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Ogeechee River near Eden

Highest listed crest 22.00 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft123 crests since 1925

The Ogeechee River near Eden crested at major flood stage 14 times among the 123 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1925 to 2025. The highest, 22.00 ft on October 1, 1929, was major flooding, 11.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.00 ft
October 1, 1929; 78,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
14
4th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
May 18, 2025
11.32 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bryan County
Near Pooler (11.0 mi), Port Wentworth (12.3 mi), Rincon (12.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Ogeechee River near Eden
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.082May 18, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.027Nov 13, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.014Aug 10, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

123 crests from 1925 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ogeechee River near Eden, 1925 to 2025 10121416182022ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Jan 1, 1925: 21.50 ft, major flooding; 70,000 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1928: 14.80 ft, moderate flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1929: 16.30 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1929: 22.00 ft, major flooding; 78,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1936: 17.20 ft, major flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1937: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1938: 13.52 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1939: 16.20 ft, major flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1940: 15.80 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1941: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1942: 14.20 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1943: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1944: 16.70 ft, major flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1946: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,620 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1947: 14.10 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1948: 15.30 ft, moderate flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1948: 14.80 ft, moderate flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1949: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1952: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1953: 14.40 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1954: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,180 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1955: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 6,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1956: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1958: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1959: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,850 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1960: 16.00 ft, major flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1961: 15.40 ft, moderate flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1962: 14.12 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1963: 13.53 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1964: 13.86 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1965: 14.41 ft, moderate flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1966: 16.05 ft, major flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1967: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 6,720 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1969: 12.34 ft, minor flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1970: 13.71 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1971: 15.61 ft, moderate flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1972: 14.08 ft, moderate flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1973: 14.30 ft, moderate flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1974: 12.87 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1975: 14.42 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1976: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 7,230 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1977: 13.49 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1978: 14.45 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 14.59 ft, moderate flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1980: 16.77 ft, major flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1981: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 5,420 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1982: 12.42 ft, minor flooding; 8,760 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1983: 13.33 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1984: 13.02 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1985: 12.02 ft, minor flooding; 7,160 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1985: 13.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1986: 12.55 ft, minor flooding; 9,040 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1987: 14.87 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1989: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,670 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1990: 12.94 ft, minor flooding; 9,430 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1990: 16.41 ft, major flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1991: 15.56 ft, moderate flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1992: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1993: 16.64 ft, major flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1994: 12.17 ft, minor flooding; 7,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1995: 15.75 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1996: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 9,290 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1998: 17.15 ft, major flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2001: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 7,290 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2003: 15.41 ft, moderate flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2003: 13.93 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2003: 12.35 ft, minor flooding; 8,580 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2003: 12.84 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2003: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2003: 11.95 ft, minor flooding; 7,420 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2003: 14.41 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2003: 12.09 ft, minor flooding; 7,810 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2003: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 6,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2004: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2004: 11.39 ft, minor flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2005: 14.35 ft, moderate flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 2005: 11.68 ft, minor flooding; 6,310 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2007: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,310 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2009: 14.43 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2010: 13.29 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2010: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2010: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 6,060 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2013: 13.65 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2013: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 7,510 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2013: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2013: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,360 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2013: 14.68 ft, moderate flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2013: 12.45 ft, minor flooding; 8,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2014: 11.01 ft, minor flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2014: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,320 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2014: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 6,720 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2015: 12.73 ft, minor flooding; 8,880 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2016: 14.07 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2016: 13.02 ft, minor flooding; 9,870 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2016: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 7,640 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2016: 12.53 ft, minor flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2017: 11.75 ft, minor flooding; 6,400 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2017: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 7,730 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2018: 11.77 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2018: 11.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2019: 11.03 ft, minor flooding; 5,080 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2019: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2019: 11.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2019: 13.48 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2020: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 5,490 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2020: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2020: 16.09 ft, major flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2020: 12.89 ft, minor flooding; 9,410 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2020: 11.95 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2021: 15.15 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2022: 11.62 ft, minor flooding; 6,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2023: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,610 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2023: 12.09 ft, minor flooding; 7,100 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2023: 11.74 ft, minor flooding; 6,380 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2023: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2024: 13.01 ft, minor flooding; 9,830 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2024: 13.15 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 17.97 ft, major flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2024: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2024: 14.21 ft, moderate floodingMar 26, 2025: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 5,930 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 2025: 11.32 ft, minor flooding; 5,580 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.00 ft, Oct 1, 1929 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ogeechee River near Eden 1920s: 4 1930s: 4 1940s: 10 1950s: 7 1960s: 9 1970s: 10 1980s: 10 1990s: 10 2000s: 16 2010s: 25 25 2020s: 18 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 123 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Ogeechee River near Eden
1Oct 1, 192922.00+11.00Major78,000
2Jan 1, 192521.50+10.50Major70,000
3Aug 10, 202417.97+6.97Major36,300
4Mar 14, 193617.20+6.20Major30,000
5Mar 15, 199817.15+6.15Major30,900
6Mar 19, 198016.77+5.77Major28,800
7Mar 31, 194416.70+5.70Major26,300
8Jan 15, 199316.64+5.64Major28,000
9Oct 20, 199016.41+5.41Major26,800
10Mar 1, 192916.30+5.30Major25,000
11Mar 9, 193916.20+5.20Major23,700
12Feb 25, 202016.09+5.09Major24,300
13Mar 11, 196616.05+5.05Major25,200
14Apr 10, 196016.00+5.00Major24,000
15Aug 23, 194015.80+4.80Moderate20,200
16Feb 26, 199515.75+4.75Moderate23,400
17Mar 13, 197115.61+4.61Moderate23,000
18Mar 10, 199115.56+4.56Moderate22,500
19Mar 27, 200315.41+4.41Moderate21,800
20Apr 22, 196115.40+4.40Moderate21,200
21Apr 3, 194815.30+4.30Moderate20,900
22Feb 25, 202115.15+4.15Moderate19,300
23Jan 28, 198714.87+3.87Moderate19,300
24Aug 1, 192814.80+3.80Moderate17,800
25Dec 10, 194814.80+3.80Moderate17,800
26Jul 17, 201314.68+3.68Moderate17,000
27Mar 6, 197914.59+3.59Moderate18,000
28Feb 2, 197814.45+3.45Moderate17,200
29Apr 10, 200914.43+3.43Moderate16,900
30Feb 28, 197514.42+3.42Moderate17,100
31Feb 23, 196514.41+3.41Moderate17,800
32Aug 2, 200314.41+3.41Moderate16,900
33May 14, 195314.40+3.40Moderate15,600
34Apr 4, 200514.35+3.35Moderate16,600
35Feb 10, 197314.30+3.30Moderate16,500
36Nov 13, 202414.21+3.21Moderate—
37Apr 1, 194214.20+3.20Moderate13,100
38Mar 19, 196214.12+3.12Moderate16,000
39Mar 19, 194714.10+3.10Moderate14,200
40Jan 22, 197214.08+3.08Moderate15,400
41Jan 5, 201614.07+3.07Moderate14,200
42Apr 17, 200313.93+2.93Minor14,700
43Apr 18, 196413.86+2.86Minor14,600
44Apr 7, 197013.71+2.71Minor13,600
45Oct 7, 202413.70+2.70Minor12,500
46Mar 3, 201313.65+2.65Minor12,300
47Mar 16, 195213.60+2.60Minor12,000
48Feb 6, 201013.58+2.58Minor13,100
49May 11, 193713.55+2.55Minor11,400
50Feb 1, 196313.53+2.53Minor11,600

The worst floods along the Ogeechee River

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

August 10, 2024: 17.97 ft here, major flooding

  • Rocky FordGA · Aug 8, 2024 · 14.22 ft · Minor · its highest

March 14, 1936: 17.20 ft here, major flooding

  • MidvilleGA · Mar 11, 1936 · 9.10 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Ogeechee River

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

Flood gauges on the Ogeechee River
GA 88 near GrangeGA18.018.51 ft, Feb 9, 20200
MidvilleGA6.012.20 ft, Oct 13, 19900
Rocky FordGA13.014.22 ft, Aug 8, 20240
Eden this gaugeGA11.022.00 ft, Oct 1, 192914

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EDEG1, 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.