Flint River level at Oakfield
Georgia · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 02350512 — FLINT RIVER AT GA 32, NEAR OAKFIELD, GA · NWS forecast point OKFG1
Reading taken · as of 18 min ago
Below normal — good wading, low and clear
At 1,090 CFS, this gauge is running 70% of normal for mid-September — below the 1,560 CFS median USGS has recorded for this date across 68 years of record (1930–2026).
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Flood stages at Oakfield
National Weather Service categories for gauge OKFG1, WFO TAE. Impact wording is the NWS's own, verbatim.
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Minor flood 23.0 ft
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Action 18.0 ft
- Right now 2.99 ft
Flow history at Oakfield
Daily values from USGS 02350512, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for OKFG1 reissued through the day. Provisional.
Highest crests on record at Oakfield
12 on record
| Stage | Flow | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 40.10 ft | — | Jul 10, 1994 |
| 28.11 ft | — | Mar 10, 1998 |
| 27.79 ft | 51,600 CFS | Dec 30, 2016 |
| 27.37 ft | — | Mar 23, 1990 |
| 26.88 ft | 48,700 CFS | Mar 6, 2020 |
| 26.04 ft | — | Mar 29, 2005 |
| 25.32 ft | — | Apr 3, 2009 |
| 23.41 ft | 39,300 CFS | Feb 24, 2020 |
| 22.87 ft | 3,800 CFS | Feb 17, 2024 |
| 21.47 ft | 34,421 CFS | Mar 13, 2024 |
Crests published by the National Weather Service.
About Flint River at Oakfield
In Georgia, below Lake Blackshear. Releases can change the flow by hundreds of CFS in an hour with no rain in the basin — check it the morning you go, not the night before.
Reservoir feeding this stretch
Flow here is set by releases from Lake Blackshear. A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Flint River at Oakfield — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from Lake Blackshear affect this stretch?
Directly and fast. When the dam generates, flow here can climb by an order of magnitude within the hour, with no rain anywhere in the basin. That sudden release is the real hazard on a tailwater. The pool level is on lakelvl.com, linked below.
Is Flint River at Oakfield high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for mid-September here is 1,560 CFS, from 68 years of record (1930–2026). Today is 70% of it. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 02350512 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for OKFG1 a few times a day — more often when the river is rising. This page refreshes from both when you open it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.