TidalMapAlcovy River near Lawrenceville, GA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
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 02208050 sits on the Alcovy River and reads everything draining 10.0 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 931 feet above sea level NAVD88.
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 Alcovy River at New Hope Road, near Grayson, GA at 31 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 32% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Alcovy River above Covington, GA and Alcovy River below Covington, GA.
Flood stages and record crests
The Alcovy River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 8.3 feet, in September 2009.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 12 ft |
| Minor flooding | 15 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 20 ft |
| Major flooding | 25 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LWRG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Buford Dam is 15 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Buford Dam 15 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Shoal Creek at Paper Mill Rd, near Lawrenceville, GA
- Apalachee River at Fence Road, near Dacula, GA
- Wildcat Creek near Lawrenceville, GA
- Alcovy River at New Hope Road, near Grayson, GA
- Pew Creek at Patterson Rd, near Lawrenceville, GA
- Wolf Creek Tributary at Dean Road, near Suwanee, GA
- Rock Creek at Parks Mill Rd, near Auburn, GA
- Yellow River Tributary at Plantation Rd,nr Lawrenceville,ga
- Ivy Creek at Thompson Mill Road, near Buford, GA
- Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Road, near Auburn, GA
- Watson Creek Tributary 2, Tanglewood Dr, Snellville, GA
- Brushy Fork Creek at Beaver Road, near Loganville,ga
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02208050. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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