Big Sunflower River in Mississippi
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Around Big Sunflower River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Sunflower River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Sunflower River at Clarksdale, MS (site 07288000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1937 to 2026
Big Sunflower River typically runs highest in March, at a median 88 cfs, and lowest in September, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,600 cfs, in 1942.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 53 | 25 to 148 |
| February | 62 | 30 to 192 |
| March | 88 | 40 to 188 |
| April | 76 | 39 to 202 |
| May | 43 | 24 to 86 |
| June | 30 | 16 to 56 |
| July | 27 | 16 to 42 |
| August | 19 | 9.6 to 27 |
| September | 17 | 14 to 25 |
| October | 21 | 12 to 30 |
| November | 26 | 15 to 36 |
| December | 30 | 7.6 to 62 |
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 15 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Sunflower River at Clarksdale, MS (site 07288000). 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 Big Sunflower River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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