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Chickasawhay River in Mississippi

River62.1 mi

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Around Chickasawhay River

Turkey Fork Recreation Area17.7 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Chickasawhay River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, MS (site 02477000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1938 to 2026

Chickasawhay River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,880 cfs, and lowest in October, at 142 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 58,500 cfs, in 1961.

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Typical flow by month at Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, MS, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,180584 to 2,440
February1,750834 to 3,260
March1,880977 to 3,150
April1,255601 to 2,855
May537282 to 1,230
June276168 to 669
July268158 to 599
August205133 to 371
September15894 to 308
October14284 to 269
November280113 to 585
December711263 to 1,680

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 88 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, MS (site 02477000). 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 Chickasawhay River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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