TidalMapPorter Bayou at Stephensville, 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 07288521 sits on Porter Bayou in the Big Sunflower basin. Its datum sits 94 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 13 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Downstream the next reading comes from Beasley Lake Tributary no 4B near Indianola, MS at 0.3 square miles.
Normal flows here
Porter Bayou runs a median of 55 cfs at this gauge across 13 years of record. October is the fullest month at a median 134 cfs, and September the leanest at 18 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,820 cfs in 2019, and the lowest is 2.6 cfs in 2012.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 81 cfs | 147% |
| Feb | 85 cfs | 155% |
| Mar | 98 cfs | 178% |
| Apr | 90 cfs | 165% |
| May | 46 cfs | 84% |
| Jun | 30 cfs | 54% |
| Jul | 40 cfs | 73% |
| Aug | 24 cfs | 44% |
| Sep | 18 cfs | 34% |
| Oct | 134 cfs | 244% |
| Nov | 57 cfs | 104% |
| Dec | 112 cfs | 204% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Big Sunflower River at Sunflower, MS
- Quiver River near Sunflower, MS
- Big Sunflower River near Merigold, MS
- Quiver River near Doddsville, MS
- Tallahatchie River at Money, MS
- Harris Bayou at Palmer Rd East of Alligator, MS
- Big Sunflower River near Anguilla, MS
- Big Sunflower River at Clarksdale, MS
- Richies Bayou at Sherard, MS
- Mill Creek Tributary near Friars Point, MS
- Yalobusha River at Grenada, MS
- Big Black River at West, MS
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 07288521. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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