TidalMapBig Creek at County Rd 63 near Wilmer, AL Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02479945 sits on Big Creek and reads everything draining 31 square miles of the Escatawpa basin. Its datum sits 125 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1990, 36 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Big Creek Lake at US 98 near Wilmer, AL at 59 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 54% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Escatawpa River at I-10 near Orange Grove, MS.
Normal flows here
Big Creek runs a median of 36 cfs at this gauge across 36 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 50 cfs, and October the leanest at 24 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,130 cfs in 1998, and the lowest is 6.7 cfs in 2000.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 cfs | 139% |
| Feb | 49 cfs | 136% |
| Mar | 47 cfs | 131% |
| Apr | 42 cfs | 115% |
| May | 33 cfs | 92% |
| Jun | 31 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 38 cfs | 106% |
| Aug | 32 cfs | 89% |
| Sep | 27 cfs | 75% |
| Oct | 24 cfs | 67% |
| Nov | 32 cfs | 90% |
| Dec | 40 cfs | 111% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1990 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 14.2 feet, in May 1991.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| May 1991 | 14.2 ft |
| September 1998 | 13.1 ft |
| May 1993 | 12.4 ft |
| August 2021 | 12.2 ft |
| April 2004 | 11.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WILA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Crooked Creek near Fairview, AL
- Escatawpa River near Wilmer, AL
- Hamilton Creek at Snow Road near Semmes, AL
- Chickasaw Creek near Kushla AL
- Big Creek near Seven Hills AL
- Bayou Sara at Saraland, Ala
- Threemile Creek at Fillingim Street at Mobile, AL
- Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, MS
- Fowl River at Half-Mile Rd near Laurendine, AL
- Pascagoula River at Graham Ferry, MS
- Pascagoula River at Merrill, MS
- Escatawpa River at I-10 near Orange Grove, MS
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02479945. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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