Mississippi River at Natchez

The past week

What floods at each level

• 60.5 ft

  Access to Locus Hill Road and Millbrook Road from Mississippi Highway 24 is closed in Wilkinson County.

• 60 ft

  Pickneyville Road at Pond, MS near Highway 24 is closed. Also, around 60 permanent homes and 70 camps are evacuated.

• 56 ft

  Bourke Road which is south of Natchez is underwater. Residents will have to boat into their homes.

• 55.5 ft

  Residents at the end of Percy Creek Sand Road are denied access to their homes due to high water.

• 55 ft

  Pond Road in Fort Adams is flooded. Numerous homes are under water in the township.

• 53 ft

  Some camps and houses are flooded around Fort Adams.

• 51 ft

  Water is covering the roads in old downtown area of Fort Adams.

• 48 ft

  Carthage Point Road becomes impassable.

• 47 ft

  Water begins to enter the Carthage Point Road area south of Natchez.

• 45 ft

  Water under some buildings around Fort Adams, Mississippi.

• 44 ft

  Some camps and most access roads are flooded along Lake Mary.

• 43 ft

  Water covers Thornburg Lake Road in the area known as Anna's Bottom which is north of Natchez. Also, Lake Mary Road is under water.

• 38 ft

  Lowlands along the river in areas not protected by levees begin to flood. On both side of the river, there are areas that contain oil and gas wells; however, these are not affected until higher stages.

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