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Savannah River at Fort Pulaski (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 12.56 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft36 crests since 1940

The Savannah River at Fort Pulaski (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 36 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1940 to 2025. The highest, 12.56 ft on October 8, 2016, was major flooding, 3.06 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.56 ft
October 8, 2016
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 10.5 ft
Crests at major
3
39th of 271 gauges in Georgia
Most recent flood crest
October 10, 2025
10.35 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Chatham County
Near Bluffton (12.5 mi), Hilton Head Island (14.4 mi)
Identifiers
NWS FPKG1
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, Savannah River at Fort Pulaski (IN MLLW)
Action stage9.20—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.514Apr 27, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.019Oct 10, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.53Sep 11, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

36 crests from 1940 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Savannah River at Fort Pulaski (IN MLLW), 1940 to 2025 910111213ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 10.5 ft Aug 11, 1940: 10.40 ft, moderate floodingOct 15, 1947: 10.86 ft, major floodingDec 3, 1971: 10.15 ft, moderate floodingNov 13, 1981: 9.87 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 1993: 10.26 ft, moderate floodingJul 21, 2001: 9.91 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2001: 10.02 ft, moderate floodingOct 5, 2005: 9.85 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 2009: 10.11 ft, moderate floodingJan 30, 2010: 9.95 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2012: 9.90 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 2015: 9.94 ft, minor floodingOct 27, 2015: 10.43 ft, moderate floodingOct 8, 2016: 12.56 ft, major floodingNov 13, 2016: 10.18 ft, moderate floodingSep 11, 2017: 12.23 ft, major floodingNov 23, 2018: 10.25 ft, moderate floodingFeb 19, 2019: 9.94 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 2019: 9.90 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2019: 10.06 ft, moderate floodingSep 15, 2020: 9.84 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2020: 10.00 ft, moderate floodingOct 18, 2020: 10.02 ft, moderate floodingNov 15, 2020: 9.96 ft, minor floodingNov 7, 2021: 10.45 ft, moderate floodingSep 9, 2022: 10.02 ft, moderate floodingNov 10, 2022: 10.41 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 2023: 10.20 ft, moderate floodingAug 2, 2023: 10.00 ft, moderate floodingAug 31, 2023: 9.90 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2023: 9.95 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2023: 10.07 ft, moderate floodingSep 27, 2024: 9.84 ft, minor floodingNov 14, 2024: 10.25 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 2025: 9.96 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 2025: 10.35 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 12.56 ft, Oct 8, 2016 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Savannah River at Fort Pulaski (IN MLLW) 1940s: 2 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 4 2010s: 11 2020s: 16 16 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Savannah River at Fort Pulaski (IN MLLW)
1Oct 8, 201612.56+3.06Major—
2Sep 11, 201712.23+2.73Major—
3Oct 15, 194710.86+1.36Major—
4Nov 7, 202110.45+0.95Moderate—
5Oct 27, 201510.43+0.93Moderate—
6Nov 10, 202210.41+0.91Moderate—
7Aug 11, 194010.40+0.90Moderate—
8Oct 10, 202510.35+0.85Moderate—
9Feb 7, 199310.26+0.76Moderate—
10Nov 23, 201810.25+0.75Moderate—
11Nov 14, 202410.25+0.75Moderate—
12Jun 4, 202310.20+0.70Moderate—
13Nov 13, 201610.18+0.68Moderate—
14Dec 3, 197110.15+0.65Moderate—
15Jun 22, 200910.11+0.61Moderate—
16Dec 17, 202310.07+0.57Moderate—
17Aug 30, 201910.06+0.56Moderate—
18Sep 16, 200110.02+0.52Moderate—
19Oct 18, 202010.02+0.52Moderate—
20Sep 9, 202210.02+0.52Moderate—
21Sep 19, 202010.00+0.50Moderate—
22Aug 2, 202310.00+0.50Moderate—
23Nov 15, 20209.96+0.46Minor—
24Apr 27, 20259.96+0.46Minor—
25Jan 30, 20109.95+0.45Minor—
26Sep 27, 20239.95+0.45Minor—
27Oct 3, 20159.94+0.44Minor—
28Feb 19, 20199.94+0.44Minor—
29Jul 21, 20019.91+0.41Minor—
30May 7, 20129.90+0.40Minor—
31Aug 2, 20199.90+0.40Minor—
32Aug 31, 20239.90+0.40Minor—
33Nov 13, 19819.87+0.37Minor—
34Oct 5, 20059.85+0.35Minor—
35Sep 15, 20209.84+0.34Minor—
36Sep 27, 20249.84+0.34Minor—

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 FerryGA15.030.80 ft, Oct 1, 19292
Fort Pulaski (IN MLLW) this gaugeGA9.512.56 ft, Oct 8, 20163
AugustaGA117.5125.98 ft, Aug 15, 19400
ClyoSC11.026.00 ft, Apr 13, 19368

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FPKG1, 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.