Okatoma Creek in Mississippi
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Around Okatoma Creek
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Okatoma Creek is a 59.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Okatoma Creek at Sanford, MS (site 02472850). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1995 to 2026
Okatoma Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 431 cfs, and lowest in October, at 123 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,300 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 308 | 223 to 719 |
| February | 431 | 249 to 834 |
| March | 397 | 268 to 806 |
| April | 286 | 192 to 642 |
| May | 194 | 140 to 342 |
| June | 169 | 117 to 259 |
| July | 146 | 110 to 230 |
| August | 135 | 98 to 217 |
| September | 126 | 97 to 176 |
| October | 123 | 95 to 161 |
| November | 146 | 120 to 227 |
| December | 265 | 166 to 468 |
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 32 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Okatoma Creek at Sanford, MS (site 02472850). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Okatoma Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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