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Ocmulgee River at Lumber City

Highest listed crest 24.59 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft59 crests since 1891

The Ocmulgee River at Lumber City crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 59 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1891 to 2024. The highest, 24.59 ft on July 15, 1994, was major flooding, 9.59 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Ocmulgee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.59 ft
July 15, 1994; 92,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
2
52nd of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
October 9, 2024
15.27 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, Ocmulgee River at Lumber City
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.035Oct 9, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.022Feb 28, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.02Jul 15, 1994Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

59 crests from 1891 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, 1891 to 2024 14161820222426ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Mar 1, 1891: 21.60 ft, moderate flooding; 65,200 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1916: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1929: 23.50 ft, major flooding; 85,050 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1936: 22.70 ft, moderate flooding; 78,410 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1938: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1939: 18.30 ft, moderate flooding; 43,800 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1942: 19.50 ft, moderate flooding; 52,600 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1943: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1944: 20.50 ft, moderate flooding; 60,500 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1946: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1947: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1948: 18.90 ft, moderate flooding; 48,200 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1949: 22.70 ft, moderate flooding; 78,410 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1952: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1953: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1960: 18.20 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1961: 18.90 ft, moderate flooding; 43,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1963: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1964: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1965: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1966: 19.40 ft, moderate flooding; 51,900 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1970: 18.27 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1971: 20.19 ft, moderate flooding; 49,000 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1972: 16.95 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1973: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1974: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 58,400 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1975: 19.50 ft, moderate flooding; 48,200 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1976: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1978: 18.22 ft, moderate flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1979: 20.10 ft, moderate flooding; 56,800 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1980: 18.73 ft, moderate flooding; 42,100 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1983: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1987: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1987: 15.33 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1990: 17.98 ft, minor flooding; 41,500 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1991: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1992: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,700 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1993: 17.58 ft, minor flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1993: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1994: 24.59 ft, major flooding; 92,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1995: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1996: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1996: 15.32 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1998: 20.63 ft, moderate flooding; 62,900 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 17.98 ft, minor flooding; 41,300 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2009: 18.99 ft, moderate flooding; 47,401 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2009: 16.54 ft, minor flooding; 32,553 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2010: 16.09 ft, minor flooding; 29,999 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2013: 15.38 ft, minor flooding; 26,261 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2016: 20.17 ft, moderate flooding; 55,620 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2019: 15.46 ft, minor flooding; 27,453 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2020: 16.57 ft, minor flooding; 33,137 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2020: 19.17 ft, moderate flooding; 48,508 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2020: 15.99 ft, minor flooding; 30,075 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2022: 15.77 ft, minor flooding; 28,963 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2023: 16.13 ft, minor flooding; 30,793 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2024: 16.31 ft, minor flooding; 31,738 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2024: 16.94 ft, minor flooding; 35,205 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2024: 15.27 ft, minor flooding; 26,554 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.59 ft, Jul 15, 1994 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ocmulgee River at Lumber City 1890s: 1 1900s: 0 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 3 1940s: 7 1950s: 2 1960s: 6 1970s: 9 1980s: 4 1990s: 10 10 2000s: 3 2010s: 4 2020s: 8 1890s1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 13 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 17.70 ft on Mar 23, 1909; 17.20 ft on Aug 31, 1911; 19.30 ft on Mar 24, 1912; 21.10 ft on Mar 23, 1913; 15.20 ft on Apr 6, 1917; 18.80 ft on Mar 5, 1919; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 59 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Ocmulgee River at Lumber City
1Jul 15, 199424.59+9.59Major92,900
2Mar 12, 192923.50+8.50Major85,050
3Apr 16, 193622.70+7.70Moderate78,410
4Dec 9, 194922.70+7.70Moderate78,410
5Mar 1, 189121.60+6.60Moderate65,200
6Mar 16, 199820.63+5.63Moderate62,900
7Mar 31, 194420.50+5.50Moderate60,500
8Mar 13, 197420.20+5.20Moderate58,400
9Mar 13, 197120.19+5.19Moderate49,000
10Jan 4, 201620.17+5.17Moderate55,620
11Mar 8, 197920.10+5.10Moderate56,800
12Mar 31, 194219.50+4.50Moderate52,600
13Mar 25, 197519.50+4.50Moderate48,200
14Mar 10, 196619.40+4.40Moderate51,900
15Feb 28, 202019.17+4.17Moderate48,508
16Apr 18, 196419.00+4.00Moderate48,900
17Apr 8, 200918.99+3.99Moderate47,401
18Apr 3, 194818.90+3.90Moderate48,200
19Mar 8, 196118.90+3.90Moderate43,500
20Mar 21, 198018.73+3.73Moderate42,100
21Mar 9, 193918.30+3.30Moderate43,800
22Apr 2, 197018.27+3.27Moderate39,000
23Feb 5, 197818.22+3.22Moderate43,400
24Apr 9, 196018.20+3.20Moderate39,000
25Mar 28, 199017.98+2.98Minor41,500
26Apr 3, 200517.98+2.98Minor41,300
27Mar 30, 194317.80+2.80Minor40,500
28Jan 14, 199317.58+2.58Minor39,000
29Jul 19, 191617.20+2.20Minor36,600
30May 13, 195317.00+2.00Minor35,300
31Jan 23, 197216.95+1.95Minor35,000
32Mar 17, 202416.94+1.94Minor35,205
33Apr 17, 193816.80+1.80Minor34,500
34Jan 19, 194616.80+1.80Minor34,000
35Mar 15, 195216.80+1.80Minor34,000
36Feb 27, 199516.68+1.68Minor33,400
37Mar 18, 194716.60+1.60Minor32,700
38Feb 17, 202016.57+1.57Minor33,137
39Dec 21, 200916.54+1.54Minor32,553
40Dec 7, 199216.40+1.40Minor31,700
41Feb 22, 202416.31+1.31Minor31,738
42Apr 20, 198316.20+1.20Minor30,600
43Apr 6, 202316.13+1.13Minor30,793
44Feb 5, 201016.09+1.09Minor29,999
45Jan 6, 196516.00+1.00Minor29,200
46Mar 28, 197616.00+1.00Minor28,900
47Apr 30, 202015.99+0.99Minor30,075
48Apr 7, 199315.80+0.80Minor28,400
49Apr 17, 202215.77+0.77Minor28,963
50Feb 1, 196315.50+0.50Minor26,800

The worst floods along the Ocmulgee River

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

July 15, 1994: 24.59 ft here, major flooding

March 12, 1929: 23.50 ft here, major flooding

  • AbbevilleGA · Mar 10, 1929 · 19.60 ft · Major

April 16, 1936: 22.70 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Ocmulgee River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Ocmulgee River
5th Street Bridge at MaconGA18.035.40 ft, Jul 6, 19941
AbbevilleGA12.023.10 ft, Jul 11, 199410
GA 18 at Dames FerryGA16.019.07 ft, Dec 27, 20150
Jackson LakeGA530.5534.40 ft, Jul 6, 19940
Lumber City this gaugeGA15.024.59 ft, Jul 15, 19942
US 341 at HawkinsvilleGA20.040.91 ft, Jul 9, 19941
JacksonGA19.026.87 ft, Jul 6, 19942

Other gauges in Jeff Davis County

Flood gauges in Jeff Davis County
Charlotteville13.029.00 ft, Jan 22, 19254

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LBRG1, 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.