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Chattooga River above Gaylesville Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 3.92 ft at 4:30AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 5:00AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 5:30AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 6:00AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 6:30AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:00AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:30AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:00AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 8:30AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:00AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 9:30AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:00AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:30AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:00AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:30AM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 12:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 1:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 2:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 6:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 8:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 9:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 9:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 11:00PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 11:30PM Nov 27, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 12:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 11:00AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 11:30AM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 3:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 11:00PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:30PM Nov 28, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 1:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 2:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 4:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 7:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 8:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:00AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:30AM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 12:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 1:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 2:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 6:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.88 ft at 8:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 8:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 10:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:00PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 11:30PM Nov 29, 2023Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:00AM Nov 30, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 12:30AM Nov 30, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 1:00AM Nov 30, 2023Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:30AM Nov 30, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:00AM Nov 30, 2023Observed: 3.87 ft at 2:30AM Nov 30, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGAYA1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:00AM Nov 30, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.87 ft at 2:30 AM CST 30-Nov-2023. Flood Stage is 13 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Chattooga River above Gaylesville. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 13
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 24.25 ft on 02/17/1990
(2) 23.48 ft on 03/30/1951
(3) 22.98 ft on 09/05/2022
(4) 22.23 ft on 01/04/1982
(5) 22.17 ft on 04/13/1979
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 14.57 ft on 12/07/2022 (P)
(2) 22.98 ft on 09/05/2022
(3) 13.91 ft on 03/24/2022
(4) 16.06 ft on 02/24/2022
(5) 13.82 ft on 02/04/2022
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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22 Water overflows sections of highway 68 close to Gaylesville.
21 A few homes along highway 68 are flooded.
13 Flood stage.
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Latitude: 34.290278° N, Longitude: 85.509167° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 13 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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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 Not Available Not Available  

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