Ogeechee River at Midville, GA
River level and flood forecast · Burke County
Normal4.8 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 1.2 ft below flood stage (6 ft).
Forecast to rise to 5.6 ft Tue 2 PM, below the 6 ft flood stage.
Flow: 1,300 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:23 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 6 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (October 13, 1990) | 12.2 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17.7 ftthe Choates gas station and a portion of Highway 56 in Midville flood. Adjacent businesses and warehouses are also affected.
- 14.4 ftwater approaches the lowest portion of Coleman Lake restaurant. The bottom floor of a home near the Highway 56 overpass in Midville is threatened.
- 12 ftwater reaches the bottom level of some homes along Rogers Landing Road.
- 10 ftwater reaches the lower portion of Rogers Landing Road.
- 6 ftthe access road into the River Bluff community in Midville floods. The lower portion of Johnson Road near Herndon is also flooded.
Highest crests on record
- 12.2 ft — October 13, 1990
- 9.9 ft — August 14, 1940
- 9.4 ft — March 25, 1944
- 9.21 ft — September 29, 2024
- 9.1 ft — March 11, 1936
Recent crests: 6.19 ft (March 3, 2026) · 6.8 ft (August 28, 2025) · 6.5 ft (August 12, 2025) · 6.1 ft (May 15, 2025) · 6.73 ft (April 14, 2025)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamOgeechee River at GA 88 near Grange, GA
- DownstreamOgeechee River near Rocky Ford, GA
- Williamson Swamp Creek at Davisboro, GA
- Beaverdam Creek near Sardis, GA
- Brushy Creek at Campground Road near Wrens, GA
- Brier Creek near Waynesboro, GA
- Ohoopee River at GA 297 near Swainsboro, GA
- Brier Creek at Millhaven, GA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MDVG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.