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NORTH OCONEE RIVER

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NORTH OCONEE RIVER AT COLLEGE ST, AT ATHENS, GA

ATHENS, GA33.9697°N, -83.3776°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

48.3cfs

GAUGE HT

3.62ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

3mph WNW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

48.3cfs 80.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 43–58 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

54cfs

PERIOD LOW

48.3cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.62ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

23.7in

≈ normal

23.68 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 25.22 in).

YTD Total

23.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.3–32.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.73" · normal 4.60" (2.5–7.2)

Jan

Feb: 4.17" · normal 4.52" (2.1–6.2)

Feb

Mar: 2.50" · normal 4.52" (2.4–7.6)

Mar

Apr: 1.80" · normal 3.66" (1.6–5.2)

Apr

May: 8.54" · normal 3.23" (1.4–5.2)

May

Jun: 3.79" · normal 4.07" (2.1–6.9)

Jun

Jul: 0.14" (so far)· normal 4.02" (2.1–6.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.30" (2.0–7.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.70" (1.3–6.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.25" (0.9–5.6)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.68" (1.4–5.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.48" (2.5–7.1)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo02:24 AM

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33.9697, -83.3776

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 05:00 UTC

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