Ocmulgee River at GA 18, at Dames Ferry, 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 02212735 sits on the Ocmulgee River and reads everything draining 2,080 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 321 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2009, 17 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Ocmulgee River near Jackson, GA, reading 1,420 square miles. This gauge adds the 660 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Ocmulgee River at Macon, GA at 2,240 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 93% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Ocmulgee River runs a median of 1,195 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 2,800 cfs, and September the leanest at 614 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 41,100 cfs in 2016, and the lowest is 238 cfs in 2017.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2009 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 16 feet. NWS starts watching it at 15 feet. The highest crest on record is 36.3 feet, in November 1948.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DFYG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.