Flint River at Woolsey Road, near Woolsey, 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 02344396 sits on the Flint River and reads everything draining 160 square miles of the Upper Flint basin. Its datum sits 708 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2008, 19 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Flint River near Lovejoy, GA, reading 127 square miles. This gauge adds the 33 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Flint River near Griffin, GA at 272 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 59% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Flint River below Big Branch, near Molena, GA.

Normal flows here

The Flint River runs a median of 80 cfs at this gauge across 19 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 169 cfs, and September the leanest at 38 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 9,050 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 7.3 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2008 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 48 feet. NWS starts watching it at 46 feet. The highest crest on record is 52.7 feet, in September 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WSEG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.