Alapaha River at GA 125/32 near Irwinville, GA Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 02315920 sits on the Alapaha River and reads everything draining 430 square miles of the Alapaha basin. Its datum sits 262 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 17 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Alapaha River near Alapaha, GA at 663 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 65% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Alapaha River runs a median of 14 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 456 cfs, and October the leanest at 0.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 14,100 cfs in 2020, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Alapaha River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 272 feet. NWS starts watching it at 269 feet. The highest crest on record is 275.4 feet, in March 2020.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge IVLG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.