The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Ogeechee River near Eden.
At 9 a.m. Saturday the river stage was 8.1 feet, flood stage is 9.0 feet. Minor flooding is predicted. The forecast is for the river to rise above flood stage by Sunday morning and continue to rise to near 11.1 feet by early morning on Feb. 21. Additional rises are possible thereafter. At 10.0 feet the DNR boat ramp at Morgan’s Bridge is no longer accessible.