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Around Tombigbee River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Tombigbee River is a 46.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tombigbee R at Coffeeville L&D near Coffeeville, AL (site 02469761). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1961 to 2024
Tombigbee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 51,900 cfs, and lowest in October, at 4,270 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 286,000 cfs, in 1979.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 37,300 | 19,800 to 70,600 |
| February | 43,300 | 24,000 to 74,100 |
| March | 51,900 | 29,000 to 88,200 |
| April | 34,500 | 18,750 to 86,350 |
| May | 17,400 | 9,430 to 32,000 |
| June | 9,965 | 5,870 to 19,400 |
| July | 7,670 | 4,900 to 14,300 |
| August | 6,190 | 4,170 to 10,400 |
| September | 4,835 | 2,960 to 9,160 |
| October | 4,270 | 2,540 to 7,730 |
| November | 7,095 | 3,835 to 14,550 |
| December | 21,900 | 11,400 to 46,000 |
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 63 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tombigbee R at Coffeeville L&D near Coffeeville, AL. (site 02469761). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Tombigbee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Service ParkBlack Warrior RiverPublic
- Lenoir LandingBlack Warrior RiverPublic
- McCarty FerryBlack Warrior RiverPublic
- Bashi CreekBlack Warrior RiverPublic
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