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Savannah River at Burton's Ferry

Highest listed crest 30.80 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft92 crests since 1929

The Savannah River at Burton's Ferry crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 92 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1929 to 2024. The highest, 30.80 ft on October 1, 1929, was major flooding, 15.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
30.80 ft
October 1, 1929; 220,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
2
52nd of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
October 3, 2024
16.99 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, Savannah River at Burton's Ferry
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.081Oct 3, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.09Apr 15, 1983Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.02Aug 18, 1940Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

92 crests from 1929 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Savannah River at Burton's Ferry, 1929 to 2024 1520253035ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Oct 1, 1929: 30.80 ft, major flooding; 220,000 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1940: 27.00 ft, major flooding; 141,000 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1941: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1942: 22.00 ft, moderate flooding; 73,000 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1943: 22.60 ft, moderate flooding; 80,900 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1944: 23.40 ft, moderate flooding; 89,300 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1945: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1946: 21.60 ft, moderate flooding; 68,600 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1947: 21.53 ft, moderate flooding; 67,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1948: 21.10 ft, moderate flooding; 61,000 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1948: 24.91 ft, moderate flooding; 108,000 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 1950: 16.53 ft, minor flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1952: 18.26 ft, minor flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1953: 17.52 ft, minor flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1958: 18.94 ft, minor flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1959: 16.59 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1960: 18.28 ft, minor flooding; 37,100 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1962: 16.75 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1963: 17.22 ft, minor flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1964: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding; 71,700 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1965: 17.66 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1966: 18.05 ft, minor flooding; 37,100 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1967: 15.47 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1968: 16.64 ft, minor flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1969: 18.31 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1983: 21.00 ft, moderate flooding; 60,000 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1984: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 33,900 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1987: 16.79 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1989: 15.65 ft, minor flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1989: 15.49 ft, minor flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1990: 18.14 ft, minor flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1990: 17.66 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1991: 16.63 ft, minor flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1991: 15.41 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1991: 16.94 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1991: 15.62 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1993: 18.66 ft, minor flooding; 39,600 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1994: 17.04 ft, minor flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1994: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1994: 16.14 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1994: 15.03 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1995: 16.54 ft, minor flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1995: 17.86 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1995: 16.76 ft, minor flooding; 27,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1996: 17.70 ft, minor flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1996: 17.70 ft, minor flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1997: 16.95 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1998: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2003: 17.34 ft, minor flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2003: 16.93 ft, minor flooding; 26,900 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2003: 16.67 ft, minor flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2003: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2003: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 28,100 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 2003: 15.95 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2004: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 16.54 ft, minor flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2005: 15.43 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2005: 16.39 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2005: 15.23 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2006: 15.34 ft, minor flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2009: 16.89 ft, minor flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2009: 17.36 ft, minor flooding; 28,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2010: 17.39 ft, minor flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2011: 15.17 ft, minor flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 2013: 18.86 ft, minor flooding; 39,800 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2013: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2014: 17.82 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2015: 16.44 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2016: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2018: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2019: 17.76 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2019: 15.93 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2019: 15.55 ft, minor flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2020: 15.55 ft, minor flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2020: 18.55 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2020: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2020: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2020: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 2021: 15.24 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2021: 15.54 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2021: 15.39 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2021: 15.82 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 2021: 15.19 ft, minor flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2022: 15.36 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2022: 17.34 ft, minor flooding; 29,700 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2023: 15.46 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2023: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2023: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2023: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2024: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 2024: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 30.80 ft, Oct 1, 1929 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Savannah River at Burton's Ferry 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 10 1950s: 5 1960s: 10 1970s: 0 1980s: 5 1990s: 18 18 2000s: 14 2010s: 11 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 92 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Savannah River at Burton's Ferry
1Oct 1, 192930.80+15.80Major220,000
2Aug 18, 194027.00+12.00Major141,000
3Dec 3, 194824.91+9.91Moderate108,000
4Mar 26, 194423.40+8.40Moderate89,300
5Jan 23, 194322.60+7.60Moderate80,900
6Apr 15, 196422.10+7.10Moderate71,700
7Mar 26, 194222.00+7.00Moderate73,000
8Jan 12, 194621.60+6.60Moderate68,600
9Jan 25, 194721.53+6.53Moderate67,500
10Feb 14, 194821.10+6.10Moderate61,000
11Apr 15, 198321.00+6.00Moderate60,000
12Jan 6, 201619.00+4.00Minor41,000
13Apr 22, 195818.94+3.94Minor41,400
14Jul 15, 201318.86+3.86Minor39,800
15May 1, 194518.80+3.80Minor42,900
16Feb 10, 199818.70+3.70Minor39,900
17Jan 10, 199318.66+3.66Minor39,600
18Feb 22, 202018.55+3.55Minor38,000
19Apr 25, 196918.31+3.31Minor37,200
20Feb 17, 196018.28+3.28Minor37,100
21Mar 29, 195218.26+3.26Minor38,500
22Jul 13, 194118.20+3.20Minor38,400
23Mar 2, 199018.14+3.14Minor36,000
24Mar 9, 196618.05+3.05Minor37,100
25Mar 1, 199517.86+2.86Minor34,100
26May 12, 198417.83+2.83Minor33,900
27Jan 15, 201417.82+2.82Minor31,100
28Aug 27, 199417.79+2.79Minor33,600
29Jan 5, 201917.76+2.76Minor31,400
30Feb 16, 199617.70+2.70Minor33,000
31Mar 18, 199617.70+2.70Minor33,000
32Apr 4, 196517.66+2.66Minor32,800
33Oct 17, 199017.66+2.66Minor32,700
34Apr 25, 196117.60+2.60Minor32,400
35May 13, 195317.52+2.52Minor31,800
36Feb 22, 201017.39+2.39Minor28,900
37Dec 15, 200917.36+2.36Minor28,500
38Mar 21, 200317.34+2.34Minor29,300
39Apr 20, 202217.34+2.34Minor29,700
40Mar 27, 196317.22+2.22Minor29,200
41Jul 14, 200317.10+2.10Minor28,100
42Jul 5, 199417.04+2.04Minor28,900
43Oct 3, 202416.99+1.99Minor26,300
44Mar 14, 199716.95+1.95Minor28,400
45May 12, 199116.94+1.94Minor28,400
46Apr 15, 200316.93+1.93Minor26,900
47Nov 28, 200916.89+1.89Minor26,800
48Mar 21, 202416.85+1.85Minor25,800
49Mar 10, 198716.79+1.79Minor27,600
50Nov 23, 199516.76+1.76Minor27,500

The worst floods along the Savannah River

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

August 18, 1940: 27.00 ft here, major flooding

  • ClyoSC · Aug 22, 1940 · 23.60 ft · Major
  • AugustaGA · Aug 15, 1940 · 125.98 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • Fort Pulaski (IN MLLW)GA · Aug 11, 1940 · 10.40 ft · Moderate

December 3, 1948: 24.91 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ClyoSC · Dec 6, 1948 · 22.17 ft · Major
  • AugustaGA · Nov 30, 1948 · 123.18 ft · Moderate

March 26, 1944: 23.40 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ClyoSC · Mar 29, 1944 · 21.60 ft · Major
  • AugustaGA · Mar 22, 1944 · 122.08 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Savannah River

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

Flood gauges on the Savannah River
Burton's Ferry this gaugeGA15.030.80 ft, Oct 1, 19292
Fort Pulaski (IN MLLW)GA9.512.56 ft, Oct 8, 20163
AugustaGA117.5125.98 ft, Aug 15, 19400
ClyoSC11.026.00 ft, Apr 13, 19368

Other gauges in Screven County

Flood gauges in Screven County
Millhaven15.025.10 ft, Oct 1, 19290
Rocky Ford13.014.22 ft, Aug 8, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BFYG1, 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.