Toccoa River near Dial

Last updated: Jun 10, 2025, 11:03 PM UTC
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Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 21 - A catastrophic and massive flood will affect homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be four feet deep over the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause extremely dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and may washout the bridge and damage homes. Flood waters will be 1 to 6 feet in some homes along the river. Portions of Upper Shallowford Road...Shallowford Bridge Road...Old Dial Road and Aska Road will be flooded.
  • 19 - Major flooding continues with widespread inundation flooding affecting the woodlands and homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be two feet deep over the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause extremely dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and may washout the bridge. Flood waters will be 1 to 4 feet in some homes along the river. Portions of Upper Shallowford Road and Shallowford Bridge Road will begin to flood.
  • 17 - Major flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding affects the woodlands and homes along the river upstream and downstream from the gage off Old Dial Road. The water level will be topping the Shallowford Bridge. Rapid flowing flood waters will cause extremely dangerous erosion conditions to the banks and may washout the bridge. Flood waters will be 1 to 2 feet in some homes along the river.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 34.7900, -84.2400
RFC LMRFC
State GA
WFO FFC
County Fannin
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS 03558000

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 10.73 ft on 08-17-2021
2. 8.05 ft on 02-06-2020
3. 10.91 ft on 12-24-2015
4. 9.25 ft on 01-27-1996
5. 10.13 ft on 02-16-1990

Historic Crests

1. 18.50 ft on 11-30-1906
2. 13.73 ft on 08-23-1967
3. 11.20 ft on 03-11-1952
4. 11.19 ft on 03-04-1979
5. 10.91 ft on 12-24-2015

Vertical Datum Table

type NGVD29 STND
major Flooding 1799.08 ft17.00 ft
moderate Flooding 1797.08 ft15.00 ft
minor Flooding 1794.08 ft12.00 ft
action 1791.08 ft9.00 ft
Latest Value 1784.06 ft1.98 ft
Gauge Zero 1782.08 ft0.00 ft

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Probability Information

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Unique Local Info

Low water threshold is the 7Q10 value determined by the USGS and published in the Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5001.

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WFO Information

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