Savannah River at Burtons Ferry Br near Millhaven, 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 02197500 sits on the Savannah River and reads everything draining 8,650 square miles of the Middle Savannah basin. Its datum sits 55 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1940, 74 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Savannah River near Waynesboro, GA, reading 8,300 square miles. This gauge adds the 350 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Savannah River runs a median of 7,130 cfs at this gauge across 74 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 11,600 cfs, and October the leanest at 5,970 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 138,000 cfs in 1940, and the lowest is 2,120 cfs in 1951.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1940 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Savannah River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 14 feet. The highest crest on record is 30.8 feet, in October 1929.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BFYG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.