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Ocmulgee River at Lumber City

Critical Stages
14' - Action
15' - Flood
18' - Moderate
23' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 2:45 PM EST 12/16/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 2.32 ft

Flow: 2.31 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
2:45 PM 12/16 2.32 2.31
2:30 PM 12/16 2.32 2.31
2:15 PM 12/16 2.33 2.31
2:00 PM 12/16 2.33 2.31
12:45 PM 12/16 2.35 2.32
12:30 PM 12/16 2.34 2.32
12:15 PM 12/16 2.34 2.32
12:00 PM 12/16 2.35 2.32
11:45 AM 12/16 2.36 2.33
11:30 AM 12/16 2.35 2.32
11:15 AM 12/16 2.36 2.33
11:00 AM 12/16 2.35 2.32
10:45 AM 12/16 2.36 2.33
10:30 AM 12/16 2.35 2.32
10:15 AM 12/16 2.35 2.32
10:00 AM 12/16 2.36 2.33
9:45 AM 12/16 2.36 2.33
9:30 AM 12/16 2.37 2.33
9:15 AM 12/16 2.37 2.33
9:00 AM 12/16 2.38 2.34
8:45 AM 12/16 2.39 2.35
8:30 AM 12/16 2.39 2.35
8:15 AM 12/16 2.38 2.34
8:00 AM 12/16 2.39 2.35
7:45 AM 12/16 2.38 2.34
7:30 AM 12/16 2.4 2.35
7:15 AM 12/16 2.4 2.35
7:00 AM 12/16 2.4 2.35
6:45 AM 12/16 2.4 2.35
6:30 AM 12/16 2.41 2.36
Hydrograph for Ocmulgee River at Lumber City
37' - Major flooding continues. Southern Railroad Bridge flooded out.
33' - Major flooding expands. Highway 341 bridge is flooded.
30' - Major flooding continues. Entire town of Lumber City will be cut off and isolated by Ocmulgee River...and swollen local creeks and small streams will occur. Some businesses and homes will flood near river, and water reaches the under supports of the Highway 341 bridge.
23' - Major flooding begins. A mobile home floods on the southside of the Highway 341 bridge.
18' - Moderate flooding begins. Flooding of the access road to the boat ramp near the Highway 341 bridge begins.
15' - Flood Stage is reached and minor flooding begins. Water overflows into the broad swampy flood plain. Farm fields on the right bank flood. General agriculture and timber interests are affected by the flooding. In addition, water reaches the top of the boat ramp near the Highway 341 bridge.
14' - Bankfull conditions begin. Water begins to spread into the natural floodplain.
DateStage (ft)
Jan 21, 1925 26.3
Jul 15, 1994 24.59
Mar 12, 1929 23.5
Apr 16, 1936 22.7
Dec 9, 1949 22.7
Mar 1, 1891 21.6
Mar 23, 1913 21.1
Mar 16, 1998 20.63
Mar 31, 1944 20.5
Aug 22, 1928 20.3
Mar 13, 1974 20.2
Mar 13, 1971 20.19
Jan 4, 2016 20.17
Mar 8, 1979 20.1
Oct 10, 1929 19.9
Mar 25, 1975 19.5
Mar 31, 1942 19.5
Mar 10, 1966 19.4
Mar 24, 1912 19.3
Feb 28, 2020 19.17

Data provided by the National Weather Service.