Ogeechee River near Rocky Ford, GA
River level and flood forecast · Screven County
The river is 7.3 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Forecast to rise to 8.2 ft Sat 8 AM, below the 13 ft flood stage.
Flow: 886 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 | 23 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (August 8, 2024) | 14.22 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23 ftwater covers Rocky Ford Road near the bridge. Several homes on the south side of Rocky Ford are flooded.
- 18 ftseveral homes on the south side of Rocky Ford will be flooded.
- 13 ftthe Rocky Ford boat ramp at the bridge on Rocky Ford Road is unusable. Agricultural lands along the river flood.
Highest crests on record
- 14.22 ft — August 8, 2024
- 13.92 ft — March 23, 2003
- 13.88 ft — February 22, 2020
- 13.41 ft — October 2, 2024
- 13.28 ft — February 22, 2021
Recent crests: 12.82 ft (November 10, 2024) · 13.41 ft (October 2, 2024) · 14.22 ft (August 8, 2024) · 11.31 ft (March 12, 2024) · 11.57 ft (February 16, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RFDG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.