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Little River near Eatonton

Highest listed crest 30.80 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft14 crests since 1948

The Little River near Eatonton crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2023. The highest, 30.80 ft on February 9, 1948, was major flooding, 10.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.80 ft
February 9, 1948; 15,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
March 27, 2023
22.86 ft, minor flooding
Location
Putnam County
Georgia

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little River near Eatonton
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.08Mar 27, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.05Sep 22, 2009Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.01Feb 9, 1948Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1948 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little River near Eatonton, 1948 to 2023 20222426283032ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Feb 9, 1948: 30.80 ft, major flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1979: 25.71 ft, moderate flooding; 9,590 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1990: 28.78 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1995: 24.98 ft, moderate flooding; 8,950 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1998: 26.31 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2009: 22.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,995 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2009: 24.70 ft, moderate flooding; 8,704 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 2009: 22.59 ft, minor flooding; 7,107 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2015: 20.75 ft, minor flooding; 6,013 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2016: 23.73 ft, minor flooding; 7,912 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 22.79 ft, minor flooding; 7,237 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 2021: 20.29 ft, minor flooding; 5,803 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2022: 20.13 ft, minor flooding; 5,716 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2023: 22.86 ft, minor flooding; 7,266 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.80 ft, Feb 9, 1948 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little River near Eatonton 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 3 2000s: 3 2010s: 2 2020s: 4 4 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Little River near Eatonton
1Feb 9, 194830.80+10.80Major15,000
2Mar 18, 199028.78+8.78Moderate12,500
3Mar 9, 199826.31+6.31Moderate10,800
4Feb 24, 197925.71+5.71Moderate9,590
5Feb 12, 199524.98+4.98Moderate8,950
6Sep 22, 200924.70+4.70Moderate8,704
7Jan 1, 201623.73+3.73Minor7,912
8Mar 27, 202322.86+2.86Minor7,266
9Feb 7, 202022.79+2.79Minor7,237
10Nov 11, 200922.59+2.59Minor7,107
11Sep 18, 200922.40+2.40Minor6,995
12Dec 22, 201520.75+0.75Minor6,013
13Oct 6, 202120.29+0.29Minor5,803
14Apr 7, 202220.13+0.13Minor5,716

The worst floods along the Little River

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

March 9, 1998: 26.31 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Little River

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

Flood gauges on the Little River
Silver StreetSC11.018.46 ft, Oct 5, 20150
WashingtonGA19.028.38 ft, Jun 13, 20011
Newborn Road near NewbornGA12.013.67 ft, Dec 30, 20150
Eatonton this gaugeGA20.030.80 ft, Feb 9, 19481
GA 5 near WoodstockGA11.020.80 ft, Sep 21, 20090
BLUE PONDAL13.016.98 ft, Jul 24, 19850

Other gauges in Putnam County

Flood gauges in Putnam County
Monticello10.014.90 ft, Nov 30, 19480
Lake Oconee435.5436.00 ft, Feb 5, 19980

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EANG1, 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.