Little River near Eatonton, 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.

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02220900 sits on the Little River and reads everything draining 262 square miles of the Upper Oconee basin. Its datum sits 356 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1977, 49 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Little River at Newborn Rd near Newborn, GA, reading 26 square miles. This gauge adds the 236 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Lake Sinclair near Milledgeville, GA at 2,900 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 9% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Oconee River at Milledgeville, GA.

Normal flows here

The Little River runs a median of 101 cfs at this gauge across 49 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 261 cfs, and September the leanest at 41 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 11,400 cfs in 1990, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2007.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1977 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 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 14 feet. The highest crest on record is 30.8 feet, in February 1948.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EANG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.