Satilla River at Atkinson water level

What this means

The Satilla River at Atkinson is above flood stage at 13.94 ft.

The median for mid-October is 4.93 ft, based on 29 years of readings, so the river stage is 9.01 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 3.62 ft, a difference of +10.32 ft. The record high is 27.20 ft, set on September 1, 1929.

It has risen 0.24 ft over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to rise to 14.30 ft by Sunday, October 18 at 08:00 PM. The forecast reaches flood stage. Follow local warnings. Follow National Weather Service flood warnings for the area, and never drive through flooded roads.

Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

4.93 ft9.01 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

2.79 ft – 11.39 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (29 years of records)

Same day last year

3.62 ft+10.32 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

3.85 ft – 14.08 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

2.78 ft – 16.41 ft

Highest on record

27.20 ftSeptember 1, 1929

Forecast peak

14.30 ftSunday, October 18 at 08:00 PM