Broad River near Bell, 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 02192000 sits on the Broad River and reads everything draining 1,420 square miles of the Broad basin. Its datum sits 357 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1927, 95 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Broad River above Carlton, GA, reading 760 square miles. This gauge adds the 660 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Broad River at Anthony Shoals, near Chennault, GA at 1,491 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 95% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Broad River runs a median of 1,020 cfs at this gauge across 95 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,910 cfs, and September the leanest at 602 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 70,600 cfs in 1930, and the lowest is 19 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1927 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Broad River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 21 feet. NWS starts watching it at 19 feet. The highest crest on record is 34.8 feet, in October 1929.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BELG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.