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Bogue Chitto Creek in Alabama

River52.8 mi
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Around Bogue Chitto Creek

Chilatchee Creek4.2 miElm Bluff Campground7.7 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Bogue Chitto Creek is a 52.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bogue Chitto Creek at CO RD 115 below Orrville, AL (site 02427020). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2023 to 2026

Bogue Chitto Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 279 cfs, and lowest in October, at 2.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,060 cfs, in 2025.

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Typical flow by month at Bogue Chitto Creek at CO RD 115 below Orrville, AL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
February23590 to 1,260
March279102 to 802
April120100 to 280
May7955 to 599
June8614 to 327
July3116 to 193
August6.23.9 to 23
September4.50.9 to 20
October2.50.6 to 5.9
November9.80.2 to 22

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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bogue Chitto Creek at CO RD 115 below Orrville, AL (site 02427020). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Bogue Chitto Creek. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Bogue ChittoBogue Chitto Creek - William Dannelly ReservoirPublic

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