About this river
Tombigbee River is a 53.9 mile river near Columbus Marina in Mississippi. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tombigbee River at Stennis Lock and Dam, MS (site 02441390). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1982 to 2026
Tombigbee River typically runs highest in February, at a median 7,440 cfs, and lowest in October, at 917 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 166,000 cfs, in 1991.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6,250 | 3,340 to 15,000 | |
| February | 7,440 | 4,230 to 15,900 | |
| March | 7,390 | 4,500 to 12,700 | |
| April | 5,400 | 3,145 to 12,000 | |
| May | 3,210 | 1,820 to 8,150 | |
| June | 2,445 | 1,245 to 5,140 | |
| July | 1,460 | 819 to 2,880 | |
| August | 988 | 493 to 1,940 | |
| September | 937 | 378 to 2,230 | |
| October | 917 | 435 to 2,790 | |
| November | 1,430 | 815 to 3,270 | |
| December | 3,310 | 1,630 to 7,300 |
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 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tombigbee River at Stennis Lock and Dam, MS (site 02441390). 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 Tombigbee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Pickensville Day UseTennessee - Tombigbee WaterwayPublic
- Raleigh RyanTennessee - Tombigbee WaterwayPublic
- Pickensville CampgroundTennessee - Tombigbee WaterwayPublic
- Aliceville LakeTennessee - Tombigbee WaterwayPublic
- Aliceville LakeTombigbee RiverPublic
- Lake LowndesLake LowndesPublic
- Luxapallila Creek Recreation AreaLuxapallila Creek (Aliceville Lake)Public
- Highway 182Tennessee - Tombigbee Waterway (Aliceville Lake)Public
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