Ochlockonee River near Concord (CR 12), FL
River level and flood forecast · Leon County
The river is 2.5 ft below flood stage (36 ft).
Forecast to rise to 34.3 ft Fri 8 PM, below the 36 ft flood stage.
Flow: 2,240 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:33 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 44 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 38 ft |
| Flood stage | 36 ft |
| Action stage | 33 ft |
| Record crest (August 25, 2008) | 45.71 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 44 ftMajor flood level. Homes flood along county highway 12.
- 38.5 ftCounty highway 12 may become closed to vehicular traffic.
- 36 ftPrimary access to homes along county highway 12 on the east bank of the river in Leon County may become restricted.
Highest crests on record
- 45.71 ft — August 25, 2008
- 44.71 ft — April 4, 2009
- 43.1 ft — February 27, 2013
- 41.67 ft — December 27, 2014
- 41.5 ft — July 13, 2005
Recent crests: 36.18 ft (March 30, 2024) · 36.31 ft (June 20, 2023) · 38.64 ft (January 6, 2021) · 35.88 ft (September 21, 2020) · 34.64 ft (March 12, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamOchlockonee River near Thomasville (US 84), GA
- DownstreamOchlockonee River near Havana (US 27), FL
- Little Attapulgus Creek at Attapulgus, GA
- Little River near Quincy, FL
- Little River (Midway) near Midway (SR 268), FL
- Flint River (GA) at Bainbridge (US 27), GA
- Ochlockonee River near Bloxham (SR 20), FL
- St. Marks River near Newport on Old Magnolia Rd (in stage datum), FL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CONF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.