Ogeechee River at Rocky Ford Rd, near Rocky Ford, 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 02202040 sits on the Ogeechee River and reads everything draining 1,950 square miles of the Lower Ogeechee basin. Its datum sits 104 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2002, 24 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Ogeechee River at GA 24, near Oliver, GA at 2,370 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 82% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Ogeechee River runs a median of 578 cfs at this gauge across 24 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 2,180 cfs, and September the leanest at 279 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 24,400 cfs in 2020, and the lowest is 20 cfs in 2011.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2002 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Ogeechee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 14.2 feet, in August 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RFDG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.