Waterlands
Altamaha River
USGS · 02226000
ALTAMAHA RIVER
USGS · 02226000LIVE

ALTAMAHA RIVER AT DOCTORTOWN, GA

LONG COUNTY, GA31.6547°N, -81.8275°W Updated 12 hr ago
FLOW RATE
9,307cfs
AIR TEMP
79°F
WIND
10mph WSW
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
9,307cfs 30.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 4,4686,046 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
22,129cfs
PERIOD LOW
2,593cfs
RUNNABLE
27%
last 1 year in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

18.9in

≈ normal

18.85 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.38 in).

YTD Total

18.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.3–25.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-3%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.23" · normal 3.21" (1.4–4.9)
Jan
Feb: 2.84" · normal 2.99" (1.1–4.7)
Feb
Mar: 1.08" · normal 3.18" (1.3–5.3)
Mar
Apr: 1.54" · normal 2.91" (1.0–4.8)
Apr
May: 7.46" · normal 2.88" (0.9–5.1)
May
Jun: 4.70" (so far)· normal 5.69" (2.9–8.8)
Jun
Jul: normal 4.96" (3.0–7.2)
Jul
Aug: normal 5.81" (3.2–8.6)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.22" (1.7–6.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.07" (0.9–5.7)
Oct
Nov: normal 2.22" (0.4–4.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.03" (1.3–5.1)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:02 PM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
90°
74°
WED
90°
68°
THU
98°
72°
FRI
99°
73°
SAT
97°
73°
SUN
104°
75°
MON
97°
74°
TIME
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
86°
mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
13mph WSW
G 20 mph
13
G20
WSW
13
G21
WSW
12
G18
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12
G18
WSW
11
G18
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11
G19
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10
G19
WNW
8
G18
WNW
6
G14
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4
G13
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5
G16
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5
G16
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7
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G13
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G11
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G10
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4
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G10
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G8
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3
G5
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3
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2
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G5
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3
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7
G10
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G11
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4
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G3
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1
G3
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1
G10
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3
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4
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6
G11
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6
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7
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7
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7
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7
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G10
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SSE
6
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5
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5
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5
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6
G7
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4
G11
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3
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3
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6
G16
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6
G13
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6
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G11
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G11
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5
G14
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7
G17
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7
G22
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5
G25
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G19
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6
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4
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4
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4
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4
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G5
WSW
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G11
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PRECIP
chance %
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9%
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9%
29%
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29%
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1%
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1%
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5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
25%
25%
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25%
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15%
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15%
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3%
3%
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3%
3%
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9%
9%
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9%
9%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
3%
3%
3%
3%
3%
CLOUDS
cover %
25%
few
25%
15%
56%
96%
19%
48%
1%
0%
7%
94%
4%
0%
6%
0%
0%
1%
98%
48%
100%
100%
91%
9%
17%
2%
3%
3%
3%
8%
8%
8%
5%
30%
50%
62%
34%
100%
42%
38%
80%
100%
7%
16%
39%
60%
76%
7%
13%
16%
60%
90%
94%
79%
100%
100%
40%
7%
8%
11%
23%
58%
21%
100%
100%
89%
7%
47%
10%
13%
12%
14%
60%
72%
48%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
18%
65%
85%
100%
100%
9%
12%
48%
11%
100%
31%
80%
83%
13%
7%
16%
20%
15%
27%
55%
100%
100%
100%
7%
49%
100%
100%
100%
53%
8%
30%
7%
4%
5%
8%
10%
13%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1016
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Moderate
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:23 AM
SUNSET
08:35 PM
14H 12M OF DAYLIGHT8H 31M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
First Quarter
59% illuminated

Station Location

31.6547, -81.8275
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-23 12:04 UTC
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