Savannah River at Augusta, 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 02197000 sits on the Savannah River and reads everything draining 7,330 square miles of the Middle Savannah basin. Its datum sits 1 feet below sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1952, 75 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Savannah River Jefferson Davis Br, at Augusta, GA, reading 7,150 square miles. This gauge adds the 180 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Savannah Rv above New Sav Lock and Dam at 7,508 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 98% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Savannah River near Waynesboro, GA.

Normal flows here

The Savannah River runs a median of 6,510 cfs at this gauge across 75 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 8,930 cfs, and October the leanest at 5,790 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 84,500 cfs in 1964, and the lowest is 1,770 cfs in 1952.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1952 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 117.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 115.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 126 feet, in August 1940.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AUGG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.