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Around Yazoo River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Yazoo River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Yazoo River below Steele Bayou near Long Lake, MS (site 07288955). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1996 to 2024
Yazoo River typically runs highest in February, at a median 28,000 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9,445 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 95,400 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 21,200 | 11,800 to 36,700 |
| February | 28,000 | 13,000 to 41,100 |
| March | 24,400 | 13,300 to 33,600 |
| April | 22,000 | 11,250 to 41,600 |
| May | 14,300 | 6,200 to 23,800 |
| June | 13,950 | 7,080 to 25,100 |
| July | 10,500 | 6,260 to 16,000 |
| August | 10,500 | 7,540 to 14,500 |
| September | 9,445 | 7,115 to 13,250 |
| October | 9,870 | 6,670 to 14,500 |
| November | 10,650 | 8,295 to 15,750 |
| December | 13,900 | 9,090 to 27,300 |
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 29 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Yazoo River below Steele Bayou near Long Lake, MS (site 07288955). 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 Yazoo River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- VicksburgYazoo RiverPublic
- RedwoodYazoo RiverPublic
- US61 BridgeSunflower Diversion CanalPublic
- Highway 49 BridgeBig Black RiverPublic
- Dump LakeDump LakePublic
- Dummy Line Road BridgeLittle Sunflower RiverPublic
- Callihan Road BridgeLake GeorgePublic
- Deer BayouDeer BayouPublic
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