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Yellow Jacket Creek near Hogansville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.79 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.77 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.76 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.73 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.71 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.7 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.8 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.88 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.04 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.13 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.2 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.29 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.36 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.43 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.67 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.74 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.8 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.86 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.89 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.88 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.87 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.88 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.9 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.91 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.93 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.96 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 2.98 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.01 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.04 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.12 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.2 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.25 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.29 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.33 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.42 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.45 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.55 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.57 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.59 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.62 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.64 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.66 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.69 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.7 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.7 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.7 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.7 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.7 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.7 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.68 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.67 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.71 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.74 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.76 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.82 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.87 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.92 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.95 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.98 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2020Highest Observation: 3.99 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.98 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.95 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.93 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.86 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.73 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.65 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2020Observed: 3.6 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.56 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.52 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.48 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.35 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.32 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.29 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.26 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.24 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.22 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.21 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.21 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.23 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.27 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.3 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.33 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.36 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.47 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.5 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.53 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.57 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.59 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2020Observed: 3.62 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesYJCG1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (8:03AM May 25, 2020)ObservedLatest observed value: 3.62 ft at 7:30 AM EDT 25-May-2020. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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NOTE: Automated gauge readings are now available, courtesy of the USGS.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Yellow Jacket Creek near Hogansville. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 8
Action Stage: 6
Low Flow (in KCFS): 0.013

Historic Crests
(1) 13.81 ft on 12/25/2015
(2) 11.43 ft on 02/19/2020
(3) 10.95 ft on 04/20/2019
(4) 10.71 ft on 04/21/1982
(5) 10.54 ft on 09/13/2006
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.63 ft on 04/21/2020
(2) 9.32 ft on 03/06/2020
(3) 11.43 ft on 02/19/2020
(4) 8.20 ft on 02/07/2020
(5) 9.03 ft on 01/14/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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19 Widespread major flooding begins of the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge are flooded with several feet of water. The Hammett Road bridge begins to form an obstacle and act like a dam causing some backwater and erosion eddies to the sides of the bridge. The water begins to flood Hammett Road in low lying areas and will likely be closed by county officials.
16 Widespread moderate flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge are flooded with several feet of water. The water level reaches the bottom of the Hammett Road bridge and it may be closed by county officials.
15 Widespread moderate flooding begins of the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge will be flooded with a few feet of water.
13 Minor flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Two houses and some outbuildings on the right bank near the bridge will be flooded.
11 Minor flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Yards of nearby homes will be flooded and the water reaches the foundation of a house on the upstream and right bank of the bridge.
10 Minor flooding continues to expand further into the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge. Yards of nearby homes will be flooded.
8 Minor flooding begins of the marshy wetlands and woods along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge.
6 Bankfull is reached along the creek upstream and downstream from the stream gage on the Hammett Road bridge.
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Latitude: 33.139444° N, Longitude: 84.975278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 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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Low water threshold is the 7Q10 value determined by the USGS and published in the Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5001.
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