Ochlockonee River near Havana (US 27), FL
River level and flood forecast · Leon County
The river is 5.9 ft below flood stage (26 ft).
Forecast to rise to 22.2 ft Sat 8 AM, below the 26 ft flood stage.
Flow: 1,550 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 | 35 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 31 ft |
| Flood stage | 26 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (April 4, 1948) | 35.08 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftMajor flooding throughout the basin upstream of Lake Talquin. US-27 is subject to closure.
- 34 ftUS Highway 27 is monitored for possible closure.
- 33 ftWater will approach several structures on the Leon County side of the river near US-90 off Houston Road.
- 31 ftIron Bridge Road (CR-153) in Gadsden County is prone to flooding just north of the river crossing. Residences several miles downstream of the gage site near US-90 on the Leon County side will have water in their backyards.
- 28 ftWater spreads out across the flood plain on both banks of the river further inundating wooded areas. The boat ramp at Iron Bridge Road (CR-153) in Gadsden County is flooded.
- 26 ftThe river overflows into wooded bottomlands near US-27 and CR-153 in Leon and Gadsden Counties.
- 20 ftTower Road boat ramp subject to closure
Highest crests on record
- 35.08 ft — April 4, 1948
- 33.68 ft — August 25, 2008
- 33.45 ft — April 5, 2009
- 33.13 ft — February 13, 1986
- 32.29 ft — March 9, 1994
Recent crests: 25.1 ft (March 31, 2024) · 27.32 ft (January 7, 2021) · 24.51 ft (September 22, 2020) · 22.97 ft (March 14, 2020) · 26.71 ft (December 20, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamOchlockonee River near Concord (CR 12), FL
- Little River near Quincy, FL
- Little River (Midway) near Midway (SR 268), FL
- Little Attapulgus Creek at Attapulgus, GA
- Ochlockonee River near Bloxham (SR 20), FL
- Wakulla River at Wakulla Springs State Park, FL
- St. Marks River near Newport on Old Magnolia Rd (in stage datum), FL
- Wakulla River near Wakulla Springs State Park, FL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HVNF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.