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Around Buttahatchee River
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Buttahatchee River is a 45.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Buttahatchee River below Hamilton AL (site 02438000). 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
Buttahatchee River typically runs highest in March, at a median 618 cfs, and lowest in September, at 84 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 26,100 cfs, in 2016.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 478 | 287 to 922 |
| February | 601 | 371 to 1,110 |
| March | 618 | 411 to 1,060 |
| April | 547 | 342 to 958 |
| May | 253 | 175 to 443 |
| June | 153 | 116 to 259 |
| July | 129 | 81 to 213 |
| August | 100 | 67 to 150 |
| September | 84 | 58 to 129 |
| October | 93 | 62 to 145 |
| November | 141 | 94 to 248 |
| December | 352 | 162 to 781 |
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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Buttahatchee River below Hamilton AL (site 02438000). 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 Buttahatchee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Buttahatchie RiverButtahatchie RiverPublic
- Highway 25 BridgeBull Mountain CreekPublic
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