USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07274000 YOCONA RIVER NEAR OXFORD, MS
LOCATION - Lat 34°16'24", long 89°31'17" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.28, T.9 S., R.3 W., Lafayette County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 08030203, near left bank on downstream end of pier cap of bridge on State Highway 7, 1.5 mi downstream from Burney Branch, 6 mi south of Oxford, and at mile 42.3.
DRAINAGE AREA - 262 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MS-84-1:1978.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1951 to current year. May 1946 to September 1951 in reports of U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg district.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 267.16 ft above NAVD of 1988 (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000) GEOID18). Prior to October 5, 2023 the datum of gage was 267 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Jan. 1, 1972, at datum 5.00 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Maximum instantaneous discharge = 44,100 cfs on March 21, 1955.
Maximum instantaneous gage height = 28.72 feet on March 21, 1955.