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Big Haynes Creek at Bald Rock Road near Milstead Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 0.12 ft at 8:00AM Sep 26, 2022Highest Observation: 0.12 ft at 8:00AM Sep 27, 2022Highest Observation: 0.12 ft at 8:00AM Sep 28, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBHCG1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:33PM Sep 28, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 0.12 ft at 8:00 AM EDT 28-Sep-2022. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Big Haynes Creek at Bald Rock Road near Milstead. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Upstream Gauge - at Jack Turner Dam near Milstead Upstream Gauge
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 22
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 22.46 ft on 09/23/2009
(2) 17.60 ft on 12/25/2015
(3) 17.02 ft on 05/07/2003
(4) 16.89 ft on 04/20/2019
(5) 14.20 ft on 02/07/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.70 ft on 09/18/2020
(2) 14.20 ft on 02/07/2020
(3) 16.89 ft on 04/20/2019
(4) 13.72 ft on 12/31/2015
(5) 17.60 ft on 12/25/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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(1) 2.38 ft on 09/06/2007

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24 Record flooding occurs with widespread inundation of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road. The water level will reach the bottom of bridge and county officials may need to close it. Large portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to 10 feet deep. The flood waters will be up to 4 feet deep in some of the homes closer to the creek. This will be worse than the September 2009 flood event.
22 Major flooding begins. Widespread inundation flooding occurs in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Large portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to 8 feet deep. The flood waters will be up to two feet deep in some of the homes closer to the creek. This will be similar to the September 2009 flood event.
20 Significant flooding expands further into the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Large portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to 6 feet deep. The flood waters will begin to enter some of the homes closer to the creek.
18 Significant flooding continues in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Large portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to 4 feet deep. The water level will be approaching the foundations of some of the homes.
17 Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Large portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to 3 feet deep.
16 Minor flooding expands further into the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane will be flooded up to two feet deep.
14 Minor flooding continues in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park. Low lying portions of residential backyards on Highlands Forest Lane...Highlands Creek Way and Highlands Ridge Lane begin to flood.
12 Flood stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park.
9 Bankfull conditions occur along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Bald Rock Road near the Georgia International Horse Park.
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Latitude: 33.661389° N, Longitude: 83.927778° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 627.96 ft 639.96 ft 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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