TidalMapAltamaha River near Everett City, 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 02226160 sits on the Altamaha River and reads everything draining 14,000 square miles of the Altamaha basin. Its datum sits 4 feet below sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Altamaha River at Doctortown, GA, reading 13,600 square miles. This gauge adds the 400 square miles that drain in between.
Flood stages and record crests
The Altamaha River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 16.8 feet, in April 2009.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 13 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 14 ft |
| Major flooding | 17 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 2009 | 16.8 ft |
| March 2020 | 16.7 ft |
| January 2016 | 16.6 ft |
| March 2020 | 16.4 ft |
| December 2009 | 15.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EVRG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Altamaha River at Doctortown, GA
- Satilla River at Atkinson, GA
- Little Satilla River near Offerman, GA
- Canoochee River at Bridge 38, at Fort Stewart, GA
- Alabaha River at GA 203, near Blackshear, GA
- Ogeechee River at GA 204, near Ellabell, GA
- Satilla River near Waycross, GA
- Black Creek near Blitchton, GA
- St Marys River at Ferry Landing near Folkston, GA
- Ogeechee River near Eden, GA
- Canoochee River near Claxton, GA
- Ohoopee River near Reidsville, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02226160. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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