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Rock Creek at Parks Mill Rd, near Auburn, GA Water Level Today

Georgia · USGS gauge 02217290 · live data · Updated Oct 28, 2026

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02217290 sits on Rock Creek and reads everything draining 7.3 square miles of the Upper Oconee basin. Its datum sits 891 feet above sea level NAVD88.

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 Mulberry Creek near Winder, GA at 109 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 7% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Middle Oconee River near Arcade, GA and Middle Oconee River near Athens, GA.

Dams near this gauge

The Army Corps' Buford Dam is 17 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.

Nearby river gauges

Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02217290. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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