Little River at Newborn Rd near Newborn, 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 02220788 sits on the Little River and reads everything draining 26 square miles of the Upper Oconee basin. Its datum sits 571 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 15 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 Little River near Eatonton, GA at 262 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 10% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Little River runs a median of 16 cfs at this gauge across 15 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 30 cfs, and September the leanest at 8.6 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 793 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 0.1 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 River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 13.7 feet, in December 2015.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NWBG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.