Ochlockonee River near Havana, 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 02329000 sits on the Ochlockonee River and reads everything draining 1,140 square miles of the Lower Ochlockonee basin. Its datum sits 59 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1927, 100 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Ochlockonee River near Concord, Fla, reading 1,002 square miles. This gauge adds the 138 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Lake Talquin (At Center) at 1,690 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 67% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.

Normal flows here

The Ochlockonee River runs a median of 375 cfs at this gauge across 100 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,460 cfs, and November the leanest at 132 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 53,100 cfs in 1948, and the lowest is 9.4 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1927 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 26 feet. NWS starts watching it at 20 feet. The highest crest on record is 35.1 feet, in April 1948.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HVNF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.