Ogeechee River at GA 204, near Ellabell, 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 02202680 sits on the Ogeechee River and reads everything draining 2,970 square miles of the Lower Ogeechee basin. Its datum sits 3 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

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Ogeechee River near Eden, GA, reading 2,650 square miles. This gauge adds the 320 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Ogeechee River runs a median of 1,045 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 2,750 cfs, and November the leanest at 489 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 38,200 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 46 cfs in 2011.

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 highest crest on record is 17.1 feet, in August 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ELLG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.