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Altamaha River near Charlotteville

Highest listed crest 29.00 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft163 crests since 1920

The Altamaha River near Charlotteville crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 163 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1920 to 2025. The highest, 29.00 ft on January 22, 1925, was major flooding, 16.00 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Altamaha River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.00 ft
January 22, 1925; 210,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
4
32nd of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
April 18, 2025
13.76 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jeff Davis County
Georgia

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Altamaha River near Charlotteville
Action stage11.012May 22, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.0106Apr 18, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.038Mar 13, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.04Dec 8, 1948Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

163 crests from 1920 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Altamaha River near Charlotteville, 1920 to 2025 51015202530ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Apr 7, 1920: 17.70 ft, minor flooding; 42,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1921: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1922: 21.90 ft, moderate flooding; 74,000 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1923: 19.60 ft, minor flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1923: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 49,900 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1925: 29.00 ft, major flooding; 210,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1926: 14.50 ft, minor flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1927: 11.50 ft, action stage; 20,300 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1928: 24.70 ft, moderate flooding; 113,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1929: 26.30 ft, major flooding; 149,000 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1929: 24.80 ft, moderate flooding; 115,000 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1931: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1932: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1933: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 36,700 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1934: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1935: 11.70 ft, action stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1936: 27.50 ft, major flooding; 160,000 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1937: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 41,200 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1938: 20.40 ft, moderate flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1939: 22.60 ft, moderate flooding; 82,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 1940: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1941: 12.00 ft, action stage; 21,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1942: 23.30 ft, moderate flooding; 91,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1943: 21.60 ft, moderate flooding; 71,000 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1944: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 108,000 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1945: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1946: 19.50 ft, minor flooding; 53,300 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1947: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 58,400 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1948: 21.50 ft, moderate flooding; 70,000 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1948: 25.80 ft, major flooding; 130,000 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1950: 11.70 ft, action stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1951: 11.50 ft, action stage; 20,300 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1952: 20.50 ft, moderate flooding; 60,800 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1953: 20.40 ft, moderate flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1953: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1955: 11.40 ft, action stage; 20,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1956: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1957: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1958: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 46,900 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1959: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1960: 22.30 ft, moderate flooding; 78,400 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1961: 22.50 ft, moderate flooding; 80,800 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1962: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 46,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1963: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1964: 22.30 ft, moderate flooding; 78,400 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1965: 20.10 ft, moderate flooding; 57,600 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1966: 23.80 ft, moderate flooding; 98,500 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1967: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 39,200 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1968: 13.05 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1969: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 21.50 ft, moderate flooding; 70,000 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1971: 24.25 ft, moderate flooding; 105,000 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1972: 20.95 ft, moderate flooding; 64,800 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1973: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 51,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1974: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1975: 23.30 ft, moderate flooding; 91,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1976: 19.42 ft, minor flooding; 52,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1977: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 45,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1978: 22.40 ft, moderate flooding; 79,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding; 76,000 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1980: 22.80 ft, moderate flooding; 84,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1981: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1982: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 41,200 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1983: 20.00 ft, moderate flooding; 56,800 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1984: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 41,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1985: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 38,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1986: 12.10 ft, action stage; 22,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1987: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 52,000 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1988: 10.28 ft, below flood stage; 17,900 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1989: 14.31 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1990: 16.11 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1990: 17.40 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 1990: 20.25 ft, moderate flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1991: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 55,400 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1991: 15.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1992: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1992: 18.90 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1993: 20.40 ft, moderate flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1993: 16.50 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 1993: 19.10 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1994: 15.40 ft, minor floodingJul 16, 1994: 23.30 ft, moderate flooding; 91,000 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1994: 15.50 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 1994: 15.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1995: 21.90 ft, moderate flooding; 74,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1997: 17.40 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 1998: 20.90 ft, moderate floodingFeb 12, 1998: 22.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 1998: 24.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 2003: 18.10 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 2003: 15.40 ft, minor floodingOct 7, 2004: 17.30 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2008: 11.54 ft, action stage; 21,900 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2009: 14.23 ft, minor flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2009: 22.81 ft, moderate flooding; 118,000 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 2009: 14.64 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2009: 13.72 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2009: 17.25 ft, minor flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2009: 18.86 ft, minor flooding; 63,600 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2009: 19.59 ft, minor flooding; 71,300 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2009: 19.22 ft, minor flooding; 67,100 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 17.75 ft, minor flooding; 51,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2010: 19.25 ft, minor flooding; 66,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2010: 18.05 ft, minor flooding; 53,900 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2010: 15.96 ft, minor flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2010: 12.61 ft, action stage; 25,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2011: 13.24 ft, minor flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2011: 12.19 ft, action stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2012: 6.31 ft, below flood stage; 9,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2013: 13.13 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2013: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 54,400 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2013: 17.66 ft, minor flooding; 52,200 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2013: 13.45 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2013: 13.79 ft, minor flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2013: 16.22 ft, minor flooding; 40,900 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2013: 15.88 ft, minor flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2014: 16.51 ft, minor flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2014: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2014: 13.79 ft, minor flooding; 28,700 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2014: 10.17 ft, below flood stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2014: 12.54 ft, action stage; 24,800 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2014: 16.72 ft, minor flooding; 44,300 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2014: 11.33 ft, action stage; 20,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2015: 14.83 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2015: 15.75 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2016: 23.08 ft, moderate flooding; 97,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2016: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2016: 16.09 ft, minor flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2016: 15.53 ft, minor flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2016: 16.73 ft, minor flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2017: 14.07 ft, minor flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2018: 15.05 ft, minor flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2018: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2018: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 29,600 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2018: 16.48 ft, minor flooding; 43,200 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2018: 15.63 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2019: 18.91 ft, minor flooding; 62,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2019: 15.28 ft, minor flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2019: 15.67 ft, minor flooding; 37,700 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2020: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2020: 20.39 ft, moderate flooding; 73,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2020: 22.49 ft, moderate flooding; 92,200 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2020: 21.29 ft, moderate flooding; 81,400 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2020: 21.09 ft, moderate flooding; 79,600 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2020: 19.16 ft, minor flooding; 64,000 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2020: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2021: 17.72 ft, minor flooding; 52,300 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2021: 14.41 ft, minor flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2021: 18.47 ft, minor flooding; 58,400 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2022: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2022: 18.94 ft, minor flooding; 62,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2023: 15.66 ft, minor flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2023: 14.93 ft, minor flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2023: 14.27 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2023: 19.14 ft, minor flooding; 64,000 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2024: 15.79 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2024: 19.75 ft, minor flooding; 68,700 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2024: 19.91 ft, minor flooding; 69,900 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2024: 15.95 ft, minor flooding; 42,100 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2024: 14.34 ft, minor flooding; 33,700 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 2024: 13.42 ft, minor flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2025: 14.28 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2025: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.00 ft, Jan 22, 1925 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Altamaha River near Charlotteville 1920s: 10 1930s: 8 1940s: 9 1950s: 7 1960s: 10 1970s: 10 1980s: 8 1990s: 19 2000s: 11 2010s: 32 32 2020s: 24 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 163 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Altamaha River near Charlotteville
1Jan 22, 192529.00+16.00Major210,000
2Apr 16, 193627.50+14.50Major160,000
3Mar 11, 192926.30+13.30Major149,000
4Dec 8, 194825.80+12.80Major130,000
5Oct 9, 192924.80+11.80Moderate115,000
6Aug 22, 192824.70+11.70Moderate113,000
7Mar 16, 199824.50+11.50Moderate—
8Mar 30, 194424.40+11.40Moderate108,000
9Mar 13, 197124.25+11.25Moderate105,000
10Mar 11, 196623.80+10.80Moderate98,500
11Mar 31, 194223.30+10.30Moderate91,000
12Mar 25, 197523.30+10.30Moderate91,000
13Jul 16, 199423.30+10.30Moderate91,000
14Jan 6, 201623.08+10.08Moderate97,800
15Apr 8, 200922.81+9.81Moderate118,000
16Mar 21, 198022.80+9.80Moderate84,400
17Mar 9, 193922.60+9.60Moderate82,000
18Feb 12, 199822.60+9.60Moderate—
19Mar 7, 196122.50+9.50Moderate80,800
20Feb 27, 202022.49+9.49Moderate92,200
21Feb 4, 197822.40+9.40Moderate79,600
22Apr 10, 196022.30+9.30Moderate78,400
23Apr 17, 196422.30+9.30Moderate78,400
24Mar 6, 197922.10+9.10Moderate76,000
25Mar 16, 192221.90+8.90Moderate74,000
26Feb 27, 199521.90+8.90Moderate74,000
27Mar 30, 194321.60+8.60Moderate71,000
28Apr 5, 194821.50+8.50Moderate70,000
29Apr 3, 197021.50+8.50Moderate70,000
30Mar 7, 202021.29+8.29Moderate81,400
31Mar 13, 202021.09+8.09Moderate79,600
32Jan 22, 197220.95+7.95Moderate64,800
33Jan 3, 199820.90+7.90Moderate—
34Mar 15, 195220.50+7.50Moderate60,800
35Apr 17, 193820.40+7.40Moderate60,000
36May 13, 195320.40+7.40Moderate60,000
37Jan 15, 199320.40+7.40Moderate60,000
38Feb 16, 202020.39+7.39Moderate73,800
39Mar 28, 199020.25+7.25Moderate58,800
40Mar 18, 194720.20+7.20Moderate58,400
41Jan 5, 196520.10+7.10Moderate57,600
42Apr 19, 198320.00+7.00Moderate56,800
43Mar 17, 202419.91+6.91Minor69,900
44Mar 10, 199119.80+6.80Minor55,400
45Feb 22, 202419.75+6.75Minor68,700
46Jun 8, 192319.60+6.60Minor54,000
47Dec 21, 200919.59+6.59Minor71,300
48Jan 20, 194619.50+6.50Minor53,300
49Mar 28, 197619.42+6.42Minor52,700
50Apr 12, 197319.30+6.30Minor51,900

The worst floods along the Altamaha River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Altamaha River that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 22, 1925: 29.00 ft here, major flooding

  • BaxleyGA · Jan 22, 1925 · 91.51 ft · Major · its highest
  • DoctortownGA · Jan 23, 1925 · 18.60 ft · Major · its highest

April 16, 1936: 27.50 ft here, major flooding

  • BaxleyGA · Apr 12, 1936 · 89.00 ft · Major
  • DoctortownGA · Apr 18, 1936 · 16.00 ft · Major

March 11, 1929: 26.30 ft here, major flooding

  • BaxleyGA · Mar 11, 1929 · 88.91 ft · Major
  • DoctortownGA · Mar 13, 1929 · 16.30 ft · Major

Gauges on the Altamaha River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Altamaha River
Charlotteville this gaugeGA13.029.00 ft, Jan 22, 19254
BaxleyGA74.591.51 ft, Jan 22, 192511
DoctortownGA12.018.60 ft, Jan 23, 19254
Everett CityGA13.016.76 ft, Apr 13, 20090

Other gauges in Jeff Davis County

Flood gauges in Jeff Davis County
Lumber City15.024.59 ft, Jul 15, 19942

Jeff Davis County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Georgia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHRG1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.