Alcovy River below Covington, 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 02209000 sits on the Alcovy River and reads everything draining 244 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 601 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1929, 25 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Alcovy River above Covington, GA, reading 186 square miles. This gauge adds the 58 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Jackson Lake Lloyd Shoals near Jackson, GA at 1,400 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 17% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Ocmulgee River near Jackson, GA and Ocmulgee River at GA 18, at Dames Ferry, GA.

Normal flows here

The Alcovy River runs a median of 179 cfs at this gauge across 25 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 420 cfs, and September the leanest at 76 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,200 cfs in 1929, and the lowest is 4.5 cfs in 2017.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1929 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 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 27.2 feet, in July 1887.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HPTG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.