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Ogeechee River near Rocky Ford

Highest listed crest 14.22 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft27 crests since 2003

The Ogeechee River near Rocky Ford crested above flood stage 5 times among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2024. The highest, 14.22 ft on August 8, 2024, was minor flooding, 1.22 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Ogeechee River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.22 ft
August 8, 2024
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
0
5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 2, 2024
13.41 ft, minor flooding
Location
Screven County
Georgia

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 Rocky Ford
Action stage12.08Nov 10, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.05Oct 2, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 2003 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ogeechee River near Rocky Ford, 2003 to 2024 10152025ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Mar 23, 2003: 13.92 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2003: 12.33 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2003: 11.06 ft, below flood stage; 8,190 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2003: 12.70 ft, action stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2005: 12.50 ft, action stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2009: 12.41 ft, action stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2009: 11.62 ft, below flood stage; 10,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2010: 11.41 ft, below flood stage; 9,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2013: 11.62 ft, below flood stage; 9,570 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2013: 11.83 ft, below flood stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2015: 12.28 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2016: 11.02 ft, below flood stage; 7,680 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2016: 11.32 ft, below flood stage; 8,580 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2019: 11.13 ft, below flood stage; 8,360 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2019: 11.40 ft, below flood stage; 9,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2020: 12.43 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2020: 13.88 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2020: 12.99 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2020: 11.24 ft, below flood stage; 8,770 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2021: 13.28 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 2023: 11.00 ft, below flood stage; 7,890 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2023: 11.34 ft, below flood stage; 9,160 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2024: 11.57 ft, below flood stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2024: 11.31 ft, below flood stage; 8,790 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2024: 14.22 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 2024: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 2024: 12.82 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.22 ft, Aug 8, 2024 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ogeechee River near Rocky Ford 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 4 4 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Ogeechee River near Rocky Ford
1Aug 8, 202414.22+1.22Minor—
2Mar 23, 200313.92+0.92Minor20,300
3Feb 22, 202013.88+0.88Minor25,000
4Oct 2, 202413.41+0.41Minor21,100
5Feb 22, 202113.28+0.28Minor20,100
6Mar 8, 202012.99−0.01Action18,000
7Nov 10, 202412.82−0.18Action13,200
8Jul 29, 200312.70−0.30Action14,000
9Mar 31, 200512.50−0.50Action13,100
10Feb 13, 202012.43−0.57Action14,400
11Apr 6, 200912.41−0.59Action13,600
12Apr 13, 200312.33−0.67Action12,300
13Dec 31, 201512.28−0.72Action12,000
14Jul 13, 201311.83−1.17Below flood stage10,300
15Dec 27, 200911.62−1.38Below flood stage10,500
16Feb 28, 201311.62−1.38Below flood stage9,570
17Feb 16, 202411.57−1.43Below flood stage10,100
18Feb 2, 201011.41−1.59Below flood stage9,840
19Dec 27, 201911.40−1.60Below flood stage9,400
20Apr 3, 202311.34−1.66Below flood stage9,160
21Apr 8, 201611.32−1.68Below flood stage8,580
22Mar 12, 202411.31−1.69Below flood stage8,790
23Apr 28, 202011.24−1.76Below flood stage8,770
24Dec 23, 201911.13−1.87Below flood stage8,360
25May 25, 200311.06−1.94Below flood stage8,190
26Feb 8, 201611.02−1.98Below flood stage7,680
27Feb 3, 202311.00−2.00Below flood stage7,890

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 8, 2024: 14.22 ft here, minor flooding

  • EdenGA · Aug 10, 2024 · 17.97 ft · Major

March 23, 2003: 13.92 ft here, minor flooding

  • EdenGA · Mar 27, 2003 · 15.41 ft · Moderate
  • MidvilleGA · Mar 22, 2003 · 8.51 ft · Minor

February 22, 2020: 13.88 ft here, minor flooding

  • EdenGA · Feb 25, 2020 · 16.09 ft · Major
  • MidvilleGA · Feb 23, 2020 · 8.18 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 Ford this gaugeGA13.014.22 ft, Aug 8, 20240
EdenGA11.022.00 ft, Oct 1, 192914

Other gauges in Screven County

Flood gauges in Screven County
Millhaven15.025.10 ft, Oct 1, 19290
Burton's Ferry15.030.80 ft, Oct 1, 19292

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RFDG1, 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.