Big Black River at West, MS
River level and flood forecast · Holmes County
Normal0.9 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 14.1 ft below flood stage (15 ft).
Forecast to hold near 0.9 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 15 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:08 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 15 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (May 21, 1983) | 26.08 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 29.5 ftWater is across the surface of State Highway 19 bridge.
- 26 ftWater reaches the underclearence of the State Highway 19 bridge.
- 21 ftExtensive flooding of agricultural land.
- 19 ftThousands of acres of agricultural land are under water.
- 17 ftSeveral thousand acres of agricultural and lowland become inundated.
- 15 ftLowlands and agricultural land near the river begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 26.08 ft — May 21, 1983
- 26 ft — December 1, 1926
- 26 ft — May 1, 1930
- 25.8 ft — April 4, 2000
- 25.41 ft — January 13, 2020
Recent crests: 20.2 ft (March 1, 2021) · 21.47 ft (April 22, 2020) · 18.92 ft (March 8, 2020) · 21.74 ft (January 15, 2020) · 25.41 ft (January 13, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WSTM6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.