Big Black River near Bovina, MS
River level and flood forecast · Warren County
Normal6.5 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 21.5 ft below flood stage (28 ft).
Forecast to hold near 6.5 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 240 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 | 40 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 38 ft |
| Flood stage | 28 ft |
| Action stage | 27 ft |
| Record crest (May 24, 1983) | 40.77 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 47 ftWater approaches the road surface of the Old Highway 80 bridge.
- 43.3 ftWater approaches the under clearance of the Old Highway 80 bridge.
- 40 ftWater is close to entering some houses and camps just upstream of Old Highway 80 bridge on Hinds County side of the river.
- 39.8 ftSeveral hundred acres of agricultural land in western Hinds and eastern Warren counties are underwater.
- 39.5 ftMany houses and camps just upstream of old highway 80 bridge on Hinds County side of river are surrounded by water.
- 38 ftWater is across the road near the Old Highway 80 bridge. Extensive flooding of agricultural land is occurring. Several local access roads are also underwater.
- 37.5 ftAccess roads to the river front area off of old highway 80 road near the bridge begin to flood.
- 32.5 ftWater begins to cover Warrior's Trail Road.
- 32 ftSeveral access roads along and near the river are under water.
- 28 ftLow-lying agricultural land near the river begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 40.77 ft — May 24, 1983
- 40.56 ft — April 16, 1979
- 40.53 ft — December 20, 1961
- 40.2 ft — February 16, 2020
- 39.74 ft — May 5, 1958
Recent crests: 37.77 ft (June 18, 2021) · 37.23 ft (April 29, 2020) · 40.2 ft (February 16, 2020) · 38.91 ft (January 18, 2020) · 36.46 ft (November 15, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BOVM6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.