Altamaha River at US 221, near Charlotteville, 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 02224940 sits on the Altamaha River and reads everything draining 11,400 square miles of the Altamaha basin. Its datum sits 73 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2009, 18 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, GA, reading 5,180 square miles. This gauge adds the 6,220 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Altamaha River near Baxley, GA at 11,600 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 98% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Altamaha River runs a median of 5,785 cfs at this gauge across 18 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 15,800 cfs, and October the leanest at 2,970 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 116,000 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 1,100 cfs in 2011.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2009 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Altamaha River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 29 feet, in January 1925.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHRG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.