Pascagoula River at Graham Ferry, MS
River level and flood forecast · Jackson County
The river is 13.9 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Forecast to rise to 2.9 ft Wed 7 AM, below the 16 ft flood stage.
Flow: 1,760 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (February 28, 1961) | 20.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20.1 ftFlood of Record occurred on February 21, 1961. Some homes in the Cumbest Bluff area will flood. Deep water will cover access to river property along the river. Sections of MS Highway 614 will be inundated.
- 16 ftRiver property at Cumbest Bluff will be cut off by high water and some river roads will be impassable.
- 15 ftLower elevated homes at Cumbest Bluff are threatened. Some river roads will be impassable.
- 10 ftAccess roads to the river will begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 20.1 ft — February 28, 1961
- 18.58 ft — March 17, 2016
- 18.53 ft — June 21, 2026
- 18.44 ft — January 3, 2019
- 17.82 ft — June 25, 2017
Recent crests: 18.53 ft (June 21, 2026) · 16.43 ft (May 30, 2026) · 16.02 ft (January 31, 2024) · 16.52 ft (August 30, 2022) · 16.16 ft (February 8, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamPascagoula River at Merrill, MS
- Red Creek near Vestry, MS
- Big Creek (Al) near Seven Hills, AL
- Escatawpa River above Orange Grove, MS
- Pascagoula River at Old Fort Bayou at Ocean Springs, MS
- Tchoutacabouffa River near D Iberville, MS
- Tide Station (LIX) at Biloxi Bay at Point Cadet Harbor, MS
- Mississippi Sound at Round Island near Pascagoula, MS
- Escatawpa River above Wilmer, AL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PGFM6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.