River stage
Last reported 2026-10-13 | NWS OSGA4
In brief
The Mississippi River at Osceola, AR read 6.81 ft on Oct 13, 2026, 17.19 ft below action stage.
Source: National Weather Service gauge OSGA4
| Rank | Crest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50.90 ft | 1937-02-07 |
| 2 | 47.48 ft | 2011-05-08 |
| 3 | 45.80 ft | 1927-04-24 |
| 4 | 41.20 ft | 1929-05-25 |
| 5 | 41.05 ft | 1950-02-20 |
| 6 | 40.99 ft | 1997-03-12 |
| 7 | 40.90 ft | 1975-04-06 |
| 8 | 40.86 ft | 2019-03-04 |
Flood crests recorded at this gauge by the National Weather Service.
In Tennessee, Cold creek has backed to near Sunk Lake Road. Fields and food plots south of Fulton are flooding. Fields west of John Tully State Wildlife Management Area are beginning to flood. In Arkansas, Mississippi County Roads inside the levee east of Luxora and south of Rosa are being flooded by Mill Bayou.
In Tennessee, Crutcher Lake Road is flooding near Cold Creek. Cold Creek is going over its south bank onto resort lots just east of Crutcher Lake Road. Water from the Lower Forked Deer River is backing into Open Lake. Cold Creek is now flowing south out of Open Lake. Jones Slough is about to back north over Grammer Road. Adams Slough has flooded Sam Taylor Road. Many sloughs are beginning to flood fields. Brandywine Camp begins to go underwater.
In Arkansas, high water interferes with grain barge loading at the terminal at Osceola. Backwater is touching most of the levee just north of Osceola on north past Mississippi County Arkansas Road 330 in the Barfield Point vicinity. Mississippi County Arkansas Road 430 is flooded across from Tellier Island. In Tennessee, Crutcher Lake Road is flooded north of Cold Creek. The Mississippi River is over its banks northeast of Open Lake. Backwater has reached Bee Lake.
In Tennessee, the settlement south of Cold Creek Road down from Crawford Road is flooding. Crawford Road West is flooding. The Reach-Coker Slough hunting camp is flooding along Nix Road. Grammer Road is flooded at Jones Slough. Much of the Lauderdale south bottom is underwater. Homesteads and camps on Cash Road are cut-off. Sections of Crane Road are cut-off on Island 35. In Arkansas, Mississippi County Road 903 north of O'Donnell Bend is flooded in places.
In Arkansas, water is going over the north side of Craighead Point. The pumphouse area for the power plant south of Osceola is flooded. In Tennessee, Lauderdale County Road 924 begins to flood, isolating a house on Island 34.
In Tennessee, The Reach-Coker Slough hunting camp is flooded. Crawford Road West just north of the Fort Pillow Historic Area is going underwater. Houses are flooding along Cold Creek Road. Four Mile Road is flooding and Champion Lake Road is being flooded by Hatchie River backwater. Sunk Lake Road is flooded north of Bee Lake. In Arkansas, Highway 120 is flooded between O'Donnell Bend and the levee, and barge loading has to stop at Osceola.
In Tennessee, Nix road is flooded. Major sections of Four Mile Road are flooded. Snyder Bluff and northern Sam Taylor Roads are flooding. Sunk Lake Road is covered north of Bee Lake. Fields on Morgan Point are flooding.
In Tennessee, Kirkpatrick Road and Snyder Bluff Road are flooding. Backwater has reached the west leg of Crutcher Lake Road south of Keyes Point. Outbounds Road is beginning to flood. The south end of Jim Fullen Road is flooded. River water is covering parts of Ballard Slough Road and Ruleman Road. Fields and pastures west of Herring Hill road are inundated. The west end of Corona Road begins to flood. In Arkansas, Sans Souci Road elevator floods.
In Tennessee, the settlement on Crawford Road East north of Fort Pillow is beginning to flood. Jack Rabbit Road is flooded. West leg of Crutcher Lake Road is flooding and stopping evacuations. Most homesteads along Cold Creek Road are flooded. In Arkansas, Highway 120 is beginning to flood.
In Tennessee, Highway 19 is flooding at Johnson Lake. Houses and farmsteads just west of the north end of T. Rossinger Road are beginning to flood. Oscar Griggs Road, Conner Road, and Long Hole Road are beginning to flood. Western sections of Grammer Road are beginning to flood, making evacuation from homesteads difficult.
Written by the local National Weather Service forecast office for this exact gauge.
No. The Mississippi River at Osceola is at 6.81 ft, 17.19 ft below action stage.
The National Weather Service sets action stage 24 ft, minor flooding 28 ft, moderate flooding 31 ft and major flooding 35 ft.
The highest crest on record is 50.9 ft, on 1937-02-07.
Stage and flood information from the NOAA National Weather Service (gauge OSGA4). Last reading 2026-10-13. For flood safety decisions always follow official National Weather Service warnings.