Ogeechee River near Richmond Hill, GA

River level and flood forecast · Bryan County

Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

Flow: 12,700 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-20246TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 6.5 ftRecord level reached in association with Tropical Storm Irma on September 11th, 2017.

Highest crests on record

  1. 10.19 ft — August 10, 2024
  2. 7.24 ft — March 9, 2020
  3. 6.86 ft — November 14, 2024
  4. 6.5 ft — September 11, 2017
  5. 6.24 ft — February 26, 2020

Recent crests: 6.86 ft (November 14, 2024) · 10.19 ft (August 10, 2024) · 5.5 ft (February 24, 2021) · 5.63 ft (February 23, 2021) · 5.47 ft (February 22, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RICG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.