Tallahala Creek at Laurel, MS
River level and flood forecast · Jones County
Forecast to hold near -0.7 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 23 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (December 9, 1919) | 26 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23 ftNumerous homes and businesses are inundated by highwater east of the Southern Railroad tracks.
- 19.5 ftWater reaches the underclearence of State Highway 15 bridge.
- 19 ftWater begins to flood houses in the the northeast portion of Laurel along the creek between U.S. Highway 11 and Interstate 59. Water covers Brown Street and Center Avenue in South laurel.
- 16.5 ftWater begins to affect building on the right bank just downstream near Highway 15. Several other buildings further downstream are affected as well.
- 16 ftWater begins to cover Old Sandersville Road.
- 13 ftAgricultural and lowland flooding is becoming more widespread along and near the creek.
- 11 ftWater begins to overflow banks.
Highest crests on record
- 26 ft — December 9, 1919
- 24 ft — April 1, 1900
- 23.28 ft — April 14, 1974
- 23.13 ft — April 7, 1964
- 22.32 ft — February 23, 1961
Recent crests: 14.53 ft (April 26, 2020) · 15.25 ft (February 23, 2020) · 15.72 ft (February 8, 2020) · 17.29 ft (January 17, 2020) · 16.34 ft (May 14, 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 (LURM6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.