USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02202190 OGEECHEE RIVER NEAR OLIVER, GA
LOCATION - Lat 32°29'41.3", long 81°33'19.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Screven County, GA, Hydrologic Unit 03060202, at downstream side of the bridge on GA Hwy 24, 0.3 mi upstream from confluence with Ogeechee Creek, and 2.0 mi southwest of Oliver, GA.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,370 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: June 2009 to current year.
GAGE HEIGHT: June 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite telemetry with a water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 59.82 feet above North American Vertical Datum (NAVD) of 1988. Prior to October 14, 2021, datum of gage is 60.29 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929.
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 21,400 cfs, February 23, 2020; maximum gage height recorded, 17.76 feet, February 23, 2020; minimum daily discharge, 17.5 cfs, September 18, 2011.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2009 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket raingage.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1974 to February 1994, December 1994 to December 2024 (discontinued).
COOPERATION - Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division.