Rivers in Georgia

Ochlockonee River near Coolidge

Thomas County, GeorgiaNWS CLDG1USGS 02327355Tallahassee office

Below low-water threshold
2.24ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
13.00 ft
Record crest
18.59 ft2009

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood17.50 ft
Minor flood13.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 28.00 ftWater approaches a residence on the east bank of the river.
  2. 26.00 ftWater floods the eastbound approach to the GA-188 bridge.
  3. 23.00 ftWater reaches the base of the GA-188 bridge and the road is subject to closure above this level.
  4. 20.00 ftWater begins to approach the base of the GA-188 bridge.
  5. 17.50 ftAccess to residences along the river between the gage and US-19 may become restricted by flood waters.
  6. 13.00 ftLowland flooding begins downstream of the GA 188 bridge.

Crest history

46 crests on NOAA’s list since 1982.

#DateStage
1April 2, 200918.59 ft
2March 9, 199817.44 ft
3March 7, 198417.28 ft
4December 25, 201416.98 ft
5October 2, 199416.90 ft
6February 11, 198616.67 ft
7February 25, 201316.54 ft
8April 2, 201616.12 ft
9March 10, 200315.78 ft
10August 18, 201315.42 ft
11January 13, 199315.33 ft
12February 23, 200814.96 ft
13July 9, 199414.88 ft
14February 24, 199814.72 ft
15December 4, 201814.51 ft
16April 1, 200514.29 ft
17January 23, 201014.18 ft
18February 18, 199214.07 ft
19August 30, 198513.99 ft
20January 4, 202113.80 ft
21February 15, 198313.73 ft
22April 10, 201413.69 ft
23March 18, 201413.57 ft
24April 20, 201413.56 ft
25January 3, 200613.40 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 29, 2024: 12.16 ft
  • January 4, 2021: 13.80 ft
  • September 18, 2020: 10.83 ft
  • March 8, 2020: 12.68 ft
  • February 29, 2020: 9.78 ft
  • December 17, 2018: 13.36 ft
  • December 4, 2018: 14.51 ft
  • November 17, 2018: 10.17 ft
  • February 15, 2018: 11.34 ft
  • January 25, 2017: 13.18 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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.