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Around Pea River
Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Pea River is a 42.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pea River near Ariton AL (site 02363000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1939 to 2026
Pea River typically runs highest in March, at a median 869 cfs, and lowest in October, at 77 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 46,300 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 587 | 352 to 1,070 |
| February | 794 | 445 to 1,310 |
| March | 869 | 513 to 1,400 |
| April | 715 | 373 to 1,165 |
| May | 201 | 108 to 481 |
| June | 156 | 70 to 388 |
| July | 153 | 69 to 405 |
| August | 126 | 47 to 329 |
| September | 85 | 33 to 198 |
| October | 77 | 39 to 190 |
| November | 141 | 72 to 255 |
| December | 379 | 191 to 784 |
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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pea River near Ariton AL (site 02363000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Pea River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- SamsonPea RiverPublic
- Spann'sChoctawhatchee RiverPublic
- ElbaPea RiverPublic
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