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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
07289730 BIG BLACK RIVER NEAR BENTONIA, MS
LOCATION - Lat 32°36'11", long 90°21'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.25, T.9 N., R.2 W., Madison County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 08060202, Choctaw Meridian, on downstream side of U.S. Highway 49 bridge, 2.5 mi south of Bentonia, and at mile 106.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,340 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1995 to current year. Stage, 1947 to date in reports of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Measured discharge, June 1946 to date.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 130.18 ft above NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS - Records good, except for periods of estimated data which are considered poor. Satellite telemeter at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of May 1983 reached a stage of 32.48 ft, discharge 86,000 ft³/s. Peak stage of 34.70 ft on May 23, 1930, 3.1 mi upstream at Ragan Station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Maximum instantaneous discharge = 86,000 cfs on May 23, 1983.
Maximum instantaneous gage height = 34.70 feet on May 23, 1983.
