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North Oconee River at Woodbridge Road near Commerce

Highest listed crest 16.60 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft3 crests since 2010

The North Oconee River at Woodbridge Road near Commerce crested above flood stage 2 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2020. The highest, 16.60 ft on April 19, 2019, was minor flooding, 1.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.60 ft
April 19, 2019
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 12, 2020
15.66 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jackson County
Near Jefferson (6.6 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 Woodbridge Road near Commerce
Action stage13.01Jan 25, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.02Oct 12, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2010 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Oconee River at Woodbridge Road near Commerce, 2010 to 2020 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Jan 25, 2010: 13.41 ft, action stageApr 19, 2019: 16.60 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2020: 15.66 ft, minor flooding Highest, 16.60 ft, Apr 19, 2019 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Oconee River at Woodbridge Road near Commerce 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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 Woodbridge Road near Commerce
1Apr 19, 201916.60+1.60Minor—
2Oct 12, 202015.66+0.66Minor—
3Jan 25, 201013.41−1.59Action—

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 Commerce this gaugeGA15.016.60 ft, Apr 19, 20190
College Street at AthensGA19.019.40 ft, May 27, 19660

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CMRG1, 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.