cfs in 2019, and the lowest is 63 cfs in 2001.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 764 cfs | 196% |
| Feb | 851 cfs | 218% |
| Mar | 751 cfs | 192% |
| Apr | 561 cfs | 144% |
| May | 386 cfs | 99% |
| Jun | 344 cfs | 88% |
| Jul | 349 cfs | 89% |
| Aug | 316 cfs | 81% |
| Sep | 275 cfs | 70% |
| Oct | 226 cfs | 58% |
| Nov | 308 cfs | 79% |
| Dec | 522 cfs | 134% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1961 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 22.4 feet, in May 2019.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| May 2019 | 22.4 ft |
| August 1987 | 21.5 ft |
| April 1983 | 21.2 ft |
| September 1998 | 20.9 ft |
| January 1993 | 19.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VESM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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- Pascagoula River at Graham Ferry, MS
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02479300. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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