About this river
Buffalo River is an 18.5 mile river near Native Girl Kayaking in Mississippi. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buffalo River near Woodville, MS (site 07295000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1942 to 2026
Buffalo River typically runs highest in February, at a median 200 cfs, and lowest in October, at 43 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,700 cfs, in 1973.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 151 | 85 to 355 | |
| February | 200 | 116 to 432 | |
| March | 190 | 120 to 408 | |
| April | 147 | 93 to 300 | |
| May | 92 | 61 to 208 | |
| June | 68 | 47 to 125 | |
| July | 64 | 44 to 112 | |
| August | 55 | 39 to 83 | |
| September | 48 | 36 to 76 | |
| October | 43 | 32 to 61 | |
| November | 54 | 39 to 92 | |
| December | 104 | 60 to 221 |
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 81 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buffalo River near Woodville, MS (site 07295000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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