Highest listed crest 22.40 ft April 4, 1948; 39,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 16.0 ft Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major 8 18th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest June 25, 2026 17.33 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Satilla River near Waycross, 1928 to 2026 10 15 20 25 ft Flood stage 16.0 ft Major 20.0 ft May 1, 1928: 22.20 ft, major flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1937: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,240 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1937: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per second Jul 30, 1938: 14.10 ft, action stage; 4,160 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 1938: 14.11 ft, action stage; 3,280 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1939: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1939: 14.16 ft, action stage; 3,820 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1940: 14.20 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1941: 10.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,960 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1942: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1942: 15.03 ft, action stage; 4,600 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1942: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,360 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1942: 15.35 ft, action stage; 5,320 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1943: 13.00 ft, below flood stage; 3,120 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1944: 15.86 ft, action stage; 6,260 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1944: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1944: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1944: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 8,270 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1944: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per second May 2, 1944: 15.24 ft, action stage; 5,100 cubic feet per second Oct 25, 1944: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 8,270 cubic feet per second May 2, 1945: 15.02 ft, action stage; 4,550 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 1945: 14.40 ft, action stage; 3,740 cubic feet per second Aug 24, 1945: 15.52 ft, action stage; 5,560 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1946: 14.30 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1946: 14.20 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per second Jul 31, 1946: 14.60 ft, action stage; 4,820 cubic feet per second Oct 13, 1946: 14.66 ft, action stage; 4,060 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1947: 14.00 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1947: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per second Sep 30, 1947: 14.20 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per second Oct 19, 1947: 18.76 ft, moderate flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second Nov 6, 1947: 15.95 ft, action stage; 6,460 cubic feet per second Nov 16, 1947: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,770 cubic feet per second Dec 17, 1947: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1948: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1948: 22.40 ft, major flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1948: 14.66 ft, action stage; 4,060 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1949: 14.31 ft, action stage; 3,640 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1949: 14.31 ft, action stage; 3,640 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1949: 14.11 ft, action stage; 3,270 cubic feet per second May 6, 1949: 14.20 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per second Sep 4, 1949: 18.10 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per second Jul 15, 1950: 13.40 ft, below flood stage; 3,450 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1951: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 8,230 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1952: 12.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,870 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1953: 14.30 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 1953: 18.10 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1954: 14.25 ft, action stage; 3,540 cubic feet per second Sep 14, 1955: 11.60 ft, below flood stage; 2,220 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1956: 12.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,320 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1957: 14.20 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1958: 14.86 ft, action stage; 4,420 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1958: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,700 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 1958: 14.06 ft, action stage; 3,230 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1959: 16.03 ft, minor flooding; 6,660 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1959: 19.30 ft, moderate flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1959: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1959: 14.58 ft, action stage; 3,940 cubic feet per second May 29, 1959: 14.86 ft, action stage; 4,420 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1959: 14.06 ft, action stage; 3,230 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1960: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,770 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1960: 19.72 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1961: 14.25 ft, action stage; 3,540 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1961: 19.30 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1962: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 1963: 14.50 ft, action stage; 4,200 cubic feet per second Jul 16, 1963: 14.48 ft, action stage; 4,080 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1964: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1964: 16.22 ft, minor flooding; 7,260 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1964: 19.00 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second May 6, 1964: 16.84 ft, minor flooding; 8,780 cubic feet per second Jul 28, 1964: 14.14 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per second Aug 3, 1964: 14.14 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per second Sep 19, 1964: 15.61 ft, action stage; 5,800 cubic feet per second Oct 21, 1964: 15.92 ft, action stage; 6,400 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 1964: 20.10 ft, major flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 1965: 14.09 ft, action stage; 3,250 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1965: 16.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,260 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1965: 15.74 ft, action stage; 6,000 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1965: 15.92 ft, action stage; 6,400 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1965: 16.36 ft, minor flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1966: 15.20 ft, action stage; 4,820 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1966: 17.18 ft, minor flooding; 9,840 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1966: 15.46 ft, action stage; 5,470 cubic feet per second May 31, 1966: 15.04 ft, action stage; 4,630 cubic feet per second Jun 25, 1966: 14.22 ft, action stage; 3,480 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1967: 16.73 ft, minor flooding; 8,490 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1967: 14.40 ft, action stage; 3,740 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1968: 11.37 ft, below flood stage; 1,790 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1969: 15.49 ft, action stage; 5,500 cubic feet per second May 26, 1969: 15.82 ft, action stage; 6,150 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1970: 14.82 ft, action stage; 4,350 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1970: 14.74 ft, action stage; 4,220 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1970: 16.04 ft, minor flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per second Jun 6, 1970: 15.81 ft, action stage; 6,130 cubic feet per second Aug 18, 1970: 15.38 ft, action stage; 5,380 cubic feet per second Sep 2, 1970: 14.69 ft, action stage; 4,110 cubic feet per second Aug 5, 1971: 14.53 ft, action stage; 3,880 cubic feet per second Aug 21, 1971: 16.49 ft, minor flooding; 7,820 cubic feet per second Sep 3, 1971: 15.31 ft, action stage; 5,100 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 1971: 14.29 ft, action stage; 3,600 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1972: 15.68 ft, action stage; 5,900 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1972: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1972: 15.32 ft, action stage; 5,160 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 1972: 16.11 ft, minor flooding; 6,840 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1973: 17.16 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1973: 18.75 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per second May 2, 1973: 17.11 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1973: 15.28 ft, action stage; 4,960 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1973: 16.56 ft, minor flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1974: 14.70 ft, action stage; 4,130 cubic feet per second Sep 14, 1974: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,850 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1975: 16.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,620 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1975: 15.54 ft, action stage; 5,670 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1975: 15.79 ft, action stage; 6,090 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1975: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 9,900 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 1975: 14.65 ft, action stage; 4,040 cubic feet per second Aug 8, 1975: 14.75 ft, action stage; 4,230 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 1976: 14.56 ft, action stage; 3,910 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1976: 14.00 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1976: 15.52 ft, action stage; 5,570 cubic feet per second May 29, 1976: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,340 cubic feet per second Oct 23, 1976: 15.76 ft, action stage; 6,040 cubic feet per second Dec 3, 1976: 17.12 ft, minor flooding; 9,660 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1976: 15.60 ft, action stage; 5,780 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1977: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 8,410 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1977: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 8,030 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1978: 16.35 ft, minor flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1978: 15.97 ft, action stage; 6,500 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1979: 15.87 ft, action stage; 6,290 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1979: 17.56 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second May 14, 1979: 15.05 ft, action stage; 4,670 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 1979: 14.15 ft, action stage; 3,350 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1979: 14.19 ft, action stage; 3,430 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1980: 15.03 ft, action stage; 4,600 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1980: 19.01 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1980: 16.39 ft, minor flooding; 7,660 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1981: 10.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,190 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1982: 14.86 ft, action stage; 4,420 cubic feet per second May 2, 1982: 15.51 ft, action stage; 5,520 cubic feet per second Aug 1, 1982: 14.72 ft, action stage; 4,180 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1983: 15.02 ft, action stage; 4,560 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1983: 15.55 ft, action stage; 5,720 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 1983: 15.28 ft, action stage; 4,970 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1983: 17.01 ft, minor flooding; 9,210 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1983: 18.24 ft, moderate flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1983: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 9,090 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1983: 16.34 ft, minor flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1983: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 7,950 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1983: 14.37 ft, action stage; 3,710 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1984: 15.69 ft, action stage; 5,850 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1984: 18.19 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1984: 20.29 ft, major flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1984: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 7,220 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 1984: 15.61 ft, action stage; 5,800 cubic feet per second Aug 8, 1984: 14.72 ft, action stage; 4,260 cubic feet per second Sep 6, 1985: 14.33 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1985: 15.06 ft, action stage; 4,750 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 1986: 14.10 ft, action stage; 3,260 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1986: 20.03 ft, major flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1986: 14.70 ft, action stage; 4,120 cubic feet per second Dec 17, 1986: 15.80 ft, action stage; 6,120 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1987: 16.56 ft, minor flooding; 7,890 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1987: 16.76 ft, minor flooding; 8,500 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1987: 15.03 ft, action stage; 4,580 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1987: 16.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,610 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1987: 14.81 ft, action stage; 4,330 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1988: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 6,950 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1988: 15.05 ft, action stage; 4,670 cubic feet per second May 1, 1988: 15.89 ft, action stage; 6,340 cubic feet per second Sep 4, 1989: 10.66 ft, below flood stage; 1,280 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1990: 14.84 ft, action stage; 4,380 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1990: 15.00 ft, action stage; 4,500 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1991: 19.77 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1991: 21.52 ft, major flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1991: 14.11 ft, action stage; 3,280 cubic feet per second Jul 23, 1991: 14.21 ft, action stage; 3,460 cubic feet per second Aug 7, 1991: 16.26 ft, minor flooding; 7,160 cubic feet per second Aug 21, 1991: 14.06 ft, action stage; 3,230 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1992: 14.80 ft, action stage; 4,310 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1992: 16.04 ft, minor flooding; 6,690 cubic feet per second Aug 28, 1992: 15.30 ft, action stage; 5,070 cubic feet per second Sep 11, 1992: 15.81 ft, action stage; 6,130 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1992: 15.05 ft, action stage; 4,710 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1993: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 9,320 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1993: 14.24 ft, action stage; 3,510 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1993: 15.37 ft, action stage; 5,350 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1993: 15.37 ft, action stage; 5,350 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1994: 15.30 ft, action stage; 5,050 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1994: 16.62 ft, minor flooding; 8,120 cubic feet per second Oct 7, 1994: 15.63 ft, action stage; 5,830 cubic feet per second Oct 17, 1994: 17.52 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1994: 14.25 ft, action stage; 3,530 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1995: 15.75 ft, action stage; 6,010 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1995: 15.00 ft, action stage; 4,500 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1995: 18.76 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1995: 14.57 ft, action stage; 3,920 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1996: 13.12 ft, below flood stage; 2,430 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1997: 16.31 ft, minor flooding; 7,330 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1997: 15.06 ft, action stage; 4,770 cubic feet per second Nov 2, 1997: 15.85 ft, action stage; 6,230 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 1997: 15.99 ft, action stage; 6,540 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1997: 16.67 ft, minor flooding; 8,270 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1997: 17.85 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1998: 16.75 ft, minor flooding; 8,430 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 1998: 16.78 ft, minor flooding; 8,890 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1998: 16.61 ft, minor flooding; 8,060 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1998: 20.23 ft, major flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1998: 15.43 ft, action stage; 5,430 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1999: 12.23 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per second Sep 14, 2000: 13.45 ft, below flood stage; 2,710 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2001: 15.76 ft, action stage; 6,040 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 2002: 10.38 ft, below flood stage; 1,030 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 2003: 17.93 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 2003: 17.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,250 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2003: 16.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,850 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 2003: 14.59 ft, action stage; 3,960 cubic feet per second Aug 11, 2003: 15.77 ft, action stage; 6,050 cubic feet per second Sep 13, 2003: 14.65 ft, action stage; 4,040 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 2003: 14.07 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 2004: 16.14 ft, minor flooding; 6,910 cubic feet per second Sep 13, 2004: 16.95 ft, minor flooding; 9,030 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 2004: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 2005: 14.63 ft, action stage; 4,020 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2005: 17.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 2005: 16.24 ft, minor flooding; 7,320 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 2006: 15.24 ft, action stage; 5,100 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 2006: 15.25 ft, action stage; 4,860 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 2008: 18.20 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 2008: 14.72 ft, action stage; 4,180 cubic feet per second Dec 6, 2008: 15.33 ft, action stage; 5,280 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 2009: 22.36 ft, major flooding; 42,100 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 2009: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 7,090 cubic feet per second May 30, 2009: 15.39 ft, action stage; 5,400 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 2009: 14.10 ft, action stage; 3,260 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 2010: 17.04 ft, minor flooding; 9,580 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 2010: 14.86 ft, action stage; 4,420 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 2010: 14.53 ft, action stage; 3,880 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 2011: 11.11 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 2012: 14.83 ft, action stage; 4,370 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 2013: 14.50 ft, action stage; 3,830 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 2013: 19.37 ft, moderate flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 2013: 15.06 ft, action stage; 4,770 cubic feet per second May 10, 2013: 14.61 ft, action stage; 4,010 cubic feet per second Jul 10, 2013: 16.94 ft, minor flooding; 9,275 cubic feet per second Aug 22, 2013: 16.41 ft, minor flooding; 7,761 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 2014: 15.54 ft, action stage; 5,700 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 2014: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,470 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 2014: 17.68 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 2014: 17.11 ft, minor flooding; 9,800 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 2015: 15.67 ft, action stage; 5,980 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 2016: 18.43 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 2016: 17.39 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 2017: 17.53 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second Dec 7, 2018: 17.38 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 2020: 18.49 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 2020: 16.27 ft, minor flooding; 6,720 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 2021: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 2021: 16.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,710 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 2021: 18.26 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Sep 21, 2021: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 2023: 17.70 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second Sep 4, 2023: 17.70 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2024: 17.52 ft, minor flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per second May 22, 2024: 16.63 ft, minor flooding; 7,660 cubic feet per second Aug 8, 2024: 18.10 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per second Jun 25, 2026: 17.33 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.40 ft, Apr 4, 1948 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Satilla River near Waycross 1920s: 1 1930s: 3 1940s: 14 1950s: 6 1960s: 13 1970s: 17 17 1980s: 15 1990s: 15 2000s: 11 2010s: 11 2020s: 12 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. April 4, 1948: 22.40 ft here, major flooding April 5, 2009: 22.36 ft here, major flooding Atkinson GA · Apr 7, 2009 · 22.89 ft · Major March 6, 1991: 21.52 ft here, major flooding Atkinson GA · Mar 9, 1991 · 21.26 ft · Moderate 07 Other gauges in Ware County Ware County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Georgia
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AYSG1, 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.