Savannah River at Garden City, GA

River level and flood forecast · Chatham County

Normal1.8 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

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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.

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 13.17 ft — September 11, 2017
  2. 12.678 ft — October 8, 2016
  3. 11.228 ft — October 27, 2015
  4. 11.178 ft — November 7, 2021
  5. 11.16 ft — September 27, 2024

Recent crests: 11.08 ft (October 10, 2025) · 11.04 ft (November 16, 2024) · 11.13 ft (November 14, 2024) · 11.16 ft (September 27, 2024) · 11.03 ft (June 4, 2023)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GCYG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.