Savannah River near Clyo, GA
River level and flood forecast · Effingham County
The river is 8.0 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Forecast to rise to 6.2 ft Thu 8 PM, below the 11 ft flood stage.
Flow: 4,790 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (April 13, 1936) | 26 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22.5 ftwater begins to enter the second floor of some riverfront homes along Tom Goethe Road.
- 21.6 ftone foot of water covers Stokes Bluff Landing Road between River View and Arrowhead Court. Several homes become inaccessible.
- 18 ftseveral homes off Arrowhead Court near Stokes Bluff Landing are impacted. Also, Sand Hills Road will be inundated and likely impassable.
- 14.5 ftthe bottom floor of several riverfront homes along Tom Goethe Road begin to flood.
- 13.3 ftone foot of water covers Tom Goethe Road just after the pavement ends.
- 11 ftthe back yards of several homes on Tom Goethe Road flood.
Highest crests on record
- 26 ft — April 13, 1936
- 23.6 ft — August 22, 1940
- 22.17 ft — December 6, 1948
- 21.6 ft — March 29, 1944
- 20.4 ft — March 8, 1939
Recent crests: 12.04 ft (August 24, 2025) · 11.08 ft (June 16, 2025) · 13.73 ft (May 18, 2025) · 11.15 ft (April 16, 2025) · 11.53 ft (November 12, 2024)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSavannah River at Burton's Ferry, GA
- DownstreamSavannah River at Port Wentworth, GA
- Ebenezer Creek at Springfield, GA
- Ogeechee River near Oliver, GA
- Coosawhatchie River near Ridgeland, SC
- Tullifinny River near Ridgeland, SC
- Coosawhatchie River near Hampton, SC
- Ogeechee River near Eden, GA
- New River near Hardeeville, SC
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CLYG1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.