Flint River at US 19, near Carsonville, 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 02347500 sits on the Flint River and reads everything draining 1,850 square miles of the Upper Flint basin. Its datum sits 335 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1911, 105 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Flint River near Thomaston, GA, reading 1,220 square miles. This gauge adds the 630 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Flint River runs a median of 1,055 cfs at this gauge across 105 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 2,900 cfs, and September the leanest at 532 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 92,000 cfs in 1994, and the lowest is 29 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1911 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 18 feet. NWS starts watching it at 17 feet. The highest crest on record is 45.7 feet, in July 1994.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLUG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.