Yocona River near Oxford, MS
River level and flood forecast · Lafayette County
The river is 22.6 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.4 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 7 AM.
Flow: 19 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 9:09 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 28 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 24 ft |
| Record crest (February 23, 2019) | 28.79 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftFlood waters are reaching the level of Highway 7 near the river. Large areas of agricultural land are inundated. Evacuations become necessary due to access problems.
- 28 ftMost of the flood plain is inundated and widespread agicultural flooding is occurring.
- 25 ftFlooding is occurring in agricultural land near the river.
Highest crests on record
- 28.79 ft — February 23, 2019
- 28.72 ft — March 21, 1955
- 28.38 ft — December 26, 1982
- 28.11 ft — April 12, 1962
- 28.1 ft — May 11, 1970
Recent crests: 28.79 ft (February 23, 2019) · 15.17 ft (December 20, 2017) · 17.84 ft (February 5, 2014) · 24.81 ft (April 11, 2013) · 13.83 ft (September 3, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (OXDM6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.