Flint River (GA) at Riverview Plantation, GA
River level and flood forecast · Mitchell County
Normal5.1 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 24.9 ft below flood stage (30 ft).
Flow: 3,210 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 43 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 38 ft |
| Flood stage | 30 ft |
| Action stage | 25 ft |
| Record crest (July 14, 1994) | 51.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 49 ftSignificant flood damage occurs at the Riverview Plantation on the east bank of the Flint River. All cottages are flooded.
- 43 ftWater enters two cottages and surrounds others on the plantation on the east bank of the Flint River.
- 41 ftWater begins flowing under two additional cottages on the plantation on the east bank of the Flint River.
- 38 ftOne cottage on the Plantation will be surrounded by water on the east bank of the Flint River.
- 34 ftRising waters will inundate low lying areas on the east bank of the Flint River around the Plantation and further downstream.
- 30 ftWater begins to flood low lying areas along the east bank of the Flint River south of the Plantation.
Highest crests on record
- 51.6 ft — July 14, 1994
- 44.2 ft — March 13, 1998
- 39.56 ft — April 6, 2009
- 38.75 ft — March 9, 2020
- 38.68 ft — January 4, 2016
Recent crests: 31.44 ft (March 15, 2024) · 27.95 ft (February 19, 2024) · 38.75 ft (March 9, 2020) · 31.48 ft (February 27, 2020) · 25.92 ft (December 5, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamFlint River (GA) at Newton (SR 37), GA
- DownstreamFlint River (GA) at Bainbridge (US 27), GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek at GA-91 11 miles SW of Newton, GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek near ElModel, GA
- Chickasawhatchee Creek near ElModel, GA
- Spring Creek above Colquitt, GA
- Spring Creek near Iron City (CR 16), GA
- Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HOPG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.