TidalMapFlint River at Riverview Plantation, near Hopeful,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 02355662 sits on the Flint River and reads everything draining 6,930 square miles of the Lower Flint basin. Its datum sits 76 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2002, 24 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Flint River at Newton, GA, reading 5,740 square miles. This gauge adds the 1,190 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Flint River at Bainbridge, GA at 7,570 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 92% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Flint River runs a median of 4,395 cfs at this gauge across 24 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 9,200 cfs, and October the leanest at 2,810 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 63,900 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 852 cfs in 2012.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7,280 cfs | 166% |
| Feb | 9,200 cfs | 209% |
| Mar | 9,150 cfs | 208% |
| Apr | 8,420 cfs | 192% |
| May | 5,100 cfs | 116% |
| Jun | 4,295 cfs | 98% |
| Jul | 3,510 cfs | 80% |
| Aug | 2,960 cfs | 67% |
| Sep | 2,850 cfs | 65% |
| Oct | 2,810 cfs | 64% |
| Nov | 3,570 cfs | 81% |
| Dec | 4,660 cfs | 106% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2002 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Flint River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 30 feet. NWS starts watching it at 25 feet. The highest crest on record is 51.6 feet, in July 1994.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 25 ft |
| Minor flooding | 30 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 38 ft |
| Major flooding | 43 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 1994 | 51.6 ft |
| March 1998 | 44.2 ft |
| April 2009 | 39.6 ft |
| March 2020 | 38.8 ft |
| January 2016 | 38.7 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HOPG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Ichawaynochaway Creek below Newton, GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek near Elmodel, GA
- Chickasawhatchee Creek at Elmodel, GA
- Flint River at Newton, GA
- Flint River at Bainbridge, GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, GA
- Spring Creek Approx 25 Mi US Us27 near Colquitt, GA
- Spring Creek near Iron City, GA
- Spring Creek near Leary, GA
- Spring Creek near Reynoldsville, GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek at GA 37, near Morgan, GA
- Little Attapulgus Creek at Attapulgus, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02355662. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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