Buttahatchee River in Mississippi
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Buttahatchee River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buttahatchee River near Aberdeen, MS (site 02439400). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1966 to 2026
Buttahatchee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,720 cfs, and lowest in September, at 257 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 63,900 cfs, in 1973.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,470 | 889 to 2,730 |
| February | 1,600 | 1,050 to 2,670 |
| March | 1,720 | 1,160 to 2,950 |
| April | 1,345 | 952 to 2,400 |
| May | 858 | 536 to 1,600 |
| June | 495 | 342 to 828 |
| July | 383 | 251 to 599 |
| August | 305 | 217 to 434 |
| September | 257 | 185 to 393 |
| October | 279 | 198 to 447 |
| November | 465 | 284 to 804 |
| December | 1,040 | 674 to 1,770 |
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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buttahatchee River near Aberdeen, MS (site 02439400). 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 Buttahatchee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Buttahatchie RiverButtahatchie RiverPublic
- Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Lock ATennessee - Tombigbee WaterwayPublic
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