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Around Sowashee Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Sowashee Creek is an 18.1 mile river near Chunky River Kayak And Canoe Rental in Mississippi. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sowashee Creek at Meridian, MS (site 02476500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1951 to 2026
Sowashee Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 72 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,620 cfs, in 2003.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 49 | 24 to 98 |
| February | 68 | 37 to 132 |
| March | 72 | 42 to 139 |
| April | 51 | 27 to 105 |
| May | 22 | 11 to 45 |
| June | 12 | 5.5 to 30 |
| July | 9.4 | 4.4 to 28 |
| August | 7.4 | 2.9 to 20 |
| September | 5.0 | 2.2 to 12 |
| October | 5.0 | 2.4 to 12 |
| November | 10 | 4.0 to 23 |
| December | 28 | 9.9 to 67 |
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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sowashee Creek at Meridian, MS (site 02476500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sowashee Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Long Creek ReservoirLong Creek - Long Creek ReservoirPublic
- Bonita ReservoirBonita ReservoirPublic
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