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Weather Forecast Office Peachtree City/Atlanta, GA

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NOTE: Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS.

NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Flint River near Carsonville are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	47
Moderate Flood Stage:	25
Flood Stage:	18
Action Stage:	17
Low Flow (in CFS):	183

Historic Crests
(1) 45.73 ft on 07/06/1994
(2) 38.40 ft on 03/15/1929
(3) 38.00 ft on 03/17/1990
(4) 34.70 ft on 11/28/1948
(5) 34.39 ft on 03/03/1971
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 20.73 ft on 04/20/2020
(2) 23.50 ft on 03/06/2020
(3) 25.44 ft on 02/21/2020
(4) 22.49 ft on 02/08/2020
(5) 20.43 ft on 01/16/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.58 ft on 08/27/2007
(2) 0.82 ft on 08/07/1986
(3) 0.86 ft on 09/09/1999
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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

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49	Major flooding continues. Highway 19 Bridge flooded and will need to be closed.
47	Major flooding begins. Highway 19 starts to flood and will need to be closed.
45.7	The record crest was 45.7 feet on July 6...1994. This was a 100 year peak crest. This event was caused by Tropical Storm Alberto which dropped 13 to 15 inches in the headwaters of the Flint River. The Culloden was washed away by the flood wave which resulted.
25	Moderate flooding begins. Access Road to boat ramp and parking lot to boat ramp flood. In addition...flooding of most of the land at the bend of the river upstream develops.
24	Minor flooding expands further into the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 19. The flood waters will be up to 6 feet deep over the top of the boat ramp and cover a portion of the access road by the bridge on the Taylor County side of the river.
22	Minor flooding expands into the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 19. The flood waters will be up to 4 feet deep over the top of the boat ramp and cover a portion of the access road by the bridge on the Taylor County side of the river.
20	Minor flooding continues along the river in the woodlands and fields upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 19. The flood waters will cover the boat ramp up to two feet deep and cover a portion of the access road by the bridge on the Taylor County side of the river.
18	Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins along the river in the woodlands and low lying areas of fields upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 19. The water level will reach the top of a boat ramp by the bridge on the Taylor County side of the river.

Low Water Impacts

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300 cfs	Minimum flow for the stretch from Sprewell Bluff State Park to Po Biddy Road. Some uncertainty to the minimum flow needed.
500 cfs	Paddled from Georgia Highway 18 to Georgia Highway 36. Scraped the bottom often. Guidebook says minimum flow for paddling is 300 cfs, but this paddler disagrees and asserts that a much higher flow is needed.

About This Location

Latitude: 32.721389° N, Longitude: 84.232500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	18 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	334.54 ft	352.54 ft	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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Additional Information

This site was formerly known as Culloden 13SW. The EMA Directors for Upson and Taylor counties requested the name change due to past confusion on the gage location. Low water threshold is the 7Q10 value determined by the USGS and published in the Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5001.

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