TidalMapCoosawattee River at Pine Chapel, GA Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 02383520 sits on the Coosawattee River and reads everything draining 847 square miles of the Coosawattee basin. Its datum sits 616 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Six gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel, GA, reading 831 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Oostanaula River at Resaca, GA at 1,602 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 53% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Oostanaula River at Calhoun, GA.
Flood stages and record crests
The Coosawattee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 22 feet. NWS starts watching it at 19 feet. The highest crest on record is 30.8 feet, in March 1951.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 19 ft |
| Minor flooding | 22 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 30 ft |
| Major flooding | 35 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1951 | 30.8 ft |
| April 1938 | 30 ft |
| January 1954 | 29.9 ft |
| November 1948 | 28.3 ft |
| March 1950 | 28.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PING1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Dams near this gauge
The Army Corps' Carters Rereg Dam is 10 miles from this gauge. The Corps publishes no release schedule for this project; its last observed release and elevations load below.
- Carters Rereg Dam 10 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Coosawattee River near Pine Chapel, GA
- Conasauga River at Sloan Bridge, below Dalton, GA
- Oostanaula River at Resaca, GA
- Oostanaula River at Calhoun, GA
- Conasauga River at Tilton, GA
- Oothkalooga Creek at GA 53 Spur, at Calhoun, GA
- Coosawattee River at Carters, GA
- Holly Creek near Chatsworth, GA
- Coahulla Creek at Keiths Mill Road, near Dalton,ga
- Talking Rock Creek near Oakman, GA
- Mill Creek at Dalton, GA
- Conasauga River at GA 286, near Eton, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02383520. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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