Alcovy River at New Hope Road, near Grayson, 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 02208150 sits on the Alcovy River and reads everything draining 31 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 786 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2001, 25 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Alcovy River near Lawrenceville, GA, reading 10.0 square miles. This gauge adds the 21 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Alcovy River above Covington, GA at 186 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 17% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Alcovy River below Covington, GA.

Normal flows here

The Alcovy River runs a median of 26 cfs at this gauge across 25 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 46 cfs, and September the leanest at 15 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,240 cfs in 2003, and the lowest is 2.5 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2001 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Alcovy River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 9 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7 feet. The highest crest on record is 14.9 feet, in June 2003.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ALCG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.

Dams near this gauge

The Army Corps' Buford Dam is 20 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.

• Buford Dam 20 miles