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North Oconee River at College Street at Athens

Highest listed crest 19.40 ftFlood stage 19.0 ft4 crests since 1966

The North Oconee River at College Street at Athens crested above flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1966 to 2020. The highest, 19.40 ft on May 27, 1966, was minor flooding, 0.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.40 ft
May 27, 1966; 14,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
19.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 27, 1966
19.40 ft, minor flooding
Location
Clarke County
Near Athens (1.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Oconee River at College Street at Athens
Action stage10.03Feb 7, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)19.01May 27, 1966Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1966 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Oconee River at College Street at Athens, 1966 to 2020 1618202224ft Flood stage 19.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft May 27, 1966: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2003: 16.86 ft, action stage; 6,680 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 18.90 ft, action stage; 8,720 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2020: 16.78 ft, action stage; 6,540 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.40 ft, May 27, 1966 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Oconee River at College Street at Athens 1960s: 1 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, North Oconee River at College Street at Athens
1May 27, 196619.40+0.40Minor14,500
2Apr 20, 201918.90−0.10Action8,720
3Mar 21, 200316.86−2.14Action6,680
4Feb 7, 202016.78−2.22Action6,540

Gauges on the North Oconee River

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

Flood gauges on the North Oconee River
Woodbridge Road near CommerceGA15.016.60 ft, Apr 19, 20190
College Street at Athens this gaugeGA19.019.40 ft, May 27, 19660

Other gauges in Clarke County

Flood gauges in Clarke County
US 78 at Athens18.025.50 ft, Feb 28, 19023

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NOCG1, 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.