Towaliga River at GA 83 near Juliette, 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 02211800 sits on the Towaliga River and reads everything draining 338 square miles of the Upper Ocmulgee basin. Its datum sits 383 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 Ocmulgee River at GA 18, at Dames Ferry, GA at 2,080 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 16% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Ocmulgee River at Macon, GA.

Normal flows here

The Towaliga River runs a median of 136 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 398 cfs, and September the leanest at 64 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 9,790 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 0.8 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 Towaliga River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 16 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 19.6 feet, in March 2023.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TOWG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.