TidalMapTombigbee River at Coffeeville L&d near Coffeeville, AL 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 02469761 sits on the Tombigbee River and reads everything draining 18,417 square miles of the Lower Tombigbee basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29. Daily flow is on record here from 1961 to 2024, 63 years in all.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Tombigbee River near Nanafalia, AL, reading 17,487 square miles. This gauge adds the 930 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Tombigbee River at Steamplant near Leroy, AL at 19,120 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 96% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Tombigbee River runs a median of 11,650 cfs at this gauge across 63 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 51,900 cfs, and October the leanest at 4,270 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 286,000 cfs in 1979, and the lowest is 398 cfs in 1999.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37,300 cfs | 320% |
| Feb | 43,300 cfs | 372% |
| Mar | 51,900 cfs | 445% |
| Apr | 34,500 cfs | 296% |
| May | 17,400 cfs | 149% |
| Jun | 9,965 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 7,670 cfs | 66% |
| Aug | 6,190 cfs | 53% |
| Sep | 4,835 cfs | 42% |
| Oct | 4,270 cfs | 37% |
| Nov | 7,095 cfs | 61% |
| Dec | 21,900 cfs | 188% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1961 to 2024. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.
Flood stages and record crests
The Tombigbee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 29 feet. NWS starts watching it at 24 feet. The highest crest on record is 52.5 feet, in April 1900.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 24 ft |
| Minor flooding | 29 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 40 ft |
| Major flooding | 47 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1900 | 52.5 ft |
| April 1979 | 51.5 ft |
| March 1961 | 51.4 ft |
| April 1979 | 50.6 ft |
| July 1916 | 48.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLDA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Tombigbee River below Coffeeville L&d near Coffeeville
- Satilpa Creek near Coffeeville AL
- Tombigbee River at Steamplant near Leroy, AL
- Tombigbee River near Nanafalia, AL
- Bassett Creek at US Highway 43 near Thomasville, AL
- Alabama River at Choctaw Bluff, AL
- Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro, MS
- Alabama River at Claiborne L&d near Monroeville
- Alabama River Bel Claib L&d near Monroeville, AL
- Chickasawhay River at Quitman, MS
- Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, MS
- Tombigbee River at Demopolis L&d near Coatopa, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02469761. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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