USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02479155 CYPRESS CREEK NEAR JANICE, MS (Hydrologic bench-mark station)
LOCATION - Lat 31°01'31", long 89°01'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.29, T.1 N., R.10 W., Perry County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 03170007, St. Stephens Meridian, on right bank, 75 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 29, 1.2 mi east of Janice, and 5.5 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 52.6 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MS-80-1: Drainage area. WDR MS-85-1: 1959 (M), 1979 (M). WDR MS-93-1: 1992.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1966 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 103 ft above NGVD of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 1, 1959, reached a stage of 32.06 ft, discharge, 16,700 ft³/s.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 13,000 ft³/s, April 4, 1979
maximum gage height, 29.51 feet, April 4, 1979
minimum discharge, 2.7 ft³/s, October 2, 2000.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1985 to July 1986, December 2011 to present.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1985 to July 1986, December 2011 to present.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor since December 2011.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - Water Temperature: Maximum recorded, 32.1 °C, July 23, 2015, but may have been higher during periods of instrument malfunction; minimum reorded, 0.6 °C, January 30, 2014, but may have been lower during periods of instrument malfunction.