TidalMapChickasawhay River at Enterprise, 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 02477000 sits on the Chickasawhay River and reads everything draining 918 square miles of the Upper Chickasawhay basin. Its datum sits 208 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1938, 88 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Chunky River near Chunky, MS, reading 369 square miles. This gauge adds the 549 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Chickasawhay River at Quitman, MS at 965 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 95% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Chickasawhay River runs a median of 378 cfs at this gauge across 88 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,880 cfs, and October the leanest at 142 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 58,500 cfs in 1961, and the lowest is 18 cfs in 1954.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1,180 cfs | 312% |
| Feb | 1,750 cfs | 463% |
| Mar | 1,880 cfs | 497% |
| Apr | 1,255 cfs | 332% |
| May | 537 cfs | 142% |
| Jun | 276 cfs | 73% |
| Jul | 268 cfs | 71% |
| Aug | 205 cfs | 54% |
| Sep | 158 cfs | 42% |
| Oct | 142 cfs | 38% |
| Nov | 280 cfs | 74% |
| Dec | 711 cfs | 188% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1938 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Chickasawhay River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 25 feet. NWS starts watching it at 24 feet. The highest crest on record is 43 feet, in April 2003.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 24 ft |
| Minor flooding | 25 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 30 ft |
| Major flooding | 41 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 2003 | 43 ft |
| February 1961 | 42.9 ft |
| April 1900 | 42.2 ft |
| April 1979 | 41.9 ft |
| March 1979 | 41.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ENSM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Okatibbee Dam is 21 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Okatibbee Dam 21 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Okatibbee Creek at Arundel, MS
- Chickasawhay River at Quitman, MS
- Chunky River near Chunky, MS
- Sowashee Creek at Meridian, MS
- Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro, MS
- Pearl River at Burnside, MS
- Sucarnoochee River at Livingston AL
- Leaf River near Collins, MS
- Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, MS
- Tombigbee River near Nanafalia, AL
- Tombigbee River at Coffeeville L&d near Coffeeville, AL
- Pearl River at Edinburg, MS
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02477000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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