Ohoopee River at GA 297, near Swainsboro, 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 02225270 sits on the Ohoopee River and reads everything draining 553 square miles of the Ohoopee basin. Its datum sits 145 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

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 Ohoopee River near Reidsville, GA at 1,110 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 50% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Ohoopee River runs a median of 82 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 737 cfs, and September the leanest at 14 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 13,000 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 2011.

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 Ohoopee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 18 feet. NWS starts watching it at 16 feet. The highest crest on record is 20.5 feet, in September 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SWOG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.