Oconee River
The Oconee River’s headwaters are located in Hall County.
The Middle Oconee and North Oconee flow 55-65 miles before joining below Athens to form the Oconee River. The Oconee River then flows freely for about 20 miles until it joins the northern end of Lake Oconee, which is formed by Wallace Dam.
Lake Sinclair is below Wallace Dam and is formed by Sinclair Dam. The Oconee River below Sinclair Dam flows freely, with the exception of one abandoned diversion dam near Milledgeville, for about 143 miles to its confluence with the Ocmulgee to form the Altamaha River.
The Oconee River Basin drains a total of 5,330 square miles and contains 10,973 acres of lakes.
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Oconee River Recreation Map
Oconee River Gauges
Dublin (DBNG1)
Milledgeville (MLGG1)
Mount Vernon (MTVG1)
Oconee (OCNG1)
Avant Mine (OCOG1)
Penfield (PNFG1)
Lake Sinclair (SNCG1)
Lake Oconee (WDMG1)
Oconee River Safety Map
Oconee River Outfitters
- Oconee Outfitters (478) 452-3890 https://www.oconeeoutfitters.com
- Canoe Canoe Outfitters (912) 786-8732 http://www.canoecanoe.com/river-trips/oconee-river/
- Three Rivers Outdoors (912) 594-8379 http://www.3riversoutdoors.net
Oconee River Fishing Guides
- BigFishHeads Guide Service (770) 354-0300 https://bigfishheads.com
- Lake Oconee Fishing Guides (706) 887-6110 https://www.lakeoconeefishingguides.com
- Oconee On The Fly (706) 816-4281 https://www.oconeeonthefly.com
- Reel Time Guide Service (404) 803-0741 http://www.reeltimeguideservice.com
- Crappie Daze Guide Service (770) 656-4520 https://www.crappiedaze.com/home.html
- Chad Smith Guide Service (706) 207-2411 http://www.chadsmithguideservice.com
- Crappie Time Guide Service (478) 232-5321 https://crappietimeoconee.com
- Fish Oconee (678) 818-5301 http://www.fishoconee.com/pages/oconee/guide.html
- Lake Oconee Guide Service (706) 342-8555 http://lakeoconeesinclairguideservices.com
- Oconee Al (706) 473-7758 http://www.oconeeal.com
- Larsen Outdoors http://www.larsenoutdoors.com/html/oconeebass.html
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