Rivers in Georgia

Flint River at GA 26 near Montezuma

Macon County, GeorgiaNWS MNTG1USGS 02349605Peachtree City office

Below flood stage
0.49ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 4:15 PM EDT

Flood stage
20.00 ft
Forecast crest
0.50 ftThu, Sep 24, 8:00 PM EDT
Record crest
34.11 ft1994

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood31.00 ft
Moderate flood28.00 ft
Minor flood20.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 34.11 ftFlood of record. Extensive flooding occurs in downtown Montezuma to stores and businesses. Homes also flood.
  2. 33.00 ftExtensive flood event. Montezuma and Highway 49 bridge flood.
  3. 32.00 ftMajor flooding expands. Church just east of Highway 49 Bridge floods. Town of Montezuma floods.
  4. 31.50 ftMajor flooding begins. The levee at Montezuma will prevent flood waters from entering the town. Any higher level will breech and flood the town.
  5. 30.00 ftModerate flooding continues. Highway 49 begins to flood.
  6. 28.00 ftModerate flooding begins. Two businesses just west of Highway 49 bridge flood. In order to prevent rail road from flooding sandbags are required for a levee.
  7. 25.00 ftFlooding of auto store at west end of Highway 26 and 49 occurs.
  8. 23.00 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands and extensive flood plain along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 26. The access road to Georges Boat Landing will be flooded at least 3 feet deep.
  9. 20.00 ftFlood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and extensive flood plain along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 26. The access road to Georges Boat Landing is flooded.
  10. 17.00 ftGeorges Landing parking lot is completely flooded out. Bankfull conditions expand further into the extensive flood plain of the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 26. Some low lying areas of pasture lands begin to flood.
  11. 11.00 ftGeorges Landing parking lot starts to flood. Water passes top of boat ramp and bankfull conditions occur upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 26.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 15, 2026.

Crest history

44 crests on NOAA’s list since 1897.

#DateStage
1July 8, 199434.11 ft
2March 17, 192927.40 ft
3March 1, 192926.30 ft
4March 7, 192926.10 ft
5March 20, 199026.05 ft
6March 2, 189726.00 ft
7November 30, 194825.20 ft
8January 20, 192525.00 ft
9April 10, 196425.00 ft
10March 6, 197124.73 ft
11March 11, 199824.16 ft
12February 28, 196124.00 ft
13April 29, 190823.20 ft
14April 12, 193622.85 ft
15December 28, 201522.56 ft
16March 24, 194322.50 ft
17March 25, 194422.40 ft
18July 12, 191622.30 ft
19March 18, 191322.30 ft
20March 30, 202322.22 ft
21December 13, 191922.20 ft
22February 16, 196621.65 ft
23January 29, 197821.56 ft
24February 15, 202421.49 ft
25March 10, 199621.33 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 12, 2024: 20.23 ft
  • February 15, 2024: 21.49 ft
  • March 30, 2023: 22.22 ft
  • April 9, 2022: 20.09 ft
  • February 23, 2020: 20.10 ft
  • January 3, 2016: 20.14 ft
  • December 28, 2015: 22.56 ft
  • March 11, 1998: 24.16 ft
  • December 28, 1997: 20.20 ft
  • March 10, 1996: 21.33 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.