TidalMapButtahatchee River near Aberdeen, 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 02439400 sits on the Buttahatchee River and reads everything draining 798 square miles of the Buttahatchee basin. Its datum sits 221 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1966, 60 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Buttahatchee River runs a median of 655 cfs at this gauge across 60 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,720 cfs, and September the leanest at 257 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 63,900 cfs in 1973, and the lowest is 56 cfs in 2000.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,470 cfs | 224% |
| Feb | 1,600 cfs | 244% |
| Mar | 1,720 cfs | 263% |
| Apr | 1,345 cfs | 205% |
| May | 858 cfs | 131% |
| Jun | 495 cfs | 76% |
| Jul | 383 cfs | 58% |
| Aug | 305 cfs | 47% |
| Sep | 257 cfs | 39% |
| Oct | 279 cfs | 43% |
| Nov | 465 cfs | 71% |
| Dec | 1,040 cfs | 159% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1966 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 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 23.5 feet, in March 1973.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 12 ft |
| Minor flooding | 13 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 22 ft |
| Major flooding | 24 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1973 | 23.5 ft |
| December 2015 | 21.6 ft |
| December 1967 | 20.5 ft |
| December 1991 | 20.3 ft |
| March 1975 | 20 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ABDM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02439400. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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