TidalMapButtahatchee River below Hamilton 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 02438000 sits on the Buttahatchee River and reads everything draining 277 square miles of the Buttahatchee basin. Its datum sits 361 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1951, 56 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Buttahatchee River runs a median of 195 cfs at this gauge across 56 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 618 cfs, and September the leanest at 84 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 26,100 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 18 cfs in 2000.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 478 cfs | 245% |
| Feb | 601 cfs | 308% |
| Mar | 618 cfs | 317% |
| Apr | 546 cfs | 280% |
| May | 253 cfs | 130% |
| Jun | 153 cfs | 78% |
| Jul | 129 cfs | 66% |
| Aug | 100 cfs | 51% |
| Sep | 84 cfs | 43% |
| Oct | 93 cfs | 48% |
| Nov | 140 cfs | 72% |
| Dec | 352 cfs | 181% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1951 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Buttahatchee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 35.5 feet, in March 1973.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 13 ft |
| Minor flooding | 20 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 26 ft |
| Major flooding | 28 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1973 | 35.5 ft |
| December 2015 | 32.7 ft |
| December 1990 | 28.9 ft |
| December 1967 | 28.3 ft |
| March 1977 | 28.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HMTA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's Bear Creek Dam is 20 miles from this gauge on the Bear Creek system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- Bear Creek Dam 20 miles
- Upper Bear Creek Dam 20 miles
- Little Bear Creek Dam 24 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Bear Creek near Hackleburg AL
- Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, MS
- Bear Creek at Redbay, AL
- Cummings Creek near Fulton, MS
- Buttahatchee River near Aberdeen, MS
- Red Bud Creek near Moores Mill, MS
- Tombigbee River near Fulton, MS
- Tombigbee River at Bigbee, MS
- Luxapallila Creek at Millport, AL
- Tombigbee River near Amory, MS
- Tombigbee River at Aberdeen Lock and Dam, MS
- Sipsey Fork near Grayson AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02438000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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