Big Black River near Bentonia

The past week

What floods at each level

• 43 ft

  River reaches gage house along Highway 49.

• 40 ft

  Water is near the road surface on the Highway 49 bridge over the Big Black River.

• 37.5 ft

  Water is approaching the underclearance of the Highway 49 bridge.

• 32.47 ft

  The river is at the flood of record.

• 29 ft

  Agricultural land along the river is devastated by flood waters.

• 28 ft

  Devastating flooding of agricultural land begins to occur.

• 26.5 ft

  Flooding of agricultural land has more than doubled in the last 1.5 feet rise.

• 25 ft

  Extensive flooding of agricultural land is occurring.

• 23.5 ft

  Agricultural land near the river begins to flood.

• 22 ft

  Low lying woodland areas along the river begins to flood.

• 21 ft

  Minor low land flooding occurs along the river.

Highest crests on record

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