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Around Tallahala Creek
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
Tallahala Creek is a 62.0 mile river near Long Leaf Horse Trails Laurel Ms. in Mississippi. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 02474500. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1940 to 2023
Tallahala Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,410 cfs, and lowest in October, at 101 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 29,600 cfs, in 1961.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 892 | 485 to 1,940 |
| February | 1,360 | 691 to 2,500 |
| March | 1,410 | 673 to 2,550 |
| April | 919 | 425 to 2,285 |
| May | 383 | 184 to 960 |
| June | 199 | 116 to 422 |
| July | 195 | 108 to 443 |
| August | 160 | 93 to 292 |
| September | 111 | 72 to 230 |
| October | 101 | 66 to 195 |
| November | 163 | 81 to 409 |
| December | 553 | 245 to 1,390 |
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 83 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 02474500 (site 02474500). 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 Tallahala Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Old River RoadTallahala CreekPublic
- Highway 29 BridgeTallahala CreekPublic
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