Altamaha River near Baxley, GA
River level and flood forecast · Appling County
The river is 9.3 ft below flood stage (74.5 ft).
Forecast to rise to 66.7 ft Sat 8 AM, below the 74.5 ft flood stage.
Flow: 4,000 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 | 84 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 80 ft |
| Flood stage | 74.5 ft |
| Action stage | 72.5 ft |
| Record crest (January 22, 1925) | 91.51 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 82 ftWater begins to impact homes in the Carters Bight, Davis Landing and Morris Landing areas. Davis Landing Road, Morris Landing Road and Getaway Lane are completely flooded.
- 78 ftDeens Landing and Carter Linton Landing are completely flooded. Davis Landing Road, Morris Landing Road and Getaway Lane at Carters Bight Landing begin to flood.
- 74.5 ftFlooding of agricultural and timber lands is expected. Deens Landing and Linton Carter Landing boat ramps, picnic areas and parking lots begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 91.51 ft — January 22, 1925
- 89 ft — April 12, 1936
- 88.91 ft — March 11, 1929
- 86.81 ft — August 23, 1928
- 86.61 ft — December 10, 1948
Recent crests: 74.88 ft (August 18, 2025) · 76.33 ft (April 18, 2025) · 76.64 ft (February 26, 2025) · 76.19 ft (November 10, 2024) · 77.08 ft (October 10, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamAltamaha River near Charlotteville, GA
- DownstreamAltamaha River at Doctortown, GA
- Ohoopee River near Reidsville, GA
- Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, GA
- Oconee River at Highway 280 near Mount Vernon, GA
- Little Ocmulgee River at GA 149 at Scotland, GA
- Canoochee River near Claxton, GA
- Turnpike Creek near McRae, GA
- Ohoopee River at GA 297 near Swainsboro, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BAXG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.