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Ocmulgee River near Jackson

Critical Stages
16' - Action
19' - Flood
23' - Moderate
26' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 5:45 PM EST 12/15/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 4.24 ft

Flow: 0.541 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
6:00 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
5:45 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
5:15 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
5:00 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
4:45 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
4:30 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
4:15 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
4:00 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
3:45 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
3:30 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
3:15 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
3:00 PM 12/15 4.23 0.533
2:45 PM 12/15 4.23 0.533
2:30 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
2:15 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
2:00 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
1:45 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
1:30 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
1:15 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
1:00 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
12:45 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
12:30 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
12:15 PM 12/15 4.24 0.541
12:00 PM 12/15 4.25 0.55
11:45 AM 12/15 4.26 0.559
11:30 AM 12/15 4.28 0.578
11:15 AM 12/15 4.31 0.607
11:00 AM 12/15 4.4 0.701
10:45 AM 12/15 4.62 0.965
10:30 AM 12/15 5 1.54
Hydrograph for Ocmulgee River near Jackson
27' - Record flooding occurs with widespread inundation flooding occurring in the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage near Georgia Highway 16. The flooding will be worse than what occurred with Tropical Storm Alberto in July 1994. The flood waters will be up to 4 feet deep over Jackson Lake Road or Old Georgia Highway 221 that parallels the river on the left bank from Lloyd Shoals Dam to Georgia Highway 16. A low lying portion of Stark Road on the right bank will under a foot of water.
26' - Major flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage near Georgia Highway 16. The flood waters will be from one to three feet deep over Jackson Lake Road or Old Georgia Highway 221 that parallels the river on the left bank from Lloyd Shoals Dam to Georgia Highway 16. A low lying portion of Stark Road on the right bank will begin to flood. The flooding will be similar to what occurred with Tropical Storm Alberto in July 1994.
25' - Significant flooding continues and expands further into the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage near Georgia Highway 16. The flood waters will be from one to two feet deep over Jackson Lake Road or Old Georgia Highway 221 that parallels the river on the left bank from Lloyd Shoals Dam to Georgia Highway 16.
23' - Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage near Georgia Highway 16. The flood waters will begin to cover low lying portions of Jackson Lake Road or Old Georgia Highway 221 that parallels the river on the left bank from Lloyd Shoals Dam to Georgia Highway 16.
21' - Minor flooding continues in the woodlands upstream and downstream along the river from the stream gage near Georgia Highway 16. The flood waters will approach Jackson Lake Road or Old Georgia Highway 221 on the left bank of the river from Lloyd Shoals Dam to Georgia Highway 16.
19' - Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands upstream and downstream along the river from the stream gage near Georgia Highway 16.
16' - Bankfull conditions are reached in the woodlands upstream and downstream along the river from the stream gage near Georgia Highway 16.
DateStage (ft)
Jul 6, 1994 26.87
Dec 11, 1919 26.8
Nov 28, 1948 23.9
Mar 18, 1990 20.96
Jan 8, 1946 20.8
Sep 28, 2024 19.78
Dec 26, 2015 19.32

Data provided by the National Weather Service.