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Okatibbee Creek in Mississippi

River62.1 mi

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Around Okatibbee Creek

Twiltley Branch3.4 miCove's Nest Marina4.6 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Okatibbee Creek is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Okatibbee Creek at Arundel, MS (site 02476600). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1969 to 2026

Okatibbee Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 879 cfs, and lowest in October, at 74 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,700 cfs, in 1990.

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Typical flow by month at Okatibbee Creek at Arundel, MS, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January596243 to 1,090
February860379 to 1,340
March879433 to 1,390
April541204 to 1,310
May210119 to 639
June12280 to 310
July12782 to 244
August11174 to 159
September10262 to 161
October7457 to 141
November16061 to 353
December29395 to 719

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 58 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Okatibbee Creek at Arundel, MS (site 02476600). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Okatibbee Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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