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NOTE: Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS. NOTE: Forecasts for the Noonday Creek at Shallowford River near Woodstock 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: 17 Moderate Flood Stage: 13 Flood Stage: 10 Action Stage: 8 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 19.66 ft on 09/21/2009 (2) 16.30 ft on 07/11/2005 (3) 13.77 ft on 09/16/2004 (4) 11.53 ft on 10/12/2009 (5) 11.31 ft on 11/11/2009 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 10.39 ft on 09/17/2020 (2) 10.54 ft on 02/06/2020 (3) 10.52 ft on 02/21/2019 (4) 11.29 ft on 11/13/2018 (5) 11.09 ft on 01/04/2015 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 1.01 ft on 10/03/2007 (2) 1.03 ft on 09/26/2007 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.

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20	Record flooding occurs with widespread inundation upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. The Noonday Creek Park will be completely flooded up to 10 feet deep. Flood waters will have cutoff Kings Crossing Drive and entered homes on this road and Bridge Drive up to 3 feet deep. An access road to and portions of a water reclamation facility will be flooded. The Cherokee Golf Center downstream will be flooded up to 9 feet deep. This will be worse than the September 2009 flood event.
19	Major flooding continues with widespread inundation upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. The Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will be completely flooded with up to 9 feet of water. Flood waters will have cutoff Kings Crossing Drive and entered homes on this road and Bridge Drive. An access road to and portions of a water reclamation facility will be flooded. The Cherokee Golf Center downstream will be flooded with up to 8 feet of water.
17	Major flooding begins with widespread inundation of the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. The Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will be completely flooded with up to 7 feet of water. Portions of Kings Crossing Drive will be flooded up to 4 feet deep with flood waters entering some homes. An access road to a water reclamation facility will be flooded. Most of the Cherokee Golf Center downstream will be flooded with up to 6 feet of water.
15	Significant flooding continues in the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. The Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will be flooded with up to 5 feet of water. Low lying portions of Kings Crossing Drive will be flooded up to two feet deep with the flood waters approaching some homes. An access road to a water reclamation facility will begin to flood. Large portions of the Cherokee Golf Center downstream will be flooded with up to 4 feet of water.
13	Moderate flooding begins. Significant flooding occurs in the woodlands upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. Large portions of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will be flooded with up to 3 feet of water. Low lying portions of Kings Crossing Drive will begin to flood. Portions of the Cherokee Golf Center downstream will be flooded with 1 to 2 feet of water.
12	Minor flooding continues in the woodlands near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. Portions of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will be flooded with up to two feet of water. Portions of the Cherokee Golf Center downstream will begin to flood.
10	Flood Stage is reached. Minor flooding begins in the woodlands and natural flood plain near the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Shallowford Road. Portions of Noonday Creek Park and residential backyards on Bridge Drive will begin to flood.
8	Bankfull conditions are reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage at Shallowford Road. Low lying areas of Noonday Creek Park will begin to flood.

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Latitude: 34.068333° N, Longitude: 84.535556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 10 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 29 890 ft 900 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Shallowford River near Woodstock

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