Web Portal Changes:

• NWPS - water.noaa.gov - Officially operational on Wednesday, March 27th, 8-9am EDT
• AHPS - water.weather.gov- Scheduled operations ends on Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 - the pages will automatically redirect to water.noaa.gov until May 28, 2025.
• Other Important URL changes - Service Change Notice 24-29 

Please visit https://www.weather.gov/owp/operations for more information.

Weather Forecast Office Peachtree City/Atlanta, GA

Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center

Hydrograph

River at a Glance

Download

Auto Refresh: OFF

Printable Image About this graph Tabular Data (UTC) Tabular Data (EDT) Datum: Not Available Metadata

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Hiwassee River near Streak Hill Road near Hiawassee. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Default Hydrograph Scale to Flood Categories   Return to Area Map

Upstream Gauge

Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 13 Moderate Flood Stage: 11 Flood Stage: 9 Action Stage: 7 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 15.24 ft on 03/11/1952 (2) 12.38 ft on 05/30/2018 (3) 12.12 ft on 10/29/2020 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 11.40 ft on 08/17/2021 (2) 10.75 ft on 03/26/2021 (3) 12.12 ft on 10/29/2020 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

Flood Impacts & Photos

If you notice any errors in the below information, please contact our Webmaster
13	Major flood stage is reached. Extensive flooding expands into fields and woodlands near the river. A campground and trailer park around one mile downstream from the stream gage on the left bank will be flooded with a water depth of at least two feet.
11	Moderate flood stage is reached. Flooding continues to expand into fields and woodlands near the river. A campground and trailer park around one mile downstream and on the left bank from the stream gage will begin to flood.
10	Minor flooding continues and expands into fields and woodlands near the river. Smaller creeks and tributaries flowing into the river begin to back up.
9	Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding of fields and woodlands occur in the natural flood plain.
8	Bankfull conditions continue with water beginning to spread into the natural flood plain.
7	Bankfull is reached.

About This Location

Latitude: 34.905833° N, Longitude: 83.722222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 9 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other 1932.69 ft 1941.69 ft

Additional Information

TVA river gauge, formly known as Presley.

Resources

Hydrologic Resources Text Products Past Precipitation Forecast Precipitation River Forecast Centers River Stage Summary Inundation Mapping Locations Spring Flood Outlook USGS Georgia

Additional Resources Area Hydrographs NWS Precipitation and River Forecasting AHPS Iframes for Developers Mobile iNWS for emergency management WFO FFC Additional Links Google Earth Gage Locations Snow Information

Collaborative Agencies The National Weather Service prepares its forecasts and other services in collaboration with agencies like the US Geological Survey, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resource Conservation Service, National Park Service, ALERT Users Group, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and many state and local emergency managers across the country. For details, please click here. NWS Information National Weather Service Peachtree City/Atlanta Weather Forecast Office 4 Falcon Drive Peachtree City, GA 30269 (770) 486-1133 Ask Questions/Webmaster Page last modified: 2-Nov-2020 7:30 PM Disclaimer Credits Glossary Privacy Policy About Us Career Opportunities