Savannah River level at Evans
Georgia · Fishing & wading
Measured at USGS 02195520 — SAVANNAH RIVER NEAR EVANS, GA · NWS forecast point EVSG1
Reading taken · as of 28 min ago
High and likely stained — not a wading flow
At 15.98 ft, this gauge is in the highest 10% of the 21 years USGS has recorded for this date (2005–2026), against a 15 ft median.
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Flow history at Evans
Daily values from USGS 02195520, updated every 15 to 60 minutes; NWS forecast for EVSG1 reissued through the day. Provisional.
About Savannah River at Evans
In Georgia, below J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Clarks Hill). 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 J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Clarks Hill). A full pool usually means more water on its way down.
Savannah River at Evans — common questions
3 questions
How do releases from J. Strom Thurmond Lake (Clarks Hill) 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 Savannah River at Evans high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median gage height for late September here is 15 ft, from 21 years of record (2005–2026). Today sits in the highest 10% of those years. 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 02195520 every 15 to 60 minutes, and the National Weather Service reissues the flood forecast for EVSG1 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.