Oconee River at Avant Mine near Oconee

The past week

What floods at each level

• 22 ft

  Major flooding begins with widespread inundation of the woodlands and wetlands along the river upstream and downstream from a gage located by a dirt boat ramp on the west side of Avant Mine off Adams Road in Washington County. The water will be around 4 feet deep around an elevated USGS gage house. Large portions of the dirt road by the boat ramp will be under two feet of water.

• 21 ft

  Significant flooding expands further into the woodlands and wetlands along the river upstream and downstream from a gage located by a dirt boat ramp on the west side of Avant Mine off Adams Road in Washington County. The water will be around 3 feet deep around an elevated USGS gage house. Portions of the dirt road by the boat ramp will be under a foot of water.

• 20 ft

  Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands and wetlands along the river upstream and downstream from a gage located by a dirt boat ramp on the west side of Avant Mine off Adams Road in Washington County. The water will be around two feet deep around an elevated USGS gage house. The dirt road by the boat ramp will begin to flood.

• 19 ft

  Minor flooding continues to expand into the woodlands and wetlands along the river upstream and downstream from a gage located by a dirt boat ramp on the west side of Avant Mine off Adams Road in Washington County. The water level will begin to surround the elevated USGS gage house.

• 18 ft

  Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and wetlands along the river upstream and downstream from a gage located by a dirt boat ramp on the west side of Avant Mine off Adams Road in Washington County. The water level will be at the top of the boat ramp.

• 16 ft

  Bankfull conditions are reached along the river upstream and downstream from a gage located by a dirt boat ramp on the west side of Avant Mine off Adams Road in Washington County.

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