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Tombigbee River in Mississippi

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Around Tombigbee River

Pickensville Cg (Pickensville Al)4.2 miTom Bevill Visitor Center5.1 mi20 mi

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

About this river

Tombigbee River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tombigbee River at Bevill L&D near Pickensville, AL (site 02444160). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1981 to 2026

Tombigbee River typically runs highest in February, at a median 10,900 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1,195 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 178,000 cfs, in 1991.

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Typical flow by month at Tombigbee River at Bevill L&D near Pickensville, AL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8,4404,270 to 18,900
February10,9005,960 to 22,300
March10,0006,320 to 19,400
April7,5554,725 to 18,450
May4,0802,490 to 9,860
June2,8951,585 to 6,520
July1,970998 to 4,480
August1,390752 to 2,480
September1,195691 to 2,215
October1,330775 to 2,400
November2,2551,325 to 4,365
December5,7603,230 to 14,500

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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tombigbee River at Bevill L&D near Pickensville, AL (site 02444160). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 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.

  • Tuscahoma LandingTombigbee RiverPublic
  • Lock No. 2 ParkBlack Warrior RiverPublic
  • Lake Tom BaileyToomsuba Creek - Lake Tom BaileyPublic
  • BoligeeTombigbee RiverPublic
  • Howell Heflin Lock (Lower Pool Ramp)Tennessee - Tombigbee WaterwayPublic
  • SumterTennessee - Tombigbee WaterwayPublic
  • S.W. TaylorTennessee - Tombigbee WaterwayPublic
  • ViennaTennessee - Tombigbee WaterwayPublic

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