Oconee River at Dublin, GA
River level and flood forecast · Laurens County
Normal1.9 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 19.1 ft below flood stage (21 ft).
Forecast to rise to 2.5 ft Tue 8 PM, below the 21 ft flood stage.
Flow: 751 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 | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 25 ft |
| Flood stage | 21 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (April 12, 1936) | 33 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 33 ftRecord flooding occurs with widespread inundation of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. The flood waters will be around 10 feet deep on Rex Miller Road and Old River Lane. Homes on these roads and on River Ridge Road will be under 8 feet of water. Additional homes on portions of Hudson Street...South Decatur Street and Robert Plummer Road will be flooded. Large portions of the Riverview Park Golf Course will be flooded under several feet of water.
- 32 ftMajor flooding continues with widespread inundation of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. The flood waters will be around 9 feet deep on Rex Miller Road and Old River Lane. Homes on these roads and on River Ridge Road will be under 7 feet of water. Additional homes on portions of Hudson Street...South Decatur Street and Robert Plummer Road will begin to flood. Large portions of the Riverview Park Golf Course will be flooded under few feet of water.
- 30 ftMajor flooding begins with widespread inundation of the woodlands and agricultural areas upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. The flood waters will be around 7 feet deep on Rex Miller Road and Old River Lane. Several homes on these roads and on River Ridge Road will be under 5 feet of water. Additional roads such as Hudson Street...South Decatur Street and Robert Plummer Road will begin to flood. Large portions of the Riverview Park Golf Course will be flooded.
- 27 ftSignificant flooding expands into the woodlands and agricultural areas upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. The flood waters will be around 4 feet deep on Rex Miller Road and Old River Lane. Several homes on these roads will be under two feet of water. Also a few homes on River Ridge Road will be flooded with a foot of water. Portions of the Riverview Park Golf Course will be flooded.
- 25.5 ftSignificant flooding continues in the woodlands and agricultural areas upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. The flood waters will be around two feet deep on Rex Miller Road...downstream left bank of the Highway 80 bridge and Old River Lane...upstream and left bank from the bridge. Some of the homes on these roads will begin to experience flooding. Also a few homes begin to flood on River Ridge Road...downstream and right bank from the U.S. Highway 80 bridge.
- 25 ftModerate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and agricultural areas upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. The flood waters will be around two feet deep on Rex Miller Road...downstream left bank of the Highway 80 bridge and Old River Lane...upstream and left bank from the bridge. Some of the homes on these roads will begin to experience flooding.
- 24 ftMinor flooding spreads further into the woodlands and agricultural areas near the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. The flood waters will be around one foot deep on Rex Miller Road...downstream left bank of the Highway 80 bridge and Old River Lane...upstream and left bank from the bridge. The water level will approach the foundations of a few homes on these roads.
- 23.5 ftMinor flooding spreads further into the woodland areas. The water level begins to flood Rex Miller Road...downstream left bank of the Highway 80 bridge. Also Old River Lane...upstream and left bank from the bridge begins to flood.
- 23 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands and natural flood plain along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. Flooding will increase on some dirt river access roads. The water level will be at least one foot deep in some sections of the roads.
- 22 ftMinor flooding continues in the woodlands and natural flood plain along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. Portions of some dirt river access roads will begin to flood.
- 21 ftFlood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and natural flood plain along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80.
- 20 ftBankfull conditions occur along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 80. Water begins to spill out into the flood plain.
Highest crests on record
- 33 ft — April 12, 1936
- 32.97 ft — April 13, 1936
- 32 ft — March 12, 1998
- 30.54 ft — February 7, 1998
- 30.21 ft — March 6, 1971
Recent crests: 22.22 ft (March 13, 2024) · 26.07 ft (February 16, 2024) · 23.71 ft (January 15, 2024) · 26.85 ft (March 31, 2023) · 26.4 ft (April 10, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamOconee River below Oconee, GA
- DownstreamOconee River at Highway 280 near Mount Vernon, GA
- Big Sandy Creek at US 441 near Irwinton, GA
- Buffalo Creek at GA 272 near Oconee, GA
- Comissioner Creek at US 441 at McIntyre, GA
- Oconee River at Avant Mine near Oconee, GA
- Ohoopee River at GA 297 near Swainsboro, GA
- Williamson Swamp Creek at Davisboro, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DBNG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.