Homochitto River at Rosetta, MS
River level and flood forecast · Franklin County
The river is 16.3 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.7 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 236 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 | 37 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 30 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (March 31, 1949) | 37.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 51.5 ftWater reaches the roadway surface of the Highway 33 bridge.
- 37 ftExtensive flooding of thousands of acres of agricultural lands for many miles upstream and downstream of the Highway 33 bridge.
- 19 ftWater begins to spread into agricultural lands along the river. Equipment and livestock should be removed.
Highest crests on record
- 37.8 ft — March 31, 1949
- 37.6 ft — January 6, 1950
- 36.03 ft — May 4, 1953
- 35.62 ft — April 13, 1955
- 31.2 ft — March 28, 1961
Recent crests: 18.43 ft (September 24, 2020) · 18.47 ft (March 11, 2016) · 20.1 ft (February 3, 2016) · 18.71 ft (March 28, 2014) · 22.19 ft (January 11, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamHomochitto River at Eddiceton, MS
- Buffalo River at Woodville, MS
- Amite River near Darlington, LA
- Old River Iflow/Outflow Channel at Outflow Channel below Hydropower, LA
- Tickfaw River at Liverpool, LA
- Tensas River at Clayton, LA
- Red River 6.5 Miles Below the Confluence of the Black, LA
- Comite River near Olive Branch, LA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RSAM6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.