Ocmulgee River at Abbeville, 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 02215260 sits on the Ocmulgee River and reads everything draining 4,460 square miles of the Lower Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 161 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 17 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Ocmulgee River at US 341, at Hawkinsville, GA, reading 3,800 square miles. This gauge adds the 660 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Ocmulgee River runs a median of 2,540 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 5,980 cfs, and October the leanest at 1,390 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 51,400 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 400 cfs in 2010.

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 Ocmulgee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 23.1 feet, in July 1994.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ABBG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.