Altamaha River at Doctortown, GA
River level and flood forecast · Wayne County
The river is 6.7 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to rise to 7.2 ft Fri 2 AM, below the 12 ft flood stage.
Flow: 4,320 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:34 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (January 23, 1925) | 18.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftSome homes along Penholloway Road are flooded.
- 15 ftWater begins to flood properties along Penholloway Road. A residence at Clanton Ranch is also flooded.
- 14 ftJaycee Landing and Oglethorpe Landing parking lots flood as well as walkways to docks at the landing. Upper County boat ramp begins to flood. Three hunting and fish camps along the river become isolated and are inundated by flood waters.
- 13 ftJaycee Landing and Oglethorpe Landing boat ramps begin to flood. Other low lying properties along the river begin to flood.
- 12 ftAgricultural and timber lands along the river begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 18.6 ft — January 23, 1925
- 16.3 ft — March 13, 1929
- 16 ft — April 18, 1936
- 15.55 ft — March 19, 1998
- 15.2 ft — October 13, 1929
Recent crests: 11.97 ft (November 12, 2024) · 12.39 ft (October 5, 2024) · 12.75 ft (August 8, 2024) · 13.34 ft (March 20, 2024) · 13.26 ft (February 24, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamAltamaha River near Baxley, GA
- DownstreamAltamaha River near Everett City, GA
- Little Satilla River near Offerman, GA
- Satilla River at Atkinson, GA
- Canoochee River at Fort Stewart, GA
- Hudson Creek near Meridian, GA
- Alabaha River at GA Highway 203 near Blackshear, GA
- Ohoopee River near Reidsville, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DCTG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.