Savannah River

River in Georgia, read from 7 USGS gauges, draining about 9,850 square miles. Figures refresh every fifteen minutes.

Discharge

4,460

cfs · 18 min ago

Normal for today

7,100

cfs median, 93 yrs

Water temp

—

not measured here

Gage height

2.56

Below normal for the date63% of medianUSGS gauge 02198500

Thirty-day mean discharge · 4,520–5,230 cfsdashed line: today’s long-term median

Gauges on this water

Reading by reach

Station	Flow	Temp	Updated
SAVANNAH RIVER NEAR CLYO, GA02198500	4,460 cfs	—	18 min ago
SAVANNAH R AT BURTONS FERRY BR NR MILLHAVEN, GA02197500	4,500 cfs	—	48 min ago
SAVANNAH RIVER NEAR WAYNESBORO, GA021973269	4,280 cfs	—	18 min ago

Reading the number

On this date the gauge has averaged 7,100 cfs over 93 years of record, with the middle half of years falling between 5,340 and 8,980 cfs. Today is below that band: lower, clearer and, in summer, warmer water than a typical October day here.

Regional hatch calendar

What is likely hatching near Savannah River

Savannah River does not have its own verified chart yet. This calendar is combined from the verified charts on Chattahoochee River (134 mi). Treat it as regional timing, and file a report if you see something different here.

Month-by-month insect activity for Savannah River
Insect	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Blue-Winged Olive	January: active	February: active	March: peak	April: peak	May: active	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: active
Caddis	January: absent	February: absent	March: active	April: peak	May: peak	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: absent	December: absent
Little Black Stonefly	January: active	February: peak	March: peak	April: active	May: absent	June: absent	July: absent	August: absent	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: active
Midge	January: peak	February: peak	March: peak	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: peak	December: peak
Scud	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Sculpin	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: peak	November: peak	December: peak
Sowbug	January: active	February: active	March: active	April: active	May: active	June: active	July: active	August: active	September: active	October: active	November: active	December: active
Sulphur	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: active	June: peak	July: peak	August: active	September: absent	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent
Terrestrials	January: absent	February: absent	March: absent	April: absent	May: absent	June: active	July: peak	August: peak	September: active	October: absent	November: absent	December: absent

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Reports

From anglers on Savannah River

No reports filed here yet. The first one becomes the page’s local knowledge, stamped with the flow at the time. File a report.