About this river
Leaf River is a 16.8 mile river near Seminary Canoe Rental in Mississippi. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Leaf River near Collins, MS (site 02472000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1938 to 2026
Leaf River typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,200 cfs, and lowest in October, at 140 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 51,000 cfs, in 1974.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 893 | 460 to 2,030 | |
| February | 1,200 | 625 to 2,860 | |
| March | 1,170 | 646 to 2,770 | |
| April | 829 | 446 to 2,140 | |
| May | 383 | 223 to 827 | |
| June | 253 | 161 to 432 | |
| July | 224 | 146 to 428 | |
| August | 192 | 129 to 328 | |
| September | 154 | 111 to 240 | |
| October | 140 | 103 to 215 | |
| November | 175 | 126 to 349 | |
| December | 487 | 231 to 1,200 |
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 Leaf River near Collins, MS (site 02472000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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