TidalMapGrove Creek at US 441 and GA 15 near Commerce, 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 02191227 sits on Grove Creek and reads everything draining 60 square miles of the Broad basin. Its datum sits 700 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 2014, 12 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Broad River above Carlton, GA at 760 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 8% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Grove Creek runs a median of 47 cfs at this gauge across 12 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 87 cfs, and September the leanest at 22 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,370 cfs in 2019, and the lowest is 2.6 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 77 cfs | 164% |
| Feb | 87 cfs | 185% |
| Mar | 80 cfs | 170% |
| Apr | 75 cfs | 160% |
| May | 56 cfs | 119% |
| Jun | 43 cfs | 91% |
| Jul | 37 cfs | 79% |
| Aug | 30 cfs | 64% |
| Sep | 22 cfs | 48% |
| Oct | 23 cfs | 49% |
| Nov | 38 cfs | 80% |
| Dec | 58 cfs | 123% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2014 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Grove Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 15 feet. NWS starts watching it at 13 feet. The highest crest on record is 17 feet, in April 2019.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 13 ft |
| Minor flooding | 15 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 21 ft |
| Major flooding | 24 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 2019 | 17 ft |
| January 2024 | 15.7 ft |
| August 2021 | 15.3 ft |
| February 2020 | 15.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GCBG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- North Oconee River at Woodbridge Rd, near Commerce, GA
- Parks Creek at Lyle Field Rd near Jefferson, GA
- Middle Oconee River near Arcade, GA
- North Oconee River at College St, at Athens, GA
- Chattahoochee River near Cornelia, GA
- Middle Oconee River near Athens, GA
- Mulberry Creek near Winder, GA
- Chattahoochee River near Leaf, GA
- Soque River at GA 197, near Clarkesville, GA
- Wheeler Creek at Bill Cheek Road, near Auburn, GA
- Rock Creek at Parks Mill Rd, near Auburn, GA
- Apalachee River at Snows Mill Rd, near Bishop, GA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02191227. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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