About this river
Choctawhatchee River is a 10.1 mile river near Pea River Outdoors in Alabama. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Choctawhatchee River near Bellwood AL (site 02361500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1922 to 2026
Choctawhatchee River typically runs highest in February, at a median 2,000 cfs, and lowest in October, at 637 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 37,700 cfs, in 2010.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1,650 | 1,130 to 2,660 | |
| February | 2,000 | 1,350 to 3,280 | |
| March | 1,920 | 1,420 to 2,740 | |
| April | 1,570 | 1,125 to 2,755 | |
| May | 1,010 | 628 to 1,630 | |
| June | 947 | 512 to 1,445 | |
| July | 872 | 534 to 1,430 | |
| August | 719 | 478 to 1,340 | |
| September | 650 | 408 to 1,130 | |
| October | 637 | 437 to 937 | |
| November | 754 | 527 to 999 | |
| December | 1,220 | 800 to 1,960 |
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 Choctawhatchee River near Bellwood AL (site 02361500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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