Ochlockonee River near Concord, 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 02328522 sits on the Ochlockonee River and reads everything draining 1,002 square miles of the Lower Ochlockonee basin. Its datum sits 70 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1999, 27 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, GA, reading 550 square miles. This gauge adds the 452 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla at 1,140 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 88% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla. It then enters Lake Talquin (At Center), below which releases set the flow.

Normal flows here

The Ochlockonee River runs a median of 254 cfs at this gauge across 27 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,090 cfs, and November the leanest at 86 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 44,500 cfs in 2008, and the lowest is 6.8 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1999 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 36 feet. NWS starts watching it at 33 feet. The highest crest on record is 45.7 feet, in August 2008.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CONF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.