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NOTE: Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS. NOTE: The above river forecast includes future rainfall. Forecast stages may be different if the rainfall does not occur. NOTE: Forecasts for the Euharlee Creek at US 287 at Rockmart 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: 15 Moderate Flood Stage: 12 Flood Stage: 9 Action Stage: 7 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 15.00 ft on 03/04/1979 (2) 14.20 ft on 02/21/1961 (3) 13.80 ft on 04/04/1974 (4) 12.39 ft on 05/03/2021 (5) 10.85 ft on 03/06/2003 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 9.94 ft on 08/19/2021 (2) 9.88 ft on 08/17/2021 (3) 9.97 ft on 05/05/2021 (4) 12.39 ft on 05/03/2021 (5) 9.47 ft on 04/13/2020 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. 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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15	Major flooding begins and expands further along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Church Street. The Wayside Park...The Depot building at Richardson Field...the Economy Storage buildings and some of the Rockmart Water Filtration Plant buildings be flooded. Flooding expands on all the bridges over the creek...the Veterans Plaza parking lot and some roads in downtown Rockmart. The Senior Center and the First National Bank of Polk County will begin to flood.
13	Moderate flooding continues to expand along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Church Street. Most of the Wayside Park will be under 3 to 6 feet of water. The Depot building at Richardson Field will begin to flood. The water is three feet above the sidewalk on The Silver Comet Trail foot bridge just downstream from West Elm Street. The water continues flood the bridge between Wayside Park and Veterans Park across from the Senior Center and the Veterans Plaza parking lot.
12	Moderate flooding begins with water expanding further from the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Church Street. Portions of the Wayside Park will be under 2 to 5 feet of water. All of the sidewalks on the Silver Comet Trail will be flooded. The water is two feet above the sidewalk on The Silver Comet Trail foot bridge just downstream from West Elm Street. The water reaches the bottom of the bridge between Wayside Park and Veterans Park across from the Senior Center.
11	Minor flooding continues to expand along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Church Street. Portions of the Wayside Park will be under 1 to 4 feet of water. All of the sidewalks on the Silver Comet Trail will be flooded. The water is a foot above the sidewalk on The Silver Comet Trail foot bridge just downstream from West Elm Street.
10	Minor flooding continues and expands along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Church Street. Portions of the Wayside Park will be under 1 to 3 feet of water. Most of the sidewalks on the Silver Comet Trail will be flooded. The water reaches the top of The Silver Comet Trail foot bridge just downstream from West Elm Street.
9	Minor flooding begins along the creek upstream and downstream from the gage on Church Street. Portions of the Wayside Park will have water a foot or two deep. Sections of the sidewalk along Water Street will begin to flood. The water reaches the bottom of The Silver Comet Trail foot bridge just downstream from West Elm Street.
8	Bankfull conditions continue along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Church Street bridge. Low lying portions of the Wayside Park begin to flood.
7	Bankfull conditions are reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Church Street bridge.

About This Location

Latitude: 33.997472° N, Longitude: 85.053694° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 734.55 ft 743.55 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   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for US 287 at Rockmart

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