CAMPING & RECREATION
J. Strom Thurmond Lake
Federal recreation areas, ramps and campgrounds around a large upper-basin reservoir.
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Savannah River near Clyo, GA
Effingham County, Georgia · USGS 02198500
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What this gauge represents: USGS reading for Savannah River in Effingham County; conditions elsewhere on the river can differ.
STREAMFLOW
4,450 ft³/s↓ −50 CFS / 24h
Observed · 11 minutes ago
Observed · 11 minutes ago
GAUGE HEIGHT
2.55 ft↓ −0.06 ft / 24h
Observed · 11 minutes ago
Observed · 11 minutes ago
WATER TEMPERATURE
—Not measured at this gauge.
How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)
How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.
Gauge height (ft)
The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.
24-hour change
How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.
Historical median
The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.
River Pulse
Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.
NOAA flood stage
Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.
Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.
RIVER PULSE
Current conditions · Falling
Streamflow is currently 4,450 ft³/s. Flow has fallen 50 CFS over the past 24 hours.
How trends & context are calculated →NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 2.6 ft · 7.5 ft below action stage · Flood stage 11 ft
OFFICIAL RIVER FORECAST
River level forecast
NOAA / NWS
Forecast issued
Forecast high2.6 ft
High expected
Flood stage11.0 ft
ObservedOfficial forecast
Forecast high remains below action stage.
ON THIS RIVER
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EXPLORE
Explore the Savannah River
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Clarks Hill / J. Strom Thurmond Lake
A major reservoir fishery on the upper Savannah system.
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Lower Savannah
Tidal influence and brackish conditions increase toward the coast.
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About this gauge
Site type: Stream
County: Effingham County
Drainage area: 9,850 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE
Official USGS station
Get Water Data organizes provisional public monitoring data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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