USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02472000 LEAF RIVER NEAR COLLINS, MS
LOCATION - Lat 31°42'25", long 89°24'25" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.33, T.9 N., R.14 W., Covington County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 03170004, St. Stephens Meridian, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 84, 2.0 mi downstream from Oakohay Creek, 10.6 mi upstream from Big Creek, 9.5 mi northeast of Collins, and at mile 114.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 743 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 2106: 1950(M). WDR MS-80-1: Drainage area. WDR MS-93-1: 1992.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1938 to current year.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 196.77 ft above NAVD of 1988, (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000) GEOID18.
Prior to October 13, 2023 the datum of gage was 197.01 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Dec. 8, 1938, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in April 1856 reached a stage of about 33 ft, and the flood in April 1900 reached a stage of 32 ft, from information by local residents.