TidalMapChickasawhay River near Waynesboro, 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 02477500 sits on the Chickasawhay River and reads everything draining 1,650 square miles of the Upper Chickasawhay basin. Its datum sits 119 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1939, 26 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Chickasawhay River at Quitman, MS, reading 965 square miles. This gauge adds the 685 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
The Chickasawhay River runs a median of 1,020 cfs at this gauge across 26 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 4,130 cfs, and October the leanest at 337 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 30,000 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 149 cfs in 1943.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2,620 cfs | 257% |
| Feb | 4,130 cfs | 405% |
| Mar | 4,090 cfs | 401% |
| Apr | 3,295 cfs | 323% |
| May | 1,480 cfs | 145% |
| Jun | 878 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 910 cfs | 89% |
| Aug | 601 cfs | 59% |
| Sep | 416 cfs | 41% |
| Oct | 337 cfs | 33% |
| Nov | 574 cfs | 56% |
| Dec | 1,330 cfs | 130% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1939 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 35 feet. NWS starts watching it at 30 feet. The highest crest on record is 50.3 feet, in April 1900.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 30 ft |
| Minor flooding | 35 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 45 ft |
| Major flooding | 48 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1900 | 50.3 ft |
| February 1951 | 47.9 ft |
| April 1938 | 47.1 ft |
| December 1961 | 42.2 ft |
| March 1979 | 42.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WYNM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02477500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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