USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02439400 BUTTAHATCHEE RIVER NEAR ABERDEEN, MS
LOCATION - Lat 33°47'24", long 88°18'55" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.03, T.15 S., R.17 W., Monroe County, MS, Hydrologic Unit 03160103, Huntsville Meridian, near right bank on downstream side of bridge on county highway, 10.1 mi downstream from Sipsey Creek, 13.7 mi southeast of Aberdeen, and 28.6 mi upstream from the mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 798 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MS-80-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1966 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 221 ft above NGVD of 1929 (Mississippi Department of Transportation bench mark).
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood in 1892 and l893 reached stages of 21 ft, and floods Feb. 4, 1951 and Mar. 30, 1951, reached stages of 19.46 ft and 19.56 ft, respectively, from information by local residents, flood of Apr. 12, 1962, reached a stage of 19.01 ft, from floodmark.