River Observations - North Oconee River, Athens, GA

North Oconee River - Gauge NOCG1

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Athens, GA
Lat: 33.97N, Lon: 83.38W Weather Forecast for Athens, GA

Critical Stages
10' -Action	19' -Flood	20' -Moderate Flood	23' -Major Flood

Latest Observation
Updated: 3:30:00 AM EST MON DEC 27 2010

Stage:	4.86 ft
Flow:	0.164 kcfs*
* Thousand cubic feet per second

Forecast

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Flood Impacts
30.6	SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT FLOODS JUST WEST OF COLLEGE AVENUE BRIDGE.
27.2	APARTMENTS DOWNSTREAM OF COLLEGE AVENUE BRIDGE FLOOD.
25.6	COLLEGE AVENUE BRIDGE FLOODS.
24.1	THIS WAS THE RECORD CREST OF THE NORTH OCONEE AT ATHENS MAY 27... 1966. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OCCURS TO ROADS AND HOMES.
23.7	INTERSECTION OF COLLEGE AVENUE AND MLK FLOODS.
23.5	GREENWAY PARKING LOT STARTS FLOODING.
23.2	SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF MLK BEGINS.
23.0	MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OCCURS TO HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES LOCATED IN THE FLOOD PLAIN OF THE RIVER. MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS WILL BE FLOODED AS WELL AS THE FAILURE OF SMALL DAMS IN THE AREA.
20.0	MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT BEGINS TO EXPERIENCE FLOOD DAMAGE. WATERS ALSO BEGINS TO ENTER THE BACKYARDS OF SOME HOMES.
19.0	THIS IS THE FLOOD STAGE LEVEL WHICH RESULTS IN MAINLY BOTTOM LAND FLOODING.
10.0	BANKFULL IS REACHED. WATER BEGINS TO COME OUT OF THE BANK AND FLOOD THE LOWEST AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. GREENWAY PATH BEGINS TO FLOOD.

Historical Crests	Low Water Records
1) 27.40 ft on 05/27/1966 2) 26.40 ft on 06/28/1963 3) 26.20 ft on 06/04/1967 4) 23.00 ft on 03/05/1929 5) 22.50 ft on 10/02/1929 6) 21.50 ft on 11/29/1948 7) 21.00 ft on 01/06/1946 8) 20.00 ft on 11/07/1977 9) 19.80 ft on 04/15/1979 10) 19.20 ft on 02/05/1998	1) 0.50 ft on 10/20/1988 2) 2.90 ft on 10/02/2007 3) 3.00 ft on 09/09/2007

Location		Stage	Condition
Lakes
	Lake Lanier - Gauge CMMG1	1068.95 ft	Normal
	Lake Oconee - Gauge WDMG1	435.18 ft	Near Flood Stage
	R. B. Russell Lake - Gauge RBRS1	0.00 ft	Normal

Alcovy River
	Covington - Gauge ACYG1	2.55 ft	Normal

Apalachee River
	Bostwick - Gauge BWKG1	-999.00 ft	Old Data

Broad River
	Carlton - Gauge CARG1	3.20 ft	Normal

Chattahoochee River
	Buford - Gauge BUFG1	-0.55 ft	Normal
	Cornelia - Gauge DCNG1	1.06 ft	Normal
	Norcross - Gauge NCRG1	1.71 ft	Normal

Etowah River
	Dawsonville - Gauge DWSG1	4.21 ft	Normal

Little River
	Washington - Gauge WTNG1	4.77 ft	Normal

Little River
	Eatonton - Gauge EANG1	4.21 ft	Normal

Middle Oconee River
	Arcade - Gauge ACDG1	2.88 ft	Normal
	Athens - Gauge MOCG1	1.63 ft	Normal

Oconee River
	Penfield - Gauge PNFG1	5.11 ft	Normal

Savannah River
	Hartwell - Gauge HRTG1	654.27 ft	Normal

South River
	Lithonia - Gauge SOUG1	5.29 ft	Normal

Suwanee Creek
	Suwanee - Gauge SWEG1	1.29 ft	Normal

Yellow River
	Conyers Below Milstead - Gauge MYRG1	3.24 ft	Normal