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Oconee River at Dublin

Highest listed crest 33.00 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft94 crests since 1895

The Oconee River at Dublin crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 94 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1895 to 2024. The highest, 33.00 ft on April 12, 1936, was major flooding, 12.00 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Oconee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.00 ft
April 12, 1936; 96,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
4
32nd of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2024
22.22 ft, minor flooding
Location
Laurens County
Near Dublin (2.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Oconee River at Dublin
Action stage20.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.055Mar 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.035Feb 16, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.04Mar 12, 1998Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

94 crests from 1895 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Oconee River at Dublin, 1895 to 2024 20253035ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Mar 19, 1895: 23.40 ft, minor flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1897: 22.70 ft, minor flooding; 46,200 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1898: 24.60 ft, minor flooding; 56,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1899: 22.50 ft, minor flooding; 45,300 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1901: 22.60 ft, minor flooding; 45,800 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1902: 25.80 ft, moderate flooding; 63,600 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1902: 25.20 ft, moderate flooding; 36,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1903: 24.00 ft, minor flooding; 52,800 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1908: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 48,600 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1909: 23.30 ft, minor flooding; 49,200 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1912: 25.20 ft, moderate flooding; 59,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1919: 23.00 ft, minor flooding; 47,600 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1919: 24.00 ft, minor flooding; 52,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1922: 24.30 ft, minor flooding; 54,500 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1923: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1924: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 49,200 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1929: 27.60 ft, moderate flooding; 76,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1936: 33.00 ft, major flooding; 96,700 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1937: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1938: 24.10 ft, minor flooding; 38,700 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1939: 26.20 ft, moderate flooding; 48,500 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1943: 25.20 ft, moderate flooding; 42,800 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1946: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 29,500 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1947: 25.20 ft, moderate flooding; 42,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1948: 24.40 ft, minor flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1952: 26.20 ft, moderate flooding; 47,800 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1953: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 33,900 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1960: 22.70 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1961: 28.40 ft, moderate flooding; 60,400 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1962: 23.10 ft, minor flooding; 33,500 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1963: 23.10 ft, minor flooding; 31,500 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1964: 27.80 ft, moderate flooding; 49,300 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1964: 25.17 ft, moderate flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1966: 26.17 ft, moderate flooding; 41,200 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1969: 21.12 ft, minor flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1970: 24.84 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1971: 30.21 ft, major flooding; 70,100 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1972: 26.29 ft, moderate flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1973: 23.72 ft, minor flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1974: 21.97 ft, minor flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1975: 26.69 ft, moderate flooding; 43,800 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1976: 25.30 ft, moderate flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1977: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 27,300 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1978: 27.00 ft, moderate flooding; 45,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1979: 27.56 ft, moderate flooding; 48,500 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1979: 27.60 ft, moderate flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1980: 27.81 ft, moderate flooding; 49,900 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1980: 25.70 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1981: 24.09 ft, minor flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1982: 22.78 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1983: 26.93 ft, moderate flooding; 45,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1985: 23.72 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1987: 23.60 ft, minor flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1989: 27.20 ft, moderate flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1990: 23.30 ft, minor flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1990: 27.20 ft, moderate flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1991: 22.90 ft, minor flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1992: 24.62 ft, minor flooding; 34,300 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1993: 22.40 ft, minor flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1994: 21.70 ft, minor flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1994: 21.69 ft, minor flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1995: 28.51 ft, moderate flooding; 54,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1996: 25.60 ft, moderate flooding; 38,600 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1996: 25.70 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1997: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1997: 27.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 1998: 30.54 ft, major flooding; 71,000 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1998: 32.00 ft, major flooding; 85,000 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2001: 22.54 ft, minor flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2003: 21.40 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2003: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2003: 21.60 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2005: 24.14 ft, minor flooding; 32,404 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2009: 27.18 ft, moderate flooding; 46,458 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2009: 24.79 ft, minor flooding; 35,011 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2009: 21.11 ft, minor flooding; 22,677 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2010: 22.22 ft, minor flooding; 25,695 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2010: 22.95 ft, minor flooding; 28,094 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2015: 29.68 ft, moderate flooding; 63,010 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2016: 22.83 ft, minor flooding; 27,696 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2018: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 23,816 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2019: 24.27 ft, minor flooding; 32,835 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2020: 21.64 ft, minor flooding; 24,094 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2020: 27.82 ft, moderate flooding; 49,954 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2020: 26.71 ft, moderate flooding; 43,955 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 2020: 21.54 ft, minor flooding; 23,820 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2020: 26.06 ft, moderate flooding; 40,723 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 2020: 21.01 ft, minor flooding; 22,441 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2021: 22.94 ft, minor flooding; 28,040 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2022: 26.40 ft, moderate flooding; 42,376 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2023: 26.85 ft, moderate flooding; 44,680 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2024: 23.71 ft, minor flooding; 30,705 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2024: 26.07 ft, moderate flooding; 40,742 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2024: 22.22 ft, minor flooding; 25,729 cubic feet per second Highest, 33.00 ft, Apr 12, 1936 1900192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Oconee River at Dublin 1890s: 4 1900s: 6 1910s: 3 1920s: 4 1930s: 4 1940s: 4 1950s: 2 1960s: 8 1970s: 11 1980s: 8 1990s: 14 14 2000s: 8 2010s: 6 2020s: 12 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. 9 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 24.90 ft on Feb 17, 1900; 24.00 ft on Feb 12, 1901; 26.50 ft on Mar 18, 1913; 29.80 ft on Jan 21, 1925; 27.90 ft on Aug 19, 1928; 29.50 ft on Mar 7, 1929; and more.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 94 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Oconee River at Dublin
1Apr 12, 193633.00+12.00Major96,700
2Mar 12, 199832.00+11.00Major85,000
3Feb 7, 199830.54+9.54Major71,000
4Mar 6, 197130.21+9.21Major70,100
5Dec 28, 201529.68+8.68Moderate63,010
6Feb 21, 199528.51+7.51Moderate54,000
7Feb 28, 196128.40+7.40Moderate60,400
8Feb 11, 202027.82+6.82Moderate49,954
9Mar 16, 198027.81+6.81Moderate49,900
10Apr 11, 196427.80+6.80Moderate49,300
11Oct 5, 192927.60+6.60Moderate76,600
12Mar 28, 197927.60+6.60Moderate48,700
13Feb 28, 197927.56+6.56Moderate48,500
14Oct 5, 198927.20+6.20Moderate46,500
15Mar 21, 199027.20+6.20Moderate46,500
16Apr 5, 200927.18+6.18Moderate46,458
17Jan 30, 197827.00+6.00Moderate45,500
18Dec 29, 199727.00+6.00Moderate—
19Apr 12, 198326.93+5.93Moderate45,100
20Mar 31, 202326.85+5.85Moderate44,680
21Feb 23, 202026.71+5.71Moderate43,955
22Mar 19, 197526.69+5.69Moderate43,800
23Apr 10, 202226.40+5.40Moderate42,376
24Jan 17, 197226.29+5.29Moderate41,800
25May 4, 193926.20+5.20Moderate48,500
26Mar 9, 195226.20+5.20Moderate47,800
27Mar 8, 196626.17+5.17Moderate41,200
28Feb 16, 202426.07+5.07Moderate40,742
29Mar 9, 202026.06+5.06Moderate40,723
30Mar 5, 190225.80+4.80Moderate63,600
31Apr 2, 198025.70+4.70Moderate39,000
32Mar 11, 199625.70+4.70Moderate39,000
33Feb 7, 199625.60+4.60Moderate38,600
34Mar 21, 197625.30+4.30Moderate37,200
35Mar 20, 190225.20+4.20Moderate36,800
36Mar 20, 191225.20+4.20Moderate59,800
37Mar 25, 194325.20+4.20Moderate42,800
38Mar 11, 194725.20+4.20Moderate42,800
39Dec 30, 196425.17+4.17Moderate36,600
40Mar 25, 197024.84+3.84Minor35,000
41Nov 16, 200924.79+3.79Minor35,011
42Nov 30, 199224.62+3.62Minor34,300
43Sep 5, 189824.60+3.60Minor56,200
44Feb 16, 194824.40+3.40Minor39,000
45Mar 10, 192224.30+3.30Minor54,500
46Jan 8, 201924.27+3.27Minor32,835
47Apr 1, 200524.14+3.14Minor32,404
48Apr 11, 193824.10+3.10Minor38,700
49Feb 15, 198124.09+3.09Minor32,100
50Feb 12, 190324.00+3.00Minor52,800

The worst floods along the Oconee River

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

April 12, 1936: 33.00 ft here, major flooding

March 12, 1998: 32.00 ft here, major flooding

February 7, 1998: 30.54 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Oconee River

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

Flood gauges on the Oconee River
Avant Mine near OconeeGA18.020.67 ft, Apr 15, 19980
Dublin this gaugeGA21.033.00 ft, Apr 12, 19364
Highway 280 near Mount VernonGA16.025.30 ft, Apr 14, 19363
Lake OconeeGA435.5436.00 ft, Feb 5, 19980
Lake SinclairGA340.5341.50 ft, Mar 9, 19980
MilledgevilleGA22.042.90 ft, Feb 25, 19615
OconeeGA17.029.90 ft, Mar 10, 19986
PenfieldGA13.026.90 ft, Dec 19, 19190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DBNG1, 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.