Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla 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 02330000 sits on the Ochlockonee River and reads everything draining 1,700 square miles of the Lower Ochlockonee basin. Its datum sits 24 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1926, 100 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Lake Talquin (At Center) sits immediately upstream, so dam releases rather than rainfall set the flow here. Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Lake Talquin (At Center), reading 1,690 square miles.

Normal flows here

The Ochlockonee River runs a median of 854 cfs at this gauge across 100 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 2,410 cfs, and October the leanest at 311 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 73,200 cfs in 1969, and the lowest is 1.0 cfs in 1931.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1926 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Ochlockonee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 20 feet. NWS starts watching it at 16 feet. The highest crest on record is 32.6 feet, in September 1957.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLXF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.