Tombigbee River at Bigbee, MS
River level and flood forecast · Monroe County
The river is 10.7 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Forecast to rise to 3.5 ft Wed 7 AM, below the 14 ft flood stage.
Flow: 263 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:05 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 26 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 23 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (March 17, 1973) | 27.64 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 32 ftWater begins to cover Highway 6 and the bridge over the Old Tombigbee River betwwen Bigbee and Amory.
- 24 ftExtensive flooding is occurring around the community of Bigbee. Evacuations will be neccessary.
- 23 ftBigbee Road just west of the river will flood. Access to several homes will be restricted. Large area of farm land will flood west of the river.
- 20 ftResidential areas on Hood Road near the river are flooded. Extensive agricultural flooding is occurring.
- 18 ftWater is flowing over Hood Road. The flood plain between Town Creek and the Tombigbee River is flooded. Extensive agricultural flooding is occurring along Highway 6 near Bigbee.
- 17 ftWater is flowing over portions of Hood Road and extensive agricultural flooding is occurring.
- 14 ftFlooding of low-lying agricultural land is occurring.
- 13 ftBottomland flooding is occurring.
Highest crests on record
- 27.64 ft — March 17, 1973
- 27.06 ft — February 24, 2019
- 25.73 ft — December 28, 1982
- 24.82 ft — March 15, 1975
- 24.23 ft — December 5, 1983
Recent crests: 16.32 ft (April 29, 2026) · 14.69 ft (January 26, 2026) · 17.99 ft (April 9, 2025) · 21.07 ft (March 17, 2025) · 17.48 ft (February 13, 2025)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BGBM6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.