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Savannah River below Augusta (Butler Creek) Observed crest: 18.46 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.34 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 18.31 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 18.36 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 18.34 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 18.33 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 18.34 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 18.33 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 18.33 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 18.34 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 18.33 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 18.34 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 18.34 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 18.34 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 18.33 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.36 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.32 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.37 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.37 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.36 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.33 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.34 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.34 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.36 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.33 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.39 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.33 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.36 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.39 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.34 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.39 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.39 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.37 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.34 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.37 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.39 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.37 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.36 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.35 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.32 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.4 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 18.38 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.33 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.35 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.4 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.37 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.35 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.39 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.34 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.37 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.37 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.4 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.4 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.39 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.38 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.35 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.4 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.4 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.42 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.38 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.42 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.35 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.37 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.35 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.37 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.39 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.41 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.4 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.39 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.38 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.41 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.41 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.42 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.43 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.37 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.41 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.42 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.41 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.42 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.39 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.4 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.42 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.4 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.37 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.42 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.39 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 18.4 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 18.45 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 18.41 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 18.39 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.41 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.41 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.45 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.46 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.45 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.42 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.45 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.45 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.46 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.44 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.43 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.4 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.43 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.41 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.38 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.42 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.38 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.38 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.39 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.37 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.37 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.34 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.33 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.28 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.31 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.28 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.23 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.24 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.23 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.19 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.16 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.15 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.13 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.12 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.08 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.07 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.06 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 18.05 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 18 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 17.99 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 17.96 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 17.94 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 17.88 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 17.89 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 17.59 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 17.53 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 17.48 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 17.48 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 17.45 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 17.44 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 17.4 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 17.36 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 17.36 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 17.34 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 17.31 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 17.29 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 17.06 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 17.13 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 17.1 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 17.09 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 17.02 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 17.06 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 17.05 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 17.04 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 17.02 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 16.99 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 17.01 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 16.98 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 16.94 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 16.93 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 16.91 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 16.91 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 16.87 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 16.89 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 16.9 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 16.9 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 16.87 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 16.89 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 16.9 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 16.89 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 16.91 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 16.9 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 16.92 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 16.91 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 16.92 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 16.94 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 16.96 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 17.14 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 17.16 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 17.19 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 17.22 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 17.25 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 17.28 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 17.26 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 17.29 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 17.33 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.33 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.36 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.34 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.37 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.38 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.39 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.42 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.43 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.42 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.58 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.61 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.6 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.67 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.7 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.65 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.7 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.68 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.71 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.72 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.75 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.8 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.78 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.76 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.83 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.85 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.86 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.86 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.91 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.88 ft at 7:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.91 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.95 ft at 7:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.94 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.96 ft at 8:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.95 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.97 ft at 8:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.95 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 17.98 ft at 9:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.01 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.01 ft at 9:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.05 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.07 ft at 10:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.09 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.08 ft at 10:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.1 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.08 ft at 11:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.13 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.21 ft at 11:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 18.25 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Observed: 18.22 ft at 12:15am Nov 24 Observed: 18.24 ft at 12:30am Nov 24 Observed: 18.25 ft at 12:45am Nov 24 Observed: 18.26 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed: 18.27 ft at 1:15am Nov 24 Observed: 18.26 ft at 1:30am Nov 24 Observed: 18.29 ft at 1:45am Nov 24 Observed: 18.32 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Observed: 18.34 ft at 2:15am Nov 24 Observed: 18.31 ft at 2:30am Nov 24 Observed: 18.31 ft at 2:45am Nov 24 Observed: 18.32 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Observed: 18.33 ft at 3:15am Nov 24 Observed: 18.33 ft at 3:30am Nov 24 Observed: 18.3 ft at 3:45am Nov 24 Observed: 18.34 ft at 4:00am Nov 24 Observed: 18.38 ft at 4:15am Nov 24 Observed: 18.35 ft at 4:30am Nov 24 Observed: 18.36 ft at 4:45am Nov 24 Observed: 18.36 ft at 5:00am Nov 24 Observed: 18.39 ft at 5:15am Nov 24 Observed: 18.38 ft at 5:30am Nov 24 Observed: 18.39 ft at 5:45am Nov 24 Observed: 18.37 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Observed: 18.4 ft at 6:15am Nov 24 Observed: 18.39 ft at 6:30am Nov 24 Observed: 18.4 ft at 6:45am Nov 24 Observed: 18.43 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Observed: 18.37 ft at 7:15am Nov 24 Observed: 18.4 ft at 7:30am Nov 24 Forecast: 17 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 17 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 16.8 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 16.7 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 16.6 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 16.6 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 16.6 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 16.6 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 16.6 ft at 1:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 16.7 ft at 7:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 16.7 ft at 1:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 16.7 ft at 7:00am Nov 26 Forecast: 16.7 ft at 1:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 16.8 ft at 7:00pm Nov 26 Forecast: 16.8 ft at 1:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 16.8 ft at 7:00am Nov 27 Forecast: 16.8 ft at 1:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 16.7 ft at 7:00pm Nov 27 Forecast: 16.5 ft at 1:00am Nov 28 Forecast: 16.1 ft at 7:00am Nov 28 Graph Created (7:51am Nov 24, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 9:34am Nov 23) USGS--Water Resources of the United States AUGG1 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 95.58 Latest observed value: 18.4 ft at 7:30 AM EST 24-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 22.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Savannah River below Augusta (Butler Creek) are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:34
Moderate Flood Stage:25
Flood Stage:22
Action Stage:20

Historical Crests
(1) 29.40 ft on 08/16/1940
(1) 29.40 ft on 08/15/1940
(3) 26.60 ft on 11/30/1948
(4) 25.50 ft on 03/22/1944
(5) 25.10 ft on 01/20/1943
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Low Water Records
(1) -0.6 ft on 02/16/1938
(2) -0.2 ft on 12/06/1981
(3) 0.5 ft on 07/27/1994
(4) 0.6 ft on 06/30/2008
(4) 0.6 ft on 09/17/2007

 Savannah River below Augusta (Butler Creek) location map

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42.0 Augusta Municipal Airport-Bush Field becomes flooded.
40.4 Approximate grade of the Augusta Levee in the vicinity of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam.
33.6 Water as much as 15 feet deep in adjacent farmlad...8 to 10 feet deep in the lowest areas of Augusta occurs. Sandbar Ferry Road Bridge becomes submerged.
25.0 Extensive farmland outside protection of the Augusta Levee on the Georgia side becomes flooded. Extensive farmland and developed areas near Gum Swamp on the South Carolina side become flooded.
22.0 Flood stage. Extensive areas of New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam Park including park roads and bridges become flooded. Low farm areas immediately adjacent to the river begin to flood.
19.9 Playground equipment and footbridge in the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam Park becomes flooded. Drainage ditches in the park are also flooded.

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