About this river
Mackeys Creek is a 5.4 mile river near Pickwick Guide Service in Mississippi. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 02429980. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1973 to 2004
Mackeys Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 5.7 cfs, and lowest in September, at 3.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 328 cfs, in 1991.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9 | 3.9 to 6.6 | |
| February | 5.1 | 4.1 to 6.6 | |
| March | 5.7 | 4.6 to 7.7 | |
| April | 5.3 | 4.6 to 7.7 | |
| May | 4.5 | 3.7 to 6.3 | |
| June | 4.2 | 3.5 to 5.0 | |
| July | 3.8 | 3.1 to 4.7 | |
| August | 3.6 | 3.1 to 4.2 | |
| September | 3.4 | 2.9 to 4.2 | |
| October | 3.8 | 3.1 to 4.6 | |
| November | 4.2 | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| December | 4.8 | 3.8 to 6.5 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 32 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 02429980 (site 02429980). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Mackeys Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Bay Springs LakeMcDougal Branch - Bay Springs LakePublic
- Bay Springs LakeTennessee-Tombigbee Waterway - Bay Springs LakePublic
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