Escatawpa River near Wilmer, AL Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

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 02479500 sits on the Escatawpa River and reads everything draining 511 square miles of the Escatawpa basin. Its datum sits 48 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1946, 6 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Escatawpa River at I-10 near Orange Grove, MS at 972 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 53% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Escatawpa River runs a median of 416 cfs at this gauge across 6 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,050 cfs, and October the leanest at 149 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 25,200 cfs in 1949, and the lowest is 38 cfs in 1954.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1946 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Escatawpa River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 23 feet. The highest crest on record is 28.5 feet, in June 2026.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AGRA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.