TidalMapTombigbee River at Demopolis L&d near Coatopa, 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 02467000 sits on the Tombigbee River and reads everything draining 15,385 square miles of the Middle Tombigbee-Chickasaw basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1928, 97 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 Tombigbee River near Nanafalia, AL at 17,487 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 88% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Tombigbee River runs a median of 7,900 cfs at this gauge across 97 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 40,700 cfs, and October the leanest at 2,910 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 413,000 cfs in 2020, and the lowest is 50 cfs in 1954.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31,100 cfs | 394% |
| Feb | 38,700 cfs | 490% |
| Mar | 40,700 cfs | 515% |
| Apr | 29,450 cfs | 373% |
| May | 12,400 cfs | 157% |
| Jun | 6,755 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 5,530 cfs | 70% |
| Aug | 4,430 cfs | 56% |
| Sep | 3,420 cfs | 43% |
| Oct | 2,910 cfs | 37% |
| Nov | 4,970 cfs | 63% |
| Dec | 15,600 cfs | 197% |
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 Tombigbee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 68 feet. The highest crest on record is 92.3 feet, in April 1979.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 68 ft |
| Minor flooding | 68 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 77 ft |
| Major flooding | 92 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 1979 | 92.3 ft |
| February 1961 | 91.7 ft |
| December 1961 | 87.2 ft |
| March 1980 | 85.2 ft |
| May 1983 | 85.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DLDA1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Tombigbee River below Demopolis L&d near Coatopa AL
- Black Warrior River below Selden Dam near Eutaw, AL
- Black Warrior River at Selden L & D near Eutaw, AL
- Sucarnoochee River at Livingston AL
- Tombigbee River near Nanafalia, AL
- Tombigbee River at Heflin L&d near Gainesville, AL
- Tombigbee River below Heflin L&d near Gainesville, Ala
- Elliotts Creek at Moundville AL
- Noxubee River near Geiger, AL
- Alabama River below Millers Ferry L&d near Camden AL
- Bogue Chitto Creek at Co Rd 115 below Orrville, AL
- Bassett Creek at US Highway 43 near Thomasville, AL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02467000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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