TidalMapEast Bear Creek at Poplar Road, near Mansfield, 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 02209360 sits on East Bear Creek and reads everything draining 6.9 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 637 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 16 years of it.
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 Jackson Lake Lloyd Shoals near Jackson, GA at 1,400 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 0% 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
East Bear Creek runs a median of 3.3 cfs at this gauge across 16 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 8.9 cfs, and September the leanest at 1.2 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 422 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2012.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 cfs | 206% |
| Feb | 8.9 cfs | 270% |
| Mar | 8.9 cfs | 270% |
| Apr | 7.9 cfs | 239% |
| May | 4.2 cfs | 127% |
| Jun | 2.8 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 2.1 cfs | 64% |
| Aug | 1.8 cfs | 55% |
| Sep | 1.2 cfs | 36% |
| Oct | 1.8 cfs | 55% |
| Nov | 2.4 cfs | 73% |
| Dec | 3.7 cfs | 112% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
East Bear Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 9 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7 feet.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 7 ft |
| Minor flooding | 9 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 15 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EBCG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02209360. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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