Flint River (GA) near Oakfield (SR 32)

Highest listed crest 40.10 ftFlood stage 23.0 ft12 crests since 1990

The Flint River (GA) near Oakfield (SR 32) crested above flood stage 8 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1990 to 2024. The highest, 40.10 ft on July 10, 1994, was minor flooding, 17.10 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Flint River (GA) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 40.10 ft; July 10, 1994
Flood stage: 23.0 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 8 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: March 6, 2020; 26.88 ft, minor flooding
Location: Lee County; Near Albany (13.7 mi)
Identifiers: NWS OKFG1; USGS 02350512

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Flint River (GA) near Oakfield (SR 32)

Action stage	18.0	4	Mar 13, 2024	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	23.0	8	Mar 6, 2020	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1990 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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

Highest listed crests, Flint River (GA) near Oakfield (SR 32)

1	Jul 10, 1994	40.10	+17.10	Minor	—
2	Mar 10, 1998	28.11	+5.11	Minor	—
3	Dec 30, 2016	27.79	+4.79	Minor	51,600
4	Mar 23, 1990	27.37	+4.37	Minor	—
5	Mar 6, 2020	26.88	+3.88	Minor	48,700
6	Mar 29, 2005	26.04	+3.04	Minor	—
7	Apr 3, 2009	25.32	+2.32	Minor	—
8	Feb 24, 2020	23.41	+0.41	Minor	39,300
9	Feb 17, 2024	22.87	−0.13	Action	3,800
10	Mar 13, 2024	21.47	−1.53	Action	34,421
11	Mar 13, 1996	21.28	−1.72	Action	—
12	Apr 6, 2016	18.61	−4.39	Action	27,700

The worst floods along the Flint River (GA)

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

July 10, 1994: 40.10 ft here, minor flooding

Riverview PlantationGA · Jul 14, 1994 · 51.60 ft · Major · its highest
Newton (SR 37)GA · Jul 13, 1994 · 45.25 ft · Major · its highest
AlbanyGA · Jul 11, 1994 · 43.00 ft · Major · its highest
Bainbridge (US 27)GA · Jul 14, 1994 · 37.20 ft · Major

March 10, 1998: 28.11 ft here, minor flooding

Riverview PlantationGA · Mar 13, 1998 · 44.20 ft · Major
AlbanyGA · Mar 11, 1998 · 36.92 ft · Moderate
Newton (SR 37)GA · Mar 12, 1998 · 36.44 ft · Moderate
Bainbridge (US 27)GA · Mar 13, 1998 · 34.65 ft · Moderate

March 23, 1990: 27.37 ft here, minor flooding

AlbanyGA · Mar 23, 1990 · 30.93 ft · Minor
Newton (SR 37)GA · Mar 25, 1990 · 28.81 ft · Minor
Bainbridge (US 27)GA · Mar 25, 1990 · 26.80 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Flint River (GA)

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

Flood gauges on the Flint River (GA)

Oakfield (SR 32) this gauge	GA	23.0	40.10 ft, Jul 10, 1994	0
Albany	GA	26.0	43.00 ft, Jul 11, 1994	1
Newton (SR 37)	GA	24.0	45.25 ft, Jul 13, 1994	2
Riverview Plantation	GA	30.0	51.60 ft, Jul 14, 1994	2
Bainbridge (US 27)	GA	25.0	40.90 ft, Jan 24, 1925	3

Other gauges in Lee County

Flood gauges in Lee County

11 E of Dawson at Pinewood Rd in Lee County	13.0	26.56 ft, Jul 7, 1994	3
Century Road Bridge	15.0	21.18 ft, Mar 12, 2024	0
Forrester Parkway Bridge	18.0	20.55 ft, Mar 11, 2024	0
Leesburg (SR 195)	13.0	29.10 ft, Jul 7, 1994	2

Lee County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Georgia

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OKFG1, 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.