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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 Chattooga River near Summerville 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:	20
Moderate Flood Stage:	17
Flood Stage:	14
Action Stage:	12
Low Stage (in feet):	-9999

Historic Crests
(1) 22.63 ft on 02/16/1990
(2) 21.48 ft on 04/13/2020
(3) 21.19 ft on 09/21/2009
(4) 21.00 ft on 03/29/1951
(5) 20.60 ft on 11/28/1948
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 21.48 ft on 04/13/2020
(2) 14.30 ft on 03/25/2020
(3) 19.18 ft on 02/07/2020
(4) 14.77 ft on 02/24/2019
(5) 16.13 ft on 02/22/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.78 ft on 09/10/2007

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25	Record flooding never seen before will affect the infrastructure of Summerville. The water level will cover Rome Boulevard and approach The Summerville Times building. In Trion...most of the Mount Vernon Mills buildings...homes on First and Second Streets near the levee...homes and apartments on Park Avenue and Dalton and Cooper Streets are flooded with 5 to 8 feet of water. The water level will top the Dixie Highway bridge. Transportation in and out of the Summerville area will be difficult.
23	Record flooding occurs in sections of Summerville due to tributaries backing up from the high flow on the river. The water level hits the Rome Boulevard bridge and affects The Summerville Times property. In Trion...portions of the Mount Vernon Mills buildings including the personnel office...yards and homes on First and Second Streets near the levee...and athletic fields and other structures off Dalton and Cooper Streets are flooded with 3 to 6 feet of water. The water floods portions of Dixie Highway.
22	Major flooding expands into sections of Summerville due to tributaries backing up from near record high flow on the river. The water reaches the bottom of the Rome Boulevard bridge and affects The Summerville Times property. In Trion...the parking lot and portions of the Mount Vernon Mills buildings including the personnel office...yards and homes on First and Second Streets near the levee...and athletic fields and other structures off Dalton and Cooper Streets are flooded with 2 to 5 feet of water.
20	Major flooding expands into woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Rome Boulevard. In Trion...portions of the parking lot at Mount Vernon Mills including the personnel office...yards and homes on First and Second Streets near the levee...and athletic fields and other structures off Dalton and Cooper Streets are flooded with up to 3 feet of water. Also near Lyerly...large portions of Lyerly Dam Road near the river are flooded with up to 3 feet of water.
19	Significant flooding expands further into woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on Rome Boulevard. In Trion...portions of the parking lot at Mount Vernon Mills...yards of homes on First and Second Streets near the levee...and athletic fields off Dalton Street are flooded with two feet of water. The water reaches the personnel office foundation at Mount Vernon Mills. Also near Lyerly...portions of Lyerly Dam Road near the river are flooded with two feet of water.
18	Significant flooding expands further into the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 27 or Rome Boulevard. In Trion...portions of the parking lot by the river at Mount Vernon Mills...Second Street near the levee...and athletic fields off Dalton Street are flooded with a foot of water. Also near Lyerly...portions of Lyerly Dam Road near the river are flooded with around one foot of water.
17	Moderate flooding begins. The flooding expands further into the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 27 or Rome Boulevard. The low portions of the parking lot by the river at Mount Vernon Mills in Trion begins to flood. Near Lyerly...portions of Lyerly Dam Road near the river begin to flood.
16	Minor flooding continues and expands further into the woodlands and fields along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 27 or Rome Boulevard.
14	Minor flooding of woodlands and fields begins along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 27 or Rome Boulevard.
12	Bankfull conditions are reached along the river upstream and downstream from the gage on U.S. Highway 27 or Rome Boulevard.

About This Location

Latitude: 34.466389° N, Longitude: 85.336111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	14 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	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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