Little Ocmulgee River at GA 149, at Scotland, 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 02215900 sits on the Little Ocmulgee River and reads everything draining 316 square miles of the Little Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 126 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 17 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 Altamaha River at US 221, near Charlotteville, GA at 11,400 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 3% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Altamaha River near Baxley, GA.

Normal flows here

The Little Ocmulgee River runs a median of 32 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 381 cfs, and October the leanest at 2.4 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 5,310 cfs in 2020, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2012.

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

The Little Ocmulgee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 13.6 feet, in October 2021.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCTG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.