Oconee River at Lake Oconee

Highest listed crest 436.00 ftFlood stage 435.5 ft2 crests since 1998

The Oconee River at Lake Oconee crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2009. The highest, 436.00 ft on February 5, 1998, was minor flooding, 0.50 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Oconee River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 436.00 ft; February 5, 1998
Flood stage: 435.5 ft; No major stage set
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: November 25, 2009; 435.96 ft, minor flooding
Location: Putnam County; Georgia
Identifiers: NWS WDMG1; No USGS station

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 Lake Oconee

Action stage	435.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	435.5	2	Nov 25, 2009	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

2 crests from 1998 to 2009. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Oconee River at Lake Oconee

1	Feb 5, 1998	436.00	+0.50	Minor	—
2	Nov 25, 2009	435.96	+0.46	Minor	—

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.

February 5, 1998: 436.00 ft here, minor flooding

DublinGA · Feb 7, 1998 · 30.54 ft · Major
MilledgevilleGA · Feb 4, 1998 · 37.06 ft · Moderate
Highway 280 near Mount VernonGA · Feb 9, 1998 · 22.60 ft · Moderate
PenfieldGA · Feb 5, 1998 · 22.59 ft · Moderate

November 25, 2009: 435.96 ft here, minor flooding

Highway 280 near Mount VernonGA · Nov 18, 2009 · 17.87 ft · Minor

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 Oconee	GA	18.0	20.67 ft, Apr 15, 1998	0
Dublin	GA	21.0	33.00 ft, Apr 12, 1936	4
Highway 280 near Mount Vernon	GA	16.0	25.30 ft, Apr 14, 1936	3
Lake Oconee this gauge	GA	435.5	436.00 ft, Feb 5, 1998	0
Lake Sinclair	GA	340.5	341.50 ft, Mar 9, 1998	0
Milledgeville	GA	22.0	42.90 ft, Feb 25, 1961	5
Oconee	GA	17.0	29.90 ft, Mar 10, 1998	6
Penfield	GA	13.0	26.90 ft, Dec 19, 1919	0

Other gauges in Putnam County

Flood gauges in Putnam County

Eatonton	20.0	30.80 ft, Feb 9, 1948	1
Monticello	10.0	14.90 ft, Nov 30, 1948	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WDMG1, 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.