TidalMapBuffalo River near Woodville, MS 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 07295000 sits on the Buffalo River and reads everything draining 180 square miles of the Buffalo basin. Its datum sits 95 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1942, 81 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Buffalo River runs a median of 78 cfs at this gauge across 81 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 200 cfs, and October the leanest at 43 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 30,700 cfs in 1973, and the lowest is 9.0 cfs in 1994.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 151 cfs | 195% |
| Feb | 200 cfs | 258% |
| Mar | 190 cfs | 245% |
| Apr | 146 cfs | 189% |
| May | 92 cfs | 119% |
| Jun | 68 cfs | 88% |
| Jul | 64 cfs | 83% |
| Aug | 55 cfs | 71% |
| Sep | 48 cfs | 62% |
| Oct | 43 cfs | 55% |
| Nov | 54 cfs | 69% |
| Dec | 104 cfs | 134% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1942 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Buffalo River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 19 feet. The highest crest on record is 25.8 feet, in August 2016.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 19 ft |
| Minor flooding | 20 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 30 ft |
| Major flooding | 50 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| August 2016 | 25.8 ft |
| March 1973 | 22.3 ft |
| April 1979 | 22 ft |
| January 1990 | 21.3 ft |
| May 2021 | 20.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WOOM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 07295000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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