Little River near Eatonton, GA

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 30 ftMajor flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields along the river of the Oconee National Forest upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 16 or Monticello Road. Portions of Martin Mill Road...Church Street and Horton Drive near the river will be under 6 feet of water. This will be the worse flooding since February 1948.
• 28 ftSignificant flooding continues in the woodlands and fields along the river of the Oconee National Forest upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 16 or Monticello Road. Portions of Martin Mill Road...Church Street and Horton Drive near the river will be under 4 feet of water.
• 26 ftSignificant flooding continues in the woodlands and fields along the river of the Oconee National Forest upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 16 or Monticello Road. Portions of Martin Mill Road...Church Street and Horton Drive near the river will be under two feet of water.
• 24 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and fields along the river of the Oconee National Forest upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 16 or Monticello Road. Portions of Martin Mill Road...Church Street and Horton Drive near the river will begin to flood.
• 22 ftMinor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands and fields along the river of the Oconee National Forest upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 16 or Monticello Road.
• 20 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and fields along the river of the Oconee National Forest upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 16 or Monticello Road.
• 17 ftBankfull conditions continue to expand along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 16 or Monticello Road.
• 14 ftBankfull conditions occur along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Georgia Highway 16 or Monticello Road.

Highest crests on record

1. 30.8 ft — February 9, 1948
2. 28.78 ft — March 18, 1990
3. 26.31 ft — March 9, 1998
4. 25.71 ft — February 24, 1979
5. 24.98 ft — February 12, 1995

Recent crests: 22.86 ft (March 27, 2023) · 20.13 ft (April 7, 2022) · 20.29 ft (October 6, 2021) · 22.79 ft (February 7, 2020) · 20.51 ft (February 7, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Murder Creek near Monticello, GA
• Oconee River at Milledgeville, GA
• Little River at Newborn Road near Newborn, GA
• Falling Creek near Juliette, GA
• Ocmulgee River near Jackson, GA
• East Bear Creek at Poplar Road near Mansfield, GA
• Alcovy River below Covington, GA
• Ocmulgee River at GA 18 at Dames Ferry, GA