Savannah River near Augusta

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What floods at each level

• 137.5 ft

  Augusta Municipal Airport-Bush Field becomes flooded.

• 135.9 ft

  Approximate grade of the Augusta Levee in the vicinity of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam.

• 129.1 ft

  Water as much as 15 feet deep in adjacent farmland, 8 to 10 feet deep in the lowest areas of Augusta occurs. Sandbar Ferry Road bridge becomes submerged.

• 120.5 ft

  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.

• 117.5 ft

  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.

• 115.4 ft

  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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