About this river
Rum Creek is a 14.7 mile river near Central Georgia Marina, Inc. in Georgia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ocmulgee River at GA 18, at Dames Ferry, GA (site 02212735). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2009 to 2026
Rum Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,800 cfs, and lowest in September, at 633 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 41,100 cfs, in 2016.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,240 | 1,230 to 4,180 | |
| February | 2,740 | 1,650 to 4,980 | |
| March | 2,800 | 1,820 to 3,990 | |
| April | 2,655 | 1,760 to 4,000 | |
| May | 1,620 | 1,080 to 2,570 | |
| June | 1,180 | 755 to 2,160 | |
| July | 1,040 | 623 to 1,760 | |
| August | 829 | 519 to 1,460 | |
| September | 633 | 407 to 1,025 | |
| October | 660 | 408 to 1,460 | |
| November | 766 | 538 to 1,435 | |
| December | 1,300 | 806 to 3,270 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ocmulgee River at GA 18, at Dames Ferry, GA (site 02212735). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Rum Creek, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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