TidalMapNoxubee River at Macon, 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 02448000 sits on the Noxubee River and reads everything draining 777 square miles of the Noxubee basin. Its datum sits 137 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1928, 91 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 Noxubee River near Geiger, AL at 1,097 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 71% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Noxubee River runs a median of 196 cfs at this gauge across 91 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,340 cfs, and October the leanest at 75 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 110,000 cfs in 1979, and the lowest is 23 cfs in 1943.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 790 cfs | 403% |
| Feb | 1,300 cfs | 663% |
| Mar | 1,340 cfs | 684% |
| Apr | 702 cfs | 358% |
| May | 274 cfs | 140% |
| Jun | 142 cfs | 72% |
| Jul | 148 cfs | 76% |
| Aug | 109 cfs | 56% |
| Sep | 80 cfs | 41% |
| Oct | 75 cfs | 38% |
| Nov | 106 cfs | 54% |
| Dec | 333 cfs | 170% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1928 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Noxubee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 28 feet. NWS starts watching it at 27 feet. The highest crest on record is 39 feet, in April 1979.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 27 ft |
| Minor flooding | 28 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 35 ft |
| Major flooding | 37 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1979 | 39 ft |
| June 2021 | 35.4 ft |
| February 2020 | 34.9 ft |
| January 2020 | 34.1 ft |
| April 2020 | 33.7 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MCNM6. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Noxubee River near Geiger, AL
- Tombigbee River Bel Bevil L&d near Pickensville, AL
- Tombigbee River at Bevill L&d near Pickensville, AL
- Tombigbee River at Stennis Lock and Dam, MS
- Tombigbee River below Heflin L&d near Gainesville, Ala
- Tombigbee River at Heflin L&d near Gainesville, AL
- Luxapallila Creek near Columbus, MS
- Pearl River at Burnside, MS
- Sucarnoochee River at Livingston AL
- Luxapallila Creek at Millport, AL
- Sowashee Creek at Meridian, MS
- Buttahatchee River near Aberdeen, MS
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02448000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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