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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. Reliability of the Forecast: Based on unobstructed flow NOTE: Forecasts for the Kinchafoonee Creek at 11 E of Dawson at Pinewood Rd in Lee County 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: 20.5 Moderate Flood Stage: 16 Flood Stage: 13 Action Stage: 10 Low Stage (in feet): 2.6 Historic Crests (1) 26.56 ft on 07/07/1994 (2) 21.59 ft on 03/10/1998 (3) 21.00 ft on 12/25/2015 (4) 20.46 ft on 03/05/1966 (5) 20.44 ft on 03/20/1990 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 13.19 ft on 06/16/2023 (2) 13.40 ft on 02/02/2023 (3) 11.76 ft on 09/20/2020 (4) 19.85 ft on 03/05/2020 (5) 14.42 ft on 02/23/2020 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records (1) 1.77 ft on 07/02/2012 (2) 1.80 ft on 06/12/2011 (3) 1.83 ft on 09/01/2011 Show More Low Water Records 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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27.5	Water will enter the floor of the gage house.
26	Historic flooding throughout the Kinchafoonee Creek Basin. The creek expands to more than 1 mile wide south of Century Road. Widespread and deep inundation of houses continues south of Century Road Bridge.
24	Georgia Highway 32 and Century Road flood at this level. Catastrophic flooding continues downstream affecting many residences.
22	Pinewood Road floods west of the bridge. Flooding continues to expand south of Century Road. Numerous homes are flooded, some significantly.
20.5	Major flooding south of Century Road. Numerous homes are flooded as far east as Foxworth Drive. Access into the area near the creek is impossible.
18	Significant flooding occurs south of Century Road. Numerous homes are flooded with flood waters approaching Carowind Drive.
16	Creekside Drive is flooded in numerous areas. Access south of Kinchafoonee Creek Road may be impossible above this level. Several homes of Creekside Drive flood at this level.
15	Widespread flooding of wooded areas and farmland continues downstream of the gauge. Further downstream, water crosses the 400 block of Creekside Drive. Water moves into the backyards of numerous homes along Creekside Drive. Flooding increases for areas south of Kinchafoonee Creek Road alongside Creekside Drive.
13	Water floods into wooded areas and farmland downstream from the gauge. Further downstream water moves out of the bank along Creekside Drive, especially south of Kinchafoonee Creek Road as well as in the 400 block of Creekside Drive.
Photos (1) Kinchafoonee Creek at Pinewood Rd 11E Dawson - KML

About This Location

Latitude: 31.764444° N, Longitude: 84.253333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 13 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 29 211.74 ft 224.74 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 11 E of Dawson at Pinewood Rd in Lee County

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